General gathering and announcements relevant for the day ahead followed by robuki.

SUGAWARA Kuniyoshi presents ‘Ito to take no toki’ by SAWAI Hikaru. The second part of the workshops follows immediately afterwards at 11h30.

Koto and jushichigen accompaniment provided by KIKUCHI Naoko and KITAMURA Keiko.

Intermediate

SUGAWARA Kuniyoshi presents ‘Ito to take no toki’ by SAWAI Hikaru. The second part of the workshop.

Koto and jushichigen accompaniment provided by KIKUCHI Naoko and KITAMURA Keiko.

Intermediate

David Kansuke II WHEELER explores the notion of the ‘The Shakuhachi Diaspora’.

Kansuke lived in Japan for twenty years studying and performing the shakuhachi with some of Japan’s finest traditional masters and ensembles, beginning study in Tokyo in 1977 with renowned shakuhachi master KAWASE Junsuke III.

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Chikumeisha player MIZUNO Komei presents the classic honkyoku duet ‘Shika no Tōne’. Session 1 of 2.

IntermediateAdvanced

Second part of Chikumeisha player MIZUNO Komei’s class on ‘Shika no Tōne’.

IntermediateAdvanced

Riley LEE speaks about the well known honkyoku piece ‘Hachigaeshi’ (Returning the Bowl).

LEE began studying the shakuhachi in 1971 in Japan. In 1980 Riley became the first non-Japanese acknowledged as a shakuhachi dai shihan (Grand Master). His teachers were HOSHIDA Ichizan II, SAKAI Chikuho II and YOKOYAMA Katsuya.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

The Annual General Meeting of the ESS committee and ESS members.

The three main teachers from the Kokusai Shakuhachi Kenshūkan (KSK) present one of the major honkyoku pieces of their lineage: San’an. The workshop’s second part follows immediately afterwards at 11h30.

Advanced

FURUYA Teruo, KAKIZAKAI Kaoru & MATAMA Kazushi present the second part of their workshop on one of the major honkoku pieces of their lineage: San’an.

Advanced

Continuation of ESS meeting if necessary.

Aomori Min’yō Association (Aomori Min’yō Kyōkai) presents a min’yō workshop.

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The composer, ethnomusicologist and scholar Frank Denyer is one of the most important non-Japanese composers for shakuhachi, having written numerous pieces, many of which were performed and recorded by IWAMOTO Yoshikazu. In this lecture, Denyer discusses his works for shakuhachi and his compositional aesthetic.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

NOMURA Hozan prsents ‘Kogarashi’. Session 1 of 2, continues at 11h30.

Intermediate

NOMURA Hozan presents the second part of his workshop on ‘Kogarashi’.

Intermediate

If you hear the word shakuhachi you immediately think of komusō. When was this connection first made? Historically speaking, this is unknown. As the the Fuke sect which the komusō belonged to in the Edo period forged documents, it is hard to pinpoint the truth. Instead we can change our viewpoint and use dated artwork featuring shakuhachi players to try and find an answer.

IZUMI has worked as a curator at the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, a researcher at the Kyoto National Museum, and a professor at Tohoku University. He is Professor Emeritus at Tohoku University and also an honourary librarian at Kyoto National Museum.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

HOSHIDA Ichizan presents ‘Momiji’, a modern honkyoku composed by NAKAO Tozan in 1929. The second part of the workshop follows immediately afterwards at 15h30.

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Second part of HOSHIDA Ichizan’s workshop on ‘Momiji’, a modern honkyoku composed by NAKAO Tozan in 1929.

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Concert Programme:

1. Tatiana RIVERA, shakuhachi; Dmitry KALININ, shakuhachi – tba
2. Joke VERDOOLD, shakuhachi; Albert Jan SCHOUTEN, violin – Inori no Wa (Joke VERDOOLD)
3. Luigi Antonio IRLANDINI, shakuhachi – Ākāśa (1st movement) (Luigi Antonio IRLANDINI)
4. JIN Huxing, shakuhachi – tba
5. Rachel RUDICH, shakuhachi – tba

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

Gunnar Jinmei LINDER presents ‘Kiku no Tsuyu’ composed by HIROHASHI Kōtō (1740?–) with songtext by FUKUSHIN. ‘Kiku no Tsuyu’ is a short hauta-style piece, which is technically quite accessible but demanding in its mode of expression. The title means ‘Dewdrops on the Chrysanthemum’, alluding to the vanity of life, especially an unhappy lovelife, symbolised by the shortlived morning dewdrops. Some interpret it as a requiem for a past lover. The second part, at 11h30, will be with shamisen accompaniment.

Elementary

The second part of Gunnar Jinmei LINDER’s workshop on ‘Kiku no Tsuyu’. FUJIMOTO Akiko or SATO Kikuko will provide shamisen accompaniment.

Elementary

Jinashi player and maker, KODAMA Hiroyuki talks about his approach to jinashi making.

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KURAHASHI Yodo II teaching ‘Jinbo San’ya’. This is the the first part of the workshop, the second part follows immediately afterwards at 15h30.

