Breathing Peace: Music for Shakuhachi at Soapbox Gallery

Breathing Peace Music for Shakuhachi – Sound, Silence and Peace for Daily Life Thursday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m. Soapbox Gallery – 636 Dean Street, Brooklyn Admission: $20/$10 Students Shakuhachi Grand Master James Nyoraku Schlefer will perform the first of a series of concerts at Soapbox Gallery devoted to traditional music for shakuhachi, the Japanese bamboo flute. Long associated with Zen Buddhist meditation practice, the … Continue reading

Susan McCormacJanuary 28, 2020

Kyo-Shin-An Arts, recital, shakuhachi, James Nyoraku Schlefer, music, Japanese traditional music, honkyoku, Zen monks, komuso, NYC, Japan, Tenri Cultural Institute, Arts at Tenri

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Kyo Shin An Shakuhachi Recital at Tenri Cultural Institute

Kyo Shin An Shakuhachi Recital Sunday, July 7 from noon until 3:00 p.m. Tenri Cultural Institute – 43A W. 13th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) Suggested Donation: $10 at the door Students of Kyo Shin An Shakuhachi Dojo will perform solo honkyoku, the classic music developed by Buddhist monks as a practice towards inner reflection and enlightenment. Their instructor is Shakuhachi Grand Master James … Continue reading

Susan McCormacJune 30, 2019

Snowdrop Moment, Kyo-Shin-An Arts, NYC, Japan, Tenri Cultural Institute, James Nyoraku Schlefer, Tomoko Sugawara, kugo, harp, shakuhachi, concert, traditional Japanese music

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Kyo-Shin-An Arts Presents “Snowdrop Moment” for Kugo, Harp, and Shakuhachi

Snowdrop Moment Sunday, February 10 at 4:00 p.m. Tenri Cultural Institute – 43A West 13 Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) Admission: $25/$15 seniors and students Kyo-Shin-An Arts, an award-winning, contemporary music organization that brings Japanese and Western classical music together, is celebrating its tenth anniversary season. Its upcoming concert, Snowdrop Moment, is a program of solos and duos for kugo, harp, and shakuhachi performed … Continue reading

Susan McCormacFebruary 1, 2019

KAMMERRAKU FROST, Kyo-Shin-An Arts, James Nyoraku Schlefer, Yoko Reikano Kimura, Voxare String Quartet, string quartet, shakuhachi, shamisen, concert, Tenri Cultural Institute, Arts at Tenri, NYC, Japan, music

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Concert for Shakuhachi, Shamisen, and String Quartet at Tenri Cultural Institute

KAMMERRAKU FROST: Concert for Shakuhachi, Shamisen, and String Quartet Sunday, February 25 at 4:00 p.m. Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A W. 13th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) Admission: $25/$15 seniors and students Voxare String Quartet and Yoko Reikano Kimura join shakuhachi Grand Master James Nyoraku Schlefer for KAMMERRAKU FROST, a dynamic program of contemporary music for shakuhachi, shamisen and string quartet that blends Japanese and … Continue reading

Susan McCormacFebruary 20, 2018