The second CD, piano composition works
dedicated to Sanae Kagaya by Eva-Maria Houben was released.
It was recorded two pieces,
"meditations sur le piano 15" and
"a walk through the bamboo garden".

　This summer, we were pleased to announce the CD release about the piano composition music ‘kare-san-sui（枯山水）’ composed by Eva-Maria Houben. She is pianist, organist and composer living in Germany. This piano music was dedicated to Butoh dancer, Sanae Kagaya (TOMOE SHIZUNE & HAKUTOBO) from Eva-Maria Houben.

　At the time, we had told about the primary notice of next works, Therefore we are honored to announce again the CD release of the second piano composition works, which was composed by Eva-Maria Hoven and dedicated to Sanae Kagaya form Eva-Maria in 2020.

　The second new works CD has been recorded two pieces which are ‘meditations sur le piano 15’ and ‘a walk through the bamboo garden’. These works were composed and performed by Eva-Maria Houben on piano. ‘meditations sur le piano 15’ is the 15th piece of ‘meditations sur le piano’ series by Eva-Maria Houben.

　The scores of these works are published by the “edition wandelweiser ”, and the CD is released by Eva-Maria Houben’s music label “diafani ”.

　We would be highly pleased that you could have blissful time with the profound world of work that emerges from the beautiful and peaceful piano sound by Eva-Maria Houben. We thank you to have the score and the CD of these works.

　Furthermore, we inform the second interview with Eva-Maria Houben by the interviewer, Sanae Kagaya. We are glad if it helps you that becoming the guidance of the world of these pieces to appreciate deeply. This interview gives us a glimpse into the process of creation by Eva-Maria Houben. We hope you enjoy it with the works.

　Finally, I would like to express my everlasting gratitude to Eva-Maria Houben that she dedicated the new pieces continuing the first piece ‘kare-san-sui’ to me, Sanae Kagaya.

Interview to Eva-Maria Houben Vol. 2
by Interviewer, Sanae Kagaya

We hope you also read and enjoy the interview and essay below.

- Interview to Eva-Maria Houben Vol.1 by Interviewer, Sanae Kagaya
- The essay by Eva-Maria Houben
Silence - Disappearance - Corporeality
(A reviewed, second version of the essay “Presence - Silence - Disappearance”)

Outline of the Work

Eva-Maria Houben (born 1955) studied Music Education at Folkwang-Musikhochschule Essen and the organ with Gisbert Schneider. Following her exams she taught both German and Music Education at Secondary School. She received her doctorate and postdoctoral lecturing qualification in musicology and was called for lectures at Gerhard-Mercator-Universitat Duisburg and Robert-Schumann-Hochschule Dusseldorf. Since 1993 she has been lecturing at Dortmund University`s "Institut fur Musik und Musikwissenschaft", with both music theory and contemporary music as her focus.
Since 2000 her music is published by Edition Wandelweiser (Haan). Several CDs have been released by Edition Wandelweiser Records, Another Timbre, Irritable Hedgehog, Makro. In 2012 she founded her own label diafani (www.diafani.de).
See the list of publications (musicology), concerning contemporary music and traditional music: www.evamariahouben.de
She performs works for organ and piano, as soloist as well as a member of duo, trio, ensemble.