Intermediate

The second part of KURAHASHI Yodo’s workshop on ‘Jinbo San’ya’.

Intermediate

Many shakuhachi players suffer from hand pain but may be reluctant to talk about it. Ralph SAMUELSON has been challenged by repetitive strain injuries for more than 20 years and will share modalities from East and West that have helped him on his journey. Coping, healing, and recovery require both mental and physical strategies.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

David HUGHES and Aomori Min’yō Association invite you to join to play min’yō pieces ‘Kokiriko’ and ‘Akita Daikokumai’. Session 1 of 2, second part follows immediately afterwards at 11h30.

ElementaryIntermediate

Second part: David HUGHES and Aomori Min’yō Association invite you to join to play min’yō pieces ‘Kokiriko’ and ‘Akita Daikokumai’.

ElementaryIntermediate

Gunnar Jinmei LINDER introduces ‘Kaede no Hana’, composed by MATSUZAKA Shun’ei (1854–1920) with songtext by OZAKI Shishio (1834–1909). ‘Kaede no Hana’ is one of the koto pieces of the national romantic era. The title means ‘Maple Flowers’ and refers to the blooming of these small flowers in April, and when the flowers fall they become propellered seeds. The songtext depicts nature in early summer in Arashiyama outside Kyoto. Koto accompaniment is provided by KIKUCHI Naoko.

Intermediate

Horacio CURTI gives advise the correct posture and sound development when practicing or playing shakuhachi.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Jazz player Zac ZINGER’s workshop explores the chromatic possibilities of the shakuhachi. Though the shakuhachi wasn’t built to play modern Western music, the limits of the instrument are constantly being tested in new music and contemporary styles. This workshop will introduce strategies and techniques to overcome the difficulties of playing chromatic music on a five-hole shakuhachi.

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Learn this piece directly from the composer. Both Western and Kinko notation will be supplied. Elizabeth BROWN will also talk about hearing shakuhachi with Western-conditioned ears, and how it influences her compositions.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Learn the basics and more.

In this workshop, Jim FRANKLIN will discuss the basics of performing the shakuachi with live eletronic processing. Participants will have the hands-on opportunity to try out playing the shakuhachi with analogue and digital processing, and are welcome to bring a laptop with the software PD (Pure Data) loaded and functional, in order to develop ideas from the class. No previous experience in this area is necessary.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Luigi IRLANDINI presents a workshop on improvisation with honkoyku materials.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

It is never to late to start the shakuhachi.

In this workshop Daniel Seisoku LIFERMANN and Hélène Seiyu CODJO will teach a duet composed by FUKUDA Teruhisa. This piece expresses a deep feeling of peace.

Intermediate

‘Ichikotsu’ was composed in 1966 by YAMAMOTO Hozan. This famous piece introduces the western practice of dividing pieces into movements, in this case all based on D (壱越). Thanks to his perfect knowledge of the instruments, YAMAMOTO succeeds in revealing the most charming aspects of the koto and the shakuhachi.

Koto accompaniment by MIYAZAKI Mieko.

Advanced

‘San’ya’ is one type of shakuhachi honkyoku, which can be written in many ways, including 三谷, 山谷 and 山也. This performance will be based on WATAZUMI Dozo’s arrangement of ‘Tsugaru Kinpū Ryū Sanya Sugagaki’ and is believed to express a land in the farthest distance.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Percussionist and free improviser Steve NOBLE will present his approach to improvisation. A practical workshop.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

KURODA Reison, part of the new generation of young japanese shakuhachi players talks about his relationship to the traditional Japanese music in ‘The Future of Tradition’.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Posture, breathing, air speed, resonance: how can we make the shakuhachi an easy instrument? All schools and styles welcome.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

In this lecture/demonstration TAKAHASHI Toyomi presents his approach to making shakuhachi.

The opening section of this class will consist of a short presentation exploring the contribution of Irishman, John James QUIN to the art of Japanese lacquerwork. The central part of the workshop will explore how the construction of shakuhachi affects timbre by examining alternative fingerings. The final part will be an opportunity for participants to play two arrangements using different lengths of shakuhachi: the Irish ‘Kimigayo’ and a piece influenced by Saint Patrick’s ‘Shika no Tone.’

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

This workshop will include a demonstration of different genres of Celtic music performed on shakuhachi. Participants will be taught some Irish dance tunes. The use of alternative fingerings to minimise the movement of fingers in fast passages will be explained and illustrated.

IntermediateAdvanced

The sō (koto), satsuma biwa, and shakuhachi are made of the paulownia (kiri), mulberry (kuwa), and bamboo (madake), respectively. Why and how these specific woods are traditionally used for these musical instruments. Woods common in musical instruments are typically softwoods, hardwoods, and monocots (bamboo). Based on the characteristics of vibration, its transmission, and its radiation, various woods are classified, and “the right wood in the right place” for strings, woodwinds, and percussions as well as the peculiarity of Japanese instruments is considered. YOSHIKAWA Shigeru is a Scholar, Acoustician and Performer.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

A WSF is also a great opportunity to stock up, for example, on difficult to obtain shakuhachi CDs, notation and, with many of great makers being present, an excellent time to purchase a new instrument or other merchandise.

