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In conjunction with the Gagaku-Hōgaku Classical Japanese Music Curriculum and Performance Program at Columbia University, launched in September 2006, the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies has presented several public gagaku concerts and instrumental workshops to introduce the ancient music of Japan to a greater audience at Columbia University and in New York.
Concerts Leading gagaku artists have been invited from Japan to perform at our New York concerts. Members of the renowned gagaku ensemble Reigakusha, such Mayumi Miyata (shō), Hitomi Nakamura (hichiriki), and Takeshi Sasamoto (ryūteki), have presented pieces from the classical repertory as well as contemporary compositions for the ancient gagaku instruments. The concerts have been an important showcase for newly-commissioned works for gagaku instruments. At the March 2006 and February 2007 concerts, new compositions by Hiroya Miura, commissioned by the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies, were given their world premieres. These musical gatherings have also been an opportunity for collaboration between musicians and artists from Japan and the United States, as well as between performers of eastern and western instruments. In November 2006, the gagaku musicians and bugaku dancers of the Ono Gagaku Society of Tokyo performed with Shrine Celebrant Kagura Dancers from the International Shinto Foundation in New York. Past Concerts Workshops Visiting gagaku artists from Japan have also lent their expertise by providing instruction for open instrumental workshops. Participants, including both beginners as well as professional musicians, gained hands-on experience with their choice of the three gagaku wind instruments: hichiriki, ryūteki, and shō. Past Workshops In Association with Japan SocietyGagaku Workshop for Composers October 8th, 2008 (Wednesday) 1:30 - 5:30pm This rare intensive workshop for music professionals and composers focuses on three gagaku instruments made of bamboo-shō, hichiriki and ryūteki-and their particular pitches, scales and playing techniques. Offering hands-on opportunities to work with these instruments, the workshop is led by master musicians Ko Ishikawa, Hitomi Nakamura and Takeshi Sasamoto from Japan, with guest composers Mamoru Fujieda, Gene Coleman, Ken Ueno and Carlos Sanchez-Guttierez Gagaku Revolution: New Sounds of Ancient Bamboo Workshop participants receive member price to the Gagaku Revolution Concert. Presented in association with the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies, Columbia University. Tickets $35/$30 Japan Society Members To purchase tickets, please call Japan Society's Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 6 pm, Weekends 11 am - 5 pm. Also see www.japansociety.org for information on Gagaku Revolution: New Sounds of Ancient Bamboo. October 10, 2008 (Monday)
This event is free and open to the public. |
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