2004 New York Shakuhachi Festival

2004 New York Shakuhachi Festival - Daily Program

Thurs Jul 29, 2004

Silverstein Lounge

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
THURSDAY

Festival Registration All participants must register at the Silverstein Lounge first and pick up ID badges, programs, etc.	Silverstein Lounge open 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM daily. It is the "Meeting Place" and "Message Board" for the Festival. Part time participants can register between 10:00 am - 12:00 pm daily. Shakuhachi related vendors will be set up in this area.
Registration Hours: Thur: 12:00 Noon - 4:00 PM, Fri: 10:00 AM -12:00 Noon, Sat: 10:00 AM -12:00 Noon, Sun:10:00 AM -12:00 Noon

Eisner Lubin Auditorium (Kimmel Center)

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
THURSDAY

Guest Tickets
$15

"Opening Welcome Video by Yokoyama Katsuya" & Concert: "Chirashi - Mixed Flavors of the Shakuhachi"
Performances by Shakuhachi Players of Professional (Sensei) Level

Yokoyama Katsuya Sensei..............................Video Greeting

Alcvin Ramos................................................Yamagoe

Steve Cohn...................................Three Different Flutes

Allen Nyoshin Steir and Mallie Bowman...............Bamboo and Bone

Simura Zenpo..............(Renpoken and Kizenken) Tsuru no Sugomori

Slant Performance Group..................................Vibrations

Philip Gelb........................................Matthew's Garden

Andrew MacGregor, comp. Miyata Kõhachirõ...........Tsuchi no Sakebi

Kiku Day (Solo Improvisation korokoro)...........La folie du moment

John Singer and Brian Ritchie 2.4 & 1.8.............Akebono Rokudan

Tomoe Kaneko and Matsushita Shunzan................Kumoijishi Genso

Yankee Stadium

7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
THURSDAY
Baseball Tickets $10
Pick up at Registration

"Baseball - New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles"
We are purchasing a large block of tickets for this baseball game. We expect a large turnout and much camaraderie between our Japanese brothers and sisters and the non-Japanese who will be going to the game. Tickets must be reserved in advance. Tickets are $10.00 each and can be purchased at the registration tables in the Silverstein Lounge on Thursday (between 12:00 Noon and 4:00 PM).

Fri July 30, 2004

Room 703

Room 714

Room 320

Jurow Auditorium

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

BREAKFAST

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
FRIDAY

"Shakuhachi Big Piece"
Rehearsal for all those who want to play. Composed and conducted by James Nyoraku Schlefer

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
FRIDAY

Dokyoku Room
"Basic Techniques for Honkyoku"
Instructors
Kakizakai Kaoru
Furuya Teruo
Matama Kazushi
Assisted by Peter Hill and Alcvin Takegawa Ramos

"Nezasa-Ha"
"Sharabe/Sagari-Ha"
Instructor
Michael Gould

"Structural and Functional Characteristics of the Jinashi Edo period Shakuhachi, and the historical transformation to the Jinuri Modern Shakuhachi."
Instructor
Simura Zenpo
Interpreter
Sekino Hideo

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

LUNCH BREAK

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
FRIDAY

"Tamuke"
(for beginners)
Instructors
Kakizakai Kaoru
Furuya Teruo
Matama Kazushi
Assisted by
Alcvin Takegawa Ramos

"Hifumi Hachigeshi"
A Kinko Interpretation
Yamaguchi Goro style
Instructor
Christopher Yohmei Blasdel

"Kogarashi"
Tozan-ryu Honkyoku
Instructor
Kawamura Taizan
Translator
Sekino Hideo

1:15 pm - 4:00 pm
"KiSuiAn Master's Recital"
Director:
Dan Nyohaku Soergel
By licensed members of KiSuAn Shakuhachi Dojo of New York

Fri July 30, 2004

Room 703

Room 714

Room 320

Jurow Auditorium

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
FRIDAY

"Yamagoe"
(Advanced)
Instructors
Kakizakai Kaoru
Furuya Teruo
Matama Kazushi
Assisted by
Alcvin Takegawa Ramos

Gaikyoku Session (TBA)
Instructor
David Wheeler

"Instruction of Kyorei for Beginners"
Instructor
Kurahashi Yoshio

1:15 pm - 4:00 pm
"KiSuiAn Master's Recital"
Director:
Dan Nyohaku Soergel
By licensed members of KiSuAn Shakuhachi Dojo of New York

4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
FRIDAY

"Koku"
Instructor
Aoki Reibo
(Living National Treasure)
Assisted by
Elizabeth Reian Bennett

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

DINNER BREAK

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
FRIDAY

Eisner Lubin Auditorium (Kimmel Center)

Panel Discussion: "Shakuhachi Construction and Repair"
Panelists: Yamaguchi Shugetsu, Morai Eigorou, Monty Levenson, John Neptune Kaizan Translator: David Wheeler

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
FRIDAY

Guest Tickets
$15
(One ticket covers both Friday evening concerts)