The Shakuhachi Bazaar WSF2018 in RHB 150 provides materials from a variety of sellers and is open all day. There, you will also be able to get that official WSF2018 T-Shirt!

Concert Programme:

1. SUTO Shuho, shakuhachi – Shirabe, Sagariha
2. José Seizan VARGAS, shakuhachi – Shizu
3. YOSHIKAWA Shigeru, shakuhachi – Kokū
4. KAWAMURA Kizan, shakuhachi – Kogarashi
5. ISO Genmyo, shakuhachi</em – Oborozuki (TSUNODA Rogetsu)
6. TAJIMA Tadashi, shakuhachi – Tsuru no Sugomori

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

Concert Programme:

1. KAKIZAKAI Kaoru, shakuhachi – San’an
2. Aomori Min’yo Association, shakuhachi – Tsugaru Aiya Bushi, Tsugaru Yama Uta
3. OKUDA Atsuya, shakuhachi – Kyū Myōan Shinpo Ryū Betsuden Tsuru no Sugomori
4. Clive BELL, shakuhachi; Jim FRANKLIN, shakuhachi – Improvisation for two shakuhachi and live electronics
5. SHIMURA Zenpo, shakuhachi – Takiochi
6. John Kaizan NEPTUNE, shakuhachi; NOMURA Hozan, shakuhachi; TANABE Shozan, shakuhachi; OBAMA Akihito, shakuhachi – Roots and Branches (J. NEPTUNE)
7. FURUYA Teruo, KAKIZAKAI Kaoru, MATAMA Kazushi, shakuhachi – Fudo III (KINEYA Seiho)
8. MIZUNO Komei, shakuhachi; KURAHASHI Ayako, shamisen – Kurokami

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

Concert Programme:

1. KURAHASHI Yodo II, shakuhachi – Jinbo Sanya (URAYAMA Ginzan)
2. James Nyoraku SCHLEFER, shakuhachi – Brooklyn Sanya (J. SCHLEFER)
3. Vlastislav MATOUSEK, shakuhachi; Christopher Yohmei BLASDEL, shakuhachi; Kiku DAY, shakuhachi;Jim FRANKLIN, shakuhachi; Veronika MATOUSEK, voice – Aleatorica for 4 Shakuhachi, with (parallel) Via Prophetiae (V. MATOUSEK)
4. TAKEO Izumi, shakuhachi – San’ya
5. SABU Orimo, shakuhachi – improvisation
6. Suizan LAGROST, shakuhachi – Three Haikus (John PALMER)
7. Christopher Yohmei BLASDEL, shakuhachi – Byō (HIROSE Ryohei)

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

Concert Programme:

1. James Nyoraku SCHLEFER, shakuhachi; Kenneth WOODS, cello – Sidewalk Dances (J. SCHLEFER)
2. Marco LIENHARD, shakuhachi; Steve COHN, shakuhachi; JOJI Hirota, taiko – Improvisation
3. OBAMA Akihito, shakuhachi; Steve NOBLE, percussion – Improvisation
4. Anne NORMAN, shakuhachi – Whispered Shadows/影のささやき (A. NORMAN) première
5. ENOMOTO Shusui, shakuhachi; Tim HODGKINSON, clarinet or lap steel guitar – Improvisation

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

General gathering and announcements relevant for the day ahead followed by robuki.

Also first rehearsal for the specially commissioned group piece by Verity LANE.

KAWASE Yosuke is a Kinko Ryū Chikuyusha shakuhachi performer, son of KAWASE Junsuke III and heir to the Chikuyusha linegage iemoto, and teacher of the Nezasa-ha style of honkyoku. The second part of the workshop follows immediately afterwards at 11h30.

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The second part of the workshop. KAWASE Yosuke is a Kinko Ryū Chikuyusha shakuhachi performer, son of KAWASE Junsuke III and heir to the Chikuyusha linegage iemoto, and teacher of the Nezasa-ha style of honkyoku.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

KURUHASHI Yodo II speaks about the JIN Nyodo lineage. JIN Nyodo (1891 – 1966) was a direct descendant in the lineage of the Fuke sect.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

SUGAWARA Kuniyoshi on the piece ‘Renzan’ . This is the first part of the workshop, the second part follows immediately afterwards at 15h30.

‘Renzan’ is a modern piece from the Sawai School and was composed for shakuhachi by SAWAI Tadao in 1969.

Intermediate

This is the second part of the workshop presented by SUGAWARA Kuniyoshi on the piece ‘Renzan’, a modern piece from the Sawai School and was composed for shakuhachi by SAWAI Tadao in 1969.

