Johann Merrich’s Brevi Storie: The EMS Series

“From Belgrade to Berlin: Episode # 2 The Music of Midori Hirano”

Midori Hirano is a classically trained pianist, composer and producer born in Kyoto and now based in Berlin. Thanks to Heroines of Sound Festival, Hirano has spent a residency period at the Belgrade EMS where she met the sound of the Synthi 100, thus composing a new piece of music – Distant Symphony – premiered at Heroines of Sound Festival in July 2021.

“From Belgrade to Berlin” series has been created thanks to the support of Heroines of Sound Festival.

Tracklist*:

• Midori Hirano, extract from Distant Symphony

• Midori Hirano, extract from Distant Symphony

• Midori Hirano, extract from Distant Symphony

• Midori Hirano, extract from Distant Symphony

• Midori Hirano, extract from Distant Symphony

• Midori Hirano, extract from Forests and Tides (Demo/Sketch Version)

• Midori Hirano, extract from Forests and Tides (Demo/Sketch Version)

• Midori Hirano, extract from Forests and Tides (Demo/Sketch Version)

• Midori Hirano, extract from Forests and Tides (Demo/Sketch Version)

• Midori Hirano, extract from Forests and Tides (Demo/Sketch Version)

* [opening & closing theme: Johann Merrich, For Dummies]

More on Midori Hirano: https://midorihirano.com/

Listen to the full Story: do not miss episodes 1 and 3 about Svetlana Maraš, Bettina Wrackenagel and Heroines of Sound.

Read the interview here:

https://en.electronicmusic-shorthistory.com/post/midori-hirano-ems-episode-2