"Shakuhachi and Other Instruments"
Concert Performances by

Brian Richie Shakuhachi Club....................Watazumi's Tea Bowl

Jim Schlefer and Ishigure Masayo (Koto).........................Duo

T.M. Hoffman and Naren Budakar (Tabla)..Evening Raga from Hindustan

Philip Gelb with Jane Rigler (flute)..................Improvisation

Elizabeth Brown, Shoji Mizumoto, Comp. Frances White..Centre Bridge

Anne Norman and Peter Hagen Shakuhachi and Harpsichord..G.F. Handel

Christopher Yohmei Blasdel and Mika Kimula, Comp. Seki Ichiro......
.........................Two Ancient Songs for Voice and Shakuhachi

John Kaizan Neptune, Shakuhachi, Koga Masayuki, Shakuhachi, and
Brian Ritchie, Bass...................Tea for Three (Improvisation)

9:10 PM - 10:30 PM
FRIDAY

"Traditional Concert" Gaikyoku and Honkyoku
Concert Performances by

Dan Nyoraku Soergel.............................Shirabe (Nezasa Ha)

Ralph Samuelson...........................................Kyo Reibo

Allen Nyoshin Steir, Shakuhachi, Takamizu Mutsumi, Koto,
Takayama Ashley, Odori Jiuta Mae........................Azuma Jishi

Barry Nyosui Weiss..................................Sanya (Dokyoku)

David Wheeler, Shakuhachi, Hiraoka Yoko Sangen..........Kaji-Makura

Kakizakai Kaoru...................................(Shoganken) Reibo

John Singer........(Edo period 1.8- Hisamatsu Fuyo) Yugure no Kyoku

Araki Kodo V.....................................(Shimotsuki)Kyorei

Kawase Junsuke.......................................(Gin-Ryu) Koku

Sat July 31, 2004

Room 703

Room 714

Room 320

Jurow Auditorium

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

BREAKFAST

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
SATURDAY

Jin Nyodo Stream Room

"Jinbo Sanya"
Instructor
Kurahashi Yoshio

“Chikurai Gosho”
Instructor
Sakai Shodo
Comp. Moroi Makoto,
(neo-Honkyoku)
Translator
Sekino Hideo

"Oshu Styled
Reibo"
Instructor
Takahashi Ryudo
Translator
David Wheeler

"The Shakulute"
Concert
Performance by
Tanifuji Wataru

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

LUNCH BREAK

Sat July 31, 2004

Room 703

Room 714

Room 320

Jurow Auditorium

10:30AM - 11:45 AM
SATURDAY

"Daiwa Gaku"
Instructor
Stan Richardson

"Basic Techniques of Playing Shakuhachi"
What Prevents Your Progress?
Posture/Sound/Fingering
Instructor
Fujiwara Dozan

"Shakuhachi Playing and Hand Injuries"
Instructor
Ralph Samuelson

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
SATURDAY

“Sashi”
(Secrets for playing Honkyoku)
Instructor
Mitsuhashi Kifu

"Hocchiku and Shakuhachi: The Yin
and Yang of the Bamboo Flute"
Instructors
Alcvin Takegawa Ramos
and Kiku Day

"Playing Indian Raga on Shakuhachi"
Instructor
T.M. (Tim) Hoffman

1:15 pm - 4:00 pm

"Open Concert"
Director
Kurahashi Yoshio
Any level, Shakuhachi, Koto

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
SATURDAY

"Mujushin Kyoku"
Instructor
Ronnie Nyoetsu Reishin Seldin

"Salz"
Original Modern Composition
Instructor
James Franklin

"Shakuhachi Secrets
1-Traditional Breathing Techniques
2-Getting a Good Sound"
Instructor
Nakamura Akikazu

Eisner Lubin Auditorium (Kimmel Center)

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
SATURDAY

"A New Perspective: International Women Shakuhachi Masters, a Panel Discussion"

Historically, up until well after World War II, women were not permitted to play the shakuhachi. Fortunately this is no longer true, and many women have entered the world of the shakuhachi. In the present day the level of accomplishment of female shakuhachi masters has become truly remarkable. We are proud to have a panel discussion by twelve women shakuhachi masters from six countries around the globe. This is a rare gathering of very accomplished shakuhachi players who will be sharing their perspectives and expertise. The panel discussion is followed by an extraordinary and perhaps first-time ever all-female shakuhachi concert performance later in the evening. Panelists: Elizabeth Reian Bennett, Cynthia Nyoen Chaffee, Nancy Beckman, Tomoe Kaneko, Kiku Day, Tomie Hahn, Anne Norman, Bronwyn Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth Brown, Martha Fabrique , Matsushita Shunzan, Translator: David Wheeler

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

DINNER BREAK

Sat. July 31, 2004

Eisner Lubin Auditorium (Kimmel Center)

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
SATURDAY

Guest Tickets
$15

(one ticket covers both Saturday evening events)