Intermediate

Panel Discussion: Shakuhachi – the Future. Panel members include YAMAGUCHI Shugetsu, Cornelius BOOTS, Frank DENYER, Lindsay DUGAN, SEIAN Genshin, Kiku DAY. (to be confirmed)

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

NAKAO Tozan was a highly religious man who prayed every morning, whether at home or when travelling. He particularly liked the temple Iwashimizu Hachimangū in Ōsaka, which inspired in 1904 the piece ‘Iwashimizu’, one of the foremost honkyoku pieces of Tozan school repertoire.

Advanced

FURUYA Teruo, KAKIZAKAI Kaoru & MATAMA Kazushi present their workshop on honkoku piece ‘Shingetsu’.

Elementary

NOMURA Hozan has attained the rank of ‘Tozan Ryū Shakuhachi Chikurinken Daishihan’. He was an external lecturer teaching shakuhachi at the Department of Japanese Traditional Music at Tokyo University of Performing Arts between 2016 and 2017 and is presently an external lecturer at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Aomori Min’yō Association (Aomori Min’yō Kyōkai) presents a min’yō workshop.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Another chance to experience the world of min’yō.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

The composer and shakuhachi player Marty REGAN speaks about his approach to composing for shakuhachi.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

David Kansuke II WHEELER presents ‘Onoe no Matsu’ with accompaniment by FUJIMOTO Akiko and SATO Kikuko.

Advanced

In this on technique focused workshop, HOSHIDA Ichizan looks at the fundamentals of shakuhachi playing.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

YAMADA Fumio is a designated holder of Aomori Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Asset for Nezasa Ha Kinpū Ryū shakuhachi.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Aomori Min’yō Association (Aomori Min’yō Kyōkai) presents a min’yō workshop.

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Concert Programme:

1. Dietmar Ippu HERRIGER, shakuhachi; ISO Genmyo, shakuhachi – Itchoken Shika no Tōne
2. TAKAHASHI Renkaizan, shakuhachi; TAKAHASHI Gaho, koto; TAKAHASHI Utaiku, shamisen – Kurokami
3. Rob FOSTER, shakuhachi – tba
4. Danilo TOMIC, shakuhachi – own composition
5. Marek MATVIJA and partner(s), shakuhachi – Improvisation

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

This workshop will start with zazen (sitting on chairs) in order to prepare our breathing, followed by robuki. After that, ISO Genmyo will lecture on ‘Kumoi Jishi’ from the Itchoken lineage. ISO Genmyo is the Head Priest of Itchoken Temple Myoan Ryū.

Elementary

TAJIMA Tadashi presents the classic and expressive honkyoku ‘Tsuru no Sugomori’.

Advanced

The Universal Flute, for solo shakuhachi, is a 1946 work by the pioneering American composer Henry COWELL. It is the first known American composition for the instrument. The workshop will review COWELL’s long friendship with his shakuhachi teacher TAMADA Kitaro, who had emigrated from Aomori to California, and will study both the original score and a transcription in Kinko notation.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

In this workshop FUJIYOSHI Etsuzan will look at ‘Kyushu Reibo’ – a piece that clearly demonstrates the unique characteristics of honkyoku from Kyushu region with a clear but multi-faceted changes of merihari (liveliness) in ‘u’ and in the yuri. In order to assist everybody in understanding the principles of irete (入れ手), the fundamental theory and the piece will be lined up and explained.

Elementary

This workshop will focus on how to relax while using the body more effectively. Participants will utilize simple techniques from the martial art Aikido to help focus attention on body awareness and how to relieve tension while playing and moving. (Besides playing shakuhachi, BLASDEL is also a 4th degree blackbelt in Aikido!).

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Adrian FREEDMAN will introduce his piece ‘Seijaku’, which blends elements of honkyoku style with lyrical phrases in the Aeolian mode. The essence of this piece lies in the extended long notes and in the silences between the notes. Adrian will demonstrate some yogic Pranayama breath control exercises and other breathing techniques that can assist with playing long notes and with tone control.

IntermediateAdvanced

The fantastic Aomori Min’yō Association invite you to join to play min’yō pieces.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Brian RITCHIE’s Old Man Sankyoku Punk – come to find out more.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

A lecture/workshop presented by YAMAGUCHI Shugetsu.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Michael Chikuzen GOULD presents ‘Bosatsu’ a compilation made by TANIGUCHI Yoshinobu. It consists of signature riffs from various honkyoku; starting with Goreika-a pilgrimage song, then folk music, then parts of ‘Tsuru no Sugomori’, ‘San An’, ‘Yamagoe’, an Edo lullaby, and ending with the pilgrimage. TANIGUCHI sensei composed the links between the riffs. So, this could be called a “highlight reel” of various honkyoku.

Intermediate

KURODA Reison presents ‘Ran Gyoku’ by HIGO Ichiro. KURODA studied under Living National Treasure AOKI Reibo and AOKI Shouji.

Intermediate

Make your first steps, it is rewarding.

KURODA Reison introduces ‘Haru no Yo’, a composition by MIYAGI Michio. Koto accompaniment by KITAMURA Keiko.

Intermediate

KAWAMURA Kizan, a Tozan Ryū Grand Master and assistant lecturer and a member of the Tozan Ryū Shakuhachi Music Association, the Taizan-kai, will show the various specific techniques used by the Tozan Ryū .

