絃響〜未来へ向かって響け！〜
長唄「三番叟物」のなかで最も古く、通説では宝暦5年（1755）とされていますが、延宝元年（1673）の説もあります。曲は二部構成になっており前半が翁千歳（おきなせんざい）、後半が三番叟（さんばそう）です。
　翁千歳では天下泰平・国土安穏を祈り、三番叟では五穀豊穣を祈り舞います。
　舞踊の花柳美匠治郎さんは2017年東京新聞主催「第74回全国舞踊コンクール」邦楽第1部で第2位を受賞。杵家派においても2019年名取を取得。今後の活躍が楽しみな若手舞踊家です。
　コロナウイルスの少しでも早い終息を願い、演奏致します。
Stringed Instruments - Resonate to the Future!
“Sanbasō” are celebratory dances performed at the start of a kabuki season, and are taken from the “Okina” Noh dance. Said to be the oldest among the Nagauta “Sanbasō” pieces, “Hinazuru Sanbasō” was supposedly written in 1775, however some place the song from as far back as 1673. The piece is composed to two parts: first the “okinasenzai,” and then the “sanbasō”. The Okinasenzai is a prayer for peace and tranquility. The “Sanbasō” portion is a prayer dance for a bountiful harvest.
Hanayanagi Bishojiro, a traditional Japanese dancer who won the second prize, first division at the "74th National Dance Competition" sponsored by the Tokyo Shimbun in 2017, also recently passed the Kineie Natori exam in 2019. Bishojiro is a young dancer and performer we are looking forward to seeing more in the future.
We perform this piece today in hopes that the Corona virus pandemix will end as soon as possible.