"A New Perspective: International Women Shakuhachi Masters" - Concert

Elizabeth Reian Bennett..................(Kinko-Ryu) Tsuki no Kyoku

Cynthia Nyoen Chaffee........Six Flights of Stairs to a White Oasis

Nancy Beckman.................................(Phoenix Bell) Hotaku

Matsushita Shunzan.................(Tozan-Ryu Honkyoku) Kogetsu-Cho

Kiku Day (Betsuden)...................................Shika no Tone

Tomie Hahn with Pauline Oliveros, Accordion...........Yume (Dreams)

Anne Norman and Peter Hagen, Harpsichord, Comp Dindy Vaughn..Prayer
for the Restoration of our Rivers (two movements)

Bronwyn Kirkpatrick................................Miyama Higurashi

Elizabeth Brown, Original Composition 1991............Hermit Thrush

Martha Fabrique, Comp Michael Twomey, Shakuhachi and poetry reading
- a lyric, theatrical piece for shakuhachi....................Plank

Tomoe Kaneko...................(Kinko-Ryu Honkyoku) Yugure no Kyoku

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

BREAKFAST

Sun Aug 1, 2004

Room 703

Room 714

Room 320

Jurow Auditorium

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
SUNDAY

"My philosophy of Honkyoku"
Instructor
Kawase Junsuke
Translator
David Wheeler

9:00 am - 11:00 am
"I-Rei-Sai"
Requiem for the souls of those who perished in the World Trade Center Disaster
Director:
Stephen Nyoio Scholle

Sun Aug 1, 2004

Room 703

Room 714

Room 320

Jurow Auditorium

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
SUNDAY

"Shakuhachi and Other Asian Religious Musics"
Panel Discussion
Karl Signell
Ralph Samuelson
Tom Hare
Jorge Alfano
Translator
David Wheeler

"Chidori No
Kyoku"
Instructors
Aoki Shoji
with Ishigure Masayo, koto
Translator
Sekino Hideo

"Demonstration for Concrete Connections between Physical Body, Mind Location and Rich Sound"
Instructor
Koga Masayuki

9:00 am - 11:00 am
"I-Rei-Sai"
Requiem for the souls of those who perished in the World Trade Center Disaster
Director:
Stephen Nyoio Scholle

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

LUNCH BREAK

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
SUNDAY

"Ideas to put in Practice"
Instructor
John Kaizan Neptune

"The Spirituality of the Shakuhachi"
Instructor
Robert A. Jonas

"Traditional Fingering Techniques of
Momite"
Genzan Miyoshi
Translator
Sekino Hideo

1:15 pm - 4:00 pm

"Honkyoku Performance in the Style of Myoan-Ji"

Led by
Sakai Shodo
Kurahashi Yoshio

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
SUNDAY

“Copper Mirror”
(Original composition)
Instructor
Araki Kodo

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

DINNER BREAK

Sun. August 1, 2004

Skirball Center for the Performing Arts "Modern Concert" 6:40 PM - 8:15 PM - David Wheeler, Emcee
Concert Performances by

6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
SUNDAY

Two Concerts and
Shakuhachi Auction...
Seating starts
6:00 pm

Guest Tickets
$20

one ticket covers both Sunday concerts

Orchestral Shakuhachi Piece Comp. James Nyoraku Schlefer..Big Piece

Kurahashi Yoshio with Shin Eaisung, Violin, World Premiere Composer
Murray Hidary...........................................As You Like

Koga Masayuki, Original Composition........Mission of Yoshida Seifu

Andrew MacGregor, Composer Izumi Kõji.......Kyõchiku (Crazy Bamboo)
for Shakuhachi Solo

James Franklin, Shakuhachi, Theramin, Double Bass...Again the Stars

Marco Lienhard (Original comp. for Shakuhachi and Taiko)...Dialogue

Kakizakai, Matama, Furuya Comp. F.Rando....Wadatsumi no Irokonomiya

Fujiwara Dozan, Shakuhachi Solo, Comp. Hozan Yamamoto......Kan-Otsu

John Kaizan Neptune with Todd Isler, hand percussion.......Kamogawa
...............................Bamboo Born
.........................West of Somewhere

Mitsuhashi Kifu, Composer Moroi Makoto...............Chikurai Gosho

8:15 PM - 8:35 PM

Shakuhachi auction - A rare auction of donated shakuhachi from top makers.

8:35 PM - 8:45 PM

Intermission

8:45 PM - 10:30 PM

"Honkyoku Concert" 8:40 PM - 10:30 PM - David Wheeler, Emcee
Concert Performances by

Aoki Reibo and Aoki Shoji.............................Shika No Tone

Matama Kazushi.........................(Betsuden) Tsuru no Sugomori

Peter Hill..................................................San’ an

Nakamura Akikazu...............................................Saji

Kawamura Taizan.............................(Tozan-Ryu) Kogetsu-Cho

Furuya Teruo .....................................Tsuru no Sugomori

Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin.....................(Futaiken) Reibo

Miyoshi Genzan............................(Tozan-Ryu) Mine no Tsuki

Sakai Shodo......................(Meian-Futaiken) Tsuru no Sugomori

Takahashi Ryudo....................................(Garyuken) Reibo

Aoki Reibo...............................................Oshu-Sashi

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