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

The first sound will come.

This workshop explores how the shakuhachi has been used as part of the renaissance of Taiko in Japan. An unlikely combination of instruments, but it could be considered a Japanese form of “jazz”.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Steve COHN’s workshop will focus specifically on his style of improvisation. Participants will harmonize with others and learn his extended techniques for example vocalizing and playing at the same time. There is bending, sliding, going in and out of octaves, patterns and riffs etc. Four scales will be introduced: pentatonic, blues, honkyoku and chromatic. Feel free to bring other instruments as well.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

In his workshop/lecture OBAMA Akihito presents shōsōin shakuhachi and recent experiments.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Solo, unaccompanied shakuhachi offers multiple dimensions of sound, musicality and expressiveness. In addition to the well-worn paths of melody and space, shakuhachi also enjoys texture, pulse and dynamism. By playing riffs, gestures, structures and alternate roles (beyond melody) from blues, rock and metal, we boldly expand into new and engaging possibilities. (*includes brief circular breathing transmission/vital breath explanation.)

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

TANABE Shozan is a Tozan Ryū Shakuhachi Chikurin-ken Grand Master and a part-time faculty member at the Tokyo University of the Arts.
ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

SHIMURA Zenpo:’s 2-part workshop about extreme long jinashi shakuhachi. The second part follows immediately afterwards at 11h30.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Second part of SHIMURA Zenpo’s workshop about selecting a jinashi shakuhachi.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

In this lecture/demonstration TAKAHASHI Toyomi shares his expertise in shakuhachi repair.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Tricks and tips from KAKIZAKAI Kaoru, one of the principal instructors and administrators of the Kokusai Shakuhachi Kenshūkan and their Chichibu district head.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

The great shakuhachi maker MIURA Ryuho talks about his methods and approach to contemporary shakuhachi making.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

A WSF is also a great opportunity to stock up, for example, on difficult to obtain shakuhachi CDs, notation and, with many of great makers being present, an excellent time to purchase a new instrument or other merchandise.

The Shakuhachi Bazaar WSF2018 in RHB 150 provides materials from a variety of sellers and is open all day. There, you will also be able to get that official WSF2018 T-Shirt!

Concert Programme:

1. KAWAMURA Kizan, shakuhachi; tba, percussion – Wheat (Frank DENYER)
2. Emmanuelle ROUAUD, shakuhachi; TAKAHASHI Gaho, koto – I thought about Eva (Henri ALGADAFE) première
3. Véronique PIRON, shakuhachi; Lydia DOMANCICH, piano – Treuzell (Footbridge) (L. DOMANCICH/V. PIRON) première
4. Kiku DAY, shakuhachi – Woman with Jinashi Shakuhachi (Frank DENYER)
5. ZENYOJI Keisuke, shakuhachi – Yō (TAKAHASHI Kumiko)
6. KURODA Reison, shakuhachi – Winged Play (Frank DENYER)

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

Concert Programme:

1. David Kansuke II WHEELER, shakuhachi; FUJIMOTO Akiko, shamisen; SATO Kikuko, koto – Mama no Kawa (KIKUOKA Kengyo)
2. OBAMA Akihito, shakuhachi – Getsumei Sansui (OBAMA Akihito)
3. Christopher Yohmei BLASDEL, shakuhachi; Koto: WATANABE Okahana, koto; SASAKI Chikano, koto; HAGIOKA Yuko, shamisen – Nasuno (YAMADA Kengyo)
4. ISHIKAWA Toshimitsu, shakuhachi – Ittei (KINEYA Seiho)
5. David HUGHES, shamisen; Gina BARNES, shinobue; & Aomori Min’yo Association, shakuhachi – Tsugaru Aiya Bushi, Tsugaru Yama Uta
6. FUJIYOSHI Etsuzan, shakuhachi – TAKAHASHI Kuzan den Oshū Reihō
7. MATAMA Kazushi, shakuhachi – Daha
8. Richard STAGG, shakuhachi & Octandre Ensemble – After the Rain (Frank DENYER)

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

Concert Programme:

1. Michael Chikuzen GOULD, shakuhachi – Suzuru
2. SUTO Shuho, shakuhachi – Matsukaze no Shirabe, Matsukaze
3. NOMURA Hozan, shakuhachi – Iwashimizu (NAKAO Tozan)
4. YAMADA Fumio, shakuhachi – Katotsuke, Sagariha
5. Hélène Seiyu CODJO, shakuhachi; Daniel Seisoku LIFERMANN, shakuhachi – Renbo Sugomori (arrang. FUKUDA Teruhisa)
6. SEIAN Genshin, shakuhachi; Daniel RIBBLE, shakuhachi – Myōan Shika no Tōne

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

Concert Programme:

1. DAN Shinku, shakuhachi – Minamoto no Unkai den Ajikan
2. TAJIMA Tadashi, shakuhachi – Yamagoe
3. MIZUNO Komei, shakuhachi; FUJIMOTO Akiko, shamisen; SATO Kikuko, koto – Nebiki no matsu (MINEZAKI Koto/MITSUHASHI Koto)
4. Horacio CURTI, shakuhachi – Sokkan
5. ISHIKAWA Toshimitsu, shakuhachi – Shingetsu

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

General gathering and announcements relevant for the day ahead followed by robuki.

