Institute for Medieval
Japanese Studies

November 30, 2006 (Thursday)
Gagaku: An Evening of Japanese Classical Music and Dance

In honor of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture

Ono Gagaku Society (Tokyo) and celebrants of the International Shinto Foundation (New York)

6:00 – 7:00 PM: Pre-Concert Reception
7:00 – 8:30 PM: Concert

The Riverside Theatre at Riverside Church
Entrance is at 91 Claremont Avenue, just north of 120th Street between Broadway and Riverside Drive. Map & Directions: http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/about/?directions

Paid parking is available at Claremont Avenue Garage.
Entrance is on 120th Street, between Riverside Drive and Claremont Avenue

Concert Program

The Ono Gagaku Society, which celebrates its 120th anniversary next spring, was founded in 1887 by Ryōdo Ono, chief priest of the Ono Terusaki Shrine in Tokyo. It is the oldest public Japanese gagaku orchestra and dance group in Japan and is one of the very few public troupes of musician-dancers to be trained exclusively by retired masters of the Music Department of the Board of Ceremonies of the Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō shikibushoku gakubu). The Ono Gagaku Society, currently comprised of ninety members, performs at Shrine ceremonies and public venues throughout Japan. Since 1972, it has performed in the United States and Europe and was awarded the 1980 Grand Prix by the France Records Association for distinguished performance in the category of Non-Western Music. The Ono Gagaku Society maintains a training school for gagaku musicians in Tokyo.

This event is free and open to the public. No reservations are necessary.

This concert is presented by the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies, Columbia University and sponsored by the International Shinto Foundation (New York) and the International Foundation for Arts and Culture (Tokyo).

December 14, 2006 (Thursday)

Columbia University Gagaku Ensemble Class Performance

Casa Italiana, Columbia University