Second rehearsal for the specially commissioned group piece by Verity LANE.

SUGAWARA Kuniyoshi’s workshop about the pieice ‘Dosei’ by SAWAI Hikaru. KIKUCHI Nakao provides koto accompaniment. The second part of the workshop follows immediately afterwards at 11h30.

Advanced

The second part of the workshop. SUGAWARA Kuniyoshi’s teaches the pieice ‘Dosei’ by SAWAI Hikaru. KIKUCHI Nakao provides koto accompaniment.

Advanced

KAWAMURA Kizan, a Tozan Ryū Grand Master and assistant lecturer and a member of the Tozan Ryū Shakuhachi Music Association, the Taizan-kai, will show the various specific techniques used by the Tozan Ryū .

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

The three main teachers from the Kokusai Shakuhachi Kenshūkan (KSK) present ‘Koku’, one of the major honkyoku pieces in their lineage. The workshop’s second part follows immediately afterwards at 11h30.

Advanced

This is the second part of the workshop about honkyoku ‘Koku’. Presented by the three main teachers from the Kokusai Shakuhachi Kenshūkan (KSK).

Advanced

David HUGHES, specialist in Japanese traditional folk song, and Aomori Min’yō Association talk about the music tradition min’yō.

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Riley LEE’s workshop about ‘Raft Song at Sunrise’ a contemporary composition by Ross EDWARDS.

LEE began studying the shakuhachi in 1971 in Japan. In 1980 Riley became the first non-Japanese acknowledged as a shakuhachi dai shihan (Grand Master). His teachers were HOSHIDA Ichizan II, SAKAI Chikuho II and YOKOYAMA Katsuya.

Intermediate

A lecture/workshop about the Fuke sect and their relation to shakuhachi presented by YAMADA Fumio.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

No activity scheduled yet.

Michael Soumei COXALL presents ‘Sono no Aki’ (A Garden in Autumn) composed by Kikuoka KIKUOKA Kengyo (1791 – 1847) Kikuoka Kengyo was a virtuoso shamisen player and composer in Kyoto who brought traditional jiuta tegotomono pieces to a new perfection in the first part of the 19th century. This piece is based on a poem describing the life of the courtesans in the cultured pleasure quarters of Kyoto and comparing them to the seven flowers of autumn.

The second part of the workshop follows immediately afterwards at 11h30.

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The second part of the workshop. Michael Soumei COXALL presents ‘Sono no Aki’ (A Garden in Autumn) composed by Kikuoka KIKUOKA Kengyo (1791 – 1847).

With string accompaniment by Fujimoto FUJIMOTO Akiko and SATO Kikuko.

IntermediateAdvanced

DAN Shinku was born in Tokyo in 1955 and has been playing several instruments since childhood. In 1978 he entered TAKAYANAGI Masayuki’s school Renjuku and his main interest shifted towards improvised music. He began to perform improvised music on guitar, moog, synthesizer, saxophone and bamboo flutes.

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Yoshie Asano CAMPBELL’s workshop on min’yō singing. A great opportunity to experience this wonderful vocal style, the piece is ‘Kagoshima Oharabushi’. With the Aomori Min’yo Association.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

A lecture/workshop lead by David Kansuke II WHEELER on ‘Ōmi Hakkei’. A piece in the Yamada style

Intermediate

SEKI Ichiro gives a lecture about ‘Japonism in Europe and Modernism in Japan.’ (Second part, first part on Wednesday 1 August at 17h00 in LG 01)

SEKI is a leading shakuhachi performer and composer from Tokyo. He studied shakuhachi with YOKOYAMA Katsuya and composition with AOSHIMA Hiroshi, MIZUNO Shuko, MATSUDAIRA Yoriaki and TAKAHASHI Yuji.

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YAMADA Fumio is a designated holder of Aomori Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Asset for Nezasa Ha Kinpū Ryū shakuhachi teaches the honkyoku piece ‘Chōshi’.

Elementary

Kinpū Ryū shakuhachi is suizen, i.e. meditation / prayer. Shōmyō at Koyasan is a praise of Buddha-virtue. For SUTO-san, both Kinpū Ryū and shōmyō chant reverberate out into the heavens with the aim of unity with the great gods and Buddhas. ‘Tori’ (通里) is also known as a piece that Fuke monks would play as a ‘transfer of merit’ (‘May this good deed extend and spread to all, realizing the Buddha-way in oneself together with all sentient beings’) at the border of the next village looking back on the village just visited, for the people there, including prayer for the village to be safe from disaster. Kinpū Ryū, incidentally, is played vigorously, without plodding phrases or extended intervals.

Intermediate

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Don’t miss the opportunity to say good-bye and party! The exact location and more details yet to be announced. Entertainment provided by the Aomori Min’yō Association.

Everybody and all levels welcome!

TAJIMA Tadashi, one of Japan’s leading international shakuhachi performers, and the founder and head of Jikisho Ryū leads a workshop on the honkyoku ‘Daha’.

Intermediate

TAJIMA Tadashi, one of Japan’s leading international shakuhachi performers, and the founder and head of Jikisho Ryū leads a workshop on the honkyoku ‘Nezasaha Shirabe’.

Intermediate

Riley LEE presents honkyoku ‘Gyo Mukaiji’.

Riley LEE began studying the shakuhachi in 1971 in Japan. In 1980 Riley became the first non-Japanese acknowledged as a shakuhachi dai shihan (Grand Master). His teachers were HOSHIDA Ichizan II, SAKAI Chikuho II and YOKOYAMA Katsuya.

Intermediate

SEIAN Genshin, the 42nd kansu of Myōanji Temple in Sanuku, Japan, presents the honkyoku ‘Myōan Chōshi’.

ElementaryIntermediate

The traditional musics of Japan and the USA don’t seem to have much in common – one fosters deep introspection, while the other encourages radiant expression. So what does “jazz shakuhachi” really mean? ZINGER’s lecture seeks to provide an answer by exploring the jazz vocabulary, borrowing traditional shakuhachi techniques in the jazz medium, and examining what the concept of this fusion represents culturally.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

ZENYOJI Keisuke presents ‘Matsukaze’ (Yamada style).

ZENYOJI was initiated into komusō shakuhachi at the age of six. Besides holding degrees from Tokyo University of Fine Arts in Japanese Traditional Music, ZENYOJI studied under ‘Living National Treasure’, YAMAGUCHI Goro.

Intermediate

Christopher Yohmei BLASDEL leads a workshop on ‘Rokudan-no-Shirabe’, a piece consisting of six movements with thematic material that is constantly evolving and undergoing change. ‘Rokudan’ is usually considered representative of 16th century Japanese koto music and is also almost always included in any overseas performances of traditional Japanese music. This piece is accessible to the foreign audience because it purely an instrumental piece, without lyrics.

KITAMURA Keiko provides the koto accompaniment.

Elementary

MIZUNO Komei, Kinko Ryū Chikumeisha, presents a workshop on ‘Nebiki no Matsu’.

FUJIMOTO Akiko and SATO Kikuko provide the strings accompaniments.

IntermediateAdvanced

Aomori Min’yō Association (Aomori Min’yō Kyōkai) presents a min’yō workshop.

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TANABE Shozan leads a workshop on ‘Meikyō’, composed by KINEHA Seiyo in 1950 (shakuhachi part and 1975 (shamisen part).

Shamisen accompaniment by MIYAZAKI Mieko.

Intermediate

Riley LEE presents honkyoku ‘Yamato Chōshi’.

Riley LEE began studying the shakuhachi in 1971 in Japan. In 1980 Riley became the first non-Japanese acknowledged as a shakuhachi dai shihan (Grand Master). His teachers were HOSHIDA Ichizan II, SAKAI Chikuho II and YOKOYAMA Katsuya.

Elementary

Very good progress.

SUGAWARA Kuniyoshi leads a workshop on ‘Kata Ashi Torii no Eizo’, a composition by SATO Toshinao. The second part of the workshop follows immediately afterwards at 15h30.

Intermediate

The second part of the workshop by SUGAWARA Kuniyoshi on ‘Kata Ashi Torii no Eizo’, a composition by SATO Toshinao.

Intermediate

Sounds very good already. Congratulations.

This workshop introduces techniques in alternating sung lyrics and blown notes; unison passages and polyphonic harmonising, and methods to improve intonation and dynamic timbral contrasts. These were partly inspired by the end blown flute songs of the pygmies of Central Africa, and Anne Norman’s desire to accompany herself in song on shakuhachi. Participants will receive a page of excerpts and exercises in staff notation with Kinko tablature above it.

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In this workshop participants will learn James Nyoraku SCHLEFER’s composition ‘Brooklyn Sanya’, but in addition to simply learning the piece, SCHLEFER will present numerous practice techniques and methods to develop the embouchure, improve sound and strengthen technical ability. Players of all levels will be able to benefit from a renewed joy in daily practice.

Intermediate

Jinashi player SABU Orimo will introduce one of his pieces from ‘Wind Songs’ recording.

Advanced

Double bass player and free improviser John EDWARDS will present his approach to improvisation. A practical workshop. From the series: London meets Japan.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

Taiko with bamboo flutes has been performed for many centuries in different settings. In this lecture, Marco LIENHARD outlines a new approach to this combination with samples of the traditional as well as the new.

Marco LIENHARD is the current director of the New York-based Taikoza (taiko, shakuhachi and dance ensemble) and, while living in Japoan (1981-1998), was a member of Ondekoza, the legendary Japanese professional Taiko group.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

This workshop is intended for participants to listen and play as many different shakuhachi as possible, from old Edo jinashi to modern style jiari. Also, people can bring their shakuhachi to be played and tested by other players.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

John Kaizan NEPTUNE’s workshop for all levels. Bring a 1.8 and let’s explore how to practice with focus and energy to improve your sound and technique to play the kind of music you want to play!

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

SEIAN Genshin, the 42nd kansu of Myōanji Temple, leads a workshop on breathing and bodywork for honkyoku.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

The great shakuhachi maker MIURA Ryuho talks about his methods and approach to long jiari shakuhachi making.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

SHIMURA Zenpo talks about the historical development of the shakuhachi.

ElementaryIntermediateAdvanced

A WSF is also a great opportunity to stock up, for example, on difficult to obtain shakuhachi CDs, notation and, with many of great makers being present, an excellent time to purchase a new instrument or other merchandise.

The Shakuhachi Bazaar WSF2018 in RHB 150 provides materials from a variety of sellers and is open all day. There, you will also be able to get that official WSF2018 T-Shirt!

Concert Programme:

1. Gunnar Jinmei LINDER, shakuhachi; FUJIMOTO Akiko, koto – Kiku no Tsuyu (HIROHASHI Koto)
2. KODAMA Hiroyuki, shakuhachi – 7-dan Tsuru no Sugomori
3. Yoshie Asano CAMPBELL, voice; Aomori Min’yo Association, shakuhachi – Aizu Bandaisan
4. OKUDA Atsuya, shakuhachi – Nerisaji
5. Michael Soumei COXALL, shakuhachi; KITAMURA Keiko, koto – Yoru no Uta (HISAMOTO Genchi)

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

Concert Programme:

1. GROUP PIECE, Participants & Soloists – new commission (Verity LANE) première
2. David Kansuke II WHEELER, shakuhachi; WATANABE Okahana, koto; HAGIOKA Yuko, koto; SASAKI Chikanoshamisen – Ōmi Hakkei (YAMATO Manwa)
3. ISHIKAWA Toshimitu, shakuhachi; KIKUCHI Naoko, koto – Kagen Hissho (HIGO Ichiro)
4. Winner of Hōgaku Journal International Shakuhachi Competition – tba
5. KAWAMURA Kizan, shakuhachi; MIYAZAKI Mieko, koto – Zangetsu (Minezaki KOTO)
6. FURUYA Teruo, KAKIZAKAI Kaoru, MATAMA Kazushi, shakuhachi – Fudo (one movement) (KINEYA Seiho)
7. KURAHASHI Yodo II, shakuhachi; TANABE Shozan, shakuhachi; SUGAWARA Kuniyoshi, shakuhachi; strings: KIKUCHI Naoko, MIYAZAKI Mieko, KITAMURA Keiko, KURAHASHI Ayako; KIMURA Yoko Reikano; TAKAHASHI Yoshie – Shakuhachi Concerto (Marty REGAN) première
8. SUGAWARA Kuniyoshi, shakuhachi; KIKUCHI Naoko, jushichigen – Dosei (SAWAI Hikaru)
9. Riley LEE, shakuhachi – Raft Song at Sunrise (Ross EDWARDS)
10. ZENYOJI Keisuke , shakuhachi; WATANABE Okahana, koto; HAGIOKA Yuko, koto; SASAKI Chikano, shamisen – Matsukaze (NAKANOSHIMA Kengyo)
11. FURUYA Teruo, shakuhachi – Ukigumo

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

Concert Programme:

1. TANABE Shozan, shakuhachi; MIYAZAKI Mieko, shamisen – Kai (MIYAZAKI M.) première
2. Ralph SAMUELSON, shakuhachi – Prelude to Watermill (TEIJI Ito)
3. Steve COHN, shakuhachi – One Man’s Language (Solo improvisation)
4. SEKI Ichiro, shakuhachi; KURODA Reison, shakuhachi; KAWAMURA Kizan, shakuhachi; OBAMA Akihito, shakuhachi – Composition for four shakuhachi based on Japanese folksongs (SEKI I.) première
5. Horacio CURTI, shakuhachi – Interludes from ‘Home is Now’ (H. CURTI)
6. Cornelius BOOTS, shakuhachi – Green Swampy Water (C. BOOTS)
7. Jim FRANKLIN, shakuhachi & electronics – new commission (Daniel James ROSS) première

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.

Concert Programme:

1. Elizabeth BROWN – Dialect (E. BROWN) première
2. Zac ZINGER, shakuhachi; Alan BENZIE, piano – Jazz improvisation
3. Adrian FREEDMAN, shakuhachi – Seijaku, Stillness (A. FREEDMAN)
4. ORIMO Sabu, shakuhachi; Jennifer ALLUM, violin – Free improvisation
5. HOSHIIDA Ichizan, shakuhachi – Yes You Are (YOSHINURI Nashiki)
6. KURODA Reison, shakuhachi; John EDWARDS, double bass – Free improvisation

The exact content of the concerts and the order of pieces are still subject to change. The list above is provisional, and will be updated regularly.