European Shakuhachi Society

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August 2010

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European Shakuhachi Festival 2010 in Prague 26.-30.08 2010
which is also The ESS Pan-European Shakuhachi Summer School

The European Shakuhachi Festival 2010 in Prague:
Director of the festival: Vlastislav Matoušek.
Main invited guests: Christopher Blasdel and Simura Satosi.

This joint ESS and Prague event is a continuation of the Prague Shakuhachi Summer School which has taken place since 2006.

See: ESS Annual event: Shakuhachi Festival in Prague

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JULY 2010

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Shakuhachi Society Switzerland
chikuyusha.ch
organizes a Shakuhachi Workshop in Basel
from 2nd to 4th of July 2010

This workshop is dedicated to Kinko-Ryû and Taizan-Ryû and is tailored for
beginners, intermediate and advanced students. Upon request there will be an
introductory course.

Teachers:
Hayashi Chizuko (Koto, Sangen), Ikuta-Ryû
Kikuchi Naoko (Koto, Sangen), Ikuta-Ryû
Andreas Gutzwiller (Shakuhachi)
Ueli Derendinger (Shakuhachi)
Wolfgang Hessler (Shakuhachi)
Andrea Hofer (Shakuhachi)

The workshop will be held in the rooms of the Musikwerkstatt Basel.
There will be an opportunity to get acquainted with and deepen the practice of the
honkyoku repertoire of Taizan- and Kinko-schools. For Sankyoku (Jiuta- and
Sôkyoku-Repertoire of the Ikuta-school) we will be accompanied by Koto und
Shamisen. Lectures and concerts will round out the workshop. There are enough
rooms for instruction and practice.

Read more information here

LA VOIE DU BAMBOU
19 rue de Conflans 94220 CHARENTON 33(0)1 43 53 25 60 nardlife@club-internet.fr www.shakuhachi.fr

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June 2010

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The 5th Helsinki Workshop with Gunnar Jinmei Linder
Helsinki Zen Centre, June 11 - 13, 2010

Kinko-ryu Shakuhachi Honkyoku

Read more information here

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April 2010

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Dear ESS members:

I'm glad to announce the visit of (Kodama Hiroyuki) to Chiku Za in
Spain this comming spring. Most probably dates are April 1st to 18th.
Kodama is a great hotchiku player and maker, disciple of Okuda Atsuya
and Murai Eigoro.
There will be concerts and hochiku playing lessons. We are organizing
a koden honkyoku masterclass, and a 2 days hochiku making workshop if
there are enough people interested.
More detailed information will follow. But we need your feedback as
soon as possible, we could still change the program depending on demands.

People interested please email, including:

Name, adress, email etc
Shakuhachi experience (level, school, etc)
Interest in playing lessons, making workshop, and/or master class.
Special interest on any particular honkyoku?
Best possible dates for you to come to Madrid (from 2 to 18 April)

All the best

Jose Vargas
josevargaszuniga@gmail.com

February 2010:

One-day shakuhachi workshop with Michael Soumei Coxall and Kiku Day
When: 6 February 2010
Where: SOAS, University of London

This one-day workshop will be an intensive day of shakuhachi and an opportunity to dwell into the worlds of this fascinating instrument.
Michael Soumel Coxall will teach sankyoku and shinkyoku (ensemble pieces for shakuhachi and koto). Michael will teach the pieces that will be intermediate to advanced in the morning session and during the afternoon koto player Keiko Kitamura will join us and give the students the rare opportunity to play with koto.
Kiku Day will teach honkyoku (the original pieces for shakuhachi played by the Zen Buddhist monks of the Fuke sect during the Edo period) at intermediate level during the morning and advanced level during the afternoon. Everybody can join the whole day even if the level of playing does not fit exactly.
The day will end will all students presenting the pieces learned in groups for each other.
Fee for the one-day workshop: £30

To register please email Michael or Kiku
Please write your name and contact details (mobile phone), how many years you have played shakuhachi and which classes you would be interested in taking.

Schedule on 6 February:

9:00 - 9:30 registration (please bring the fee in cash or cheque)
9:30 - 12:30 classes (Michael: San-shinkyoku / Kiku: honkyoku intermediate level)
12:30 - 1:30 lunch
1:30 - 4:30 classes. (Michael: San-shinkyoku with koto player Keiko Kitamura / Kiku: Honkyoku advanced level)
5:00 ~ performance
Thereafter dinner nearby...

Michael Soumei Coxall is an experienced player and teacher from the Kinko School Chikumeisha branch. He specialises in ensemble music.
Kiku Day is a player and teacher of the Zensab? school. She specialises in the solo repertoire honkyoku.

January 2010

2010 - January 8-10, Workshop / Master Class
Kinko-ryu Shakuhachi Honkyoku with Gunnar Jinmei Linder

Part I - Beginners Workshop
Where: Sibelius Music Academy, Helsinki, Finland
When: January 8th, 11:00 - 16:00

A preparatory course for those who are not familiar with the Kinko School, or beginners to the shakuhachi.
Fee: €30, including the Friday evening (5-9 pm) session and materials.

Part II - Preparatory Workshop/Review Class
Where: To Be Informed
When: January 8th, 17:00 - 20:00

Part III - Main Workshop/Master Class
Where: Helsinki Zen Centre, Helsinki, Finland
When: January 9th, 8:30 - 18:30 & January 10th, 8:30 - 16:00
Fee: €130 (€110 for ESS or Chikujinkai members)
There will be a public concert after the session on the 9th, at 19:00

The workshop covers the pieces "Akita Sugagaki" and "Shika no Tone".

Gunnar Jinmei Linder lived in Japan 1985-2005. He studied shakuhachi with Yamaguchi Goro from 1985, took an M.A. in Shakuhachi from the National Univeristy of Fine Arts and Music (Tokyo Geidai) in 1997, and received his shihan in 1998. He is a member of the Kinko-ryu Kyokai, the Nihon Sankyoku Kyokai, and the Komuso Kenkyukai, and also an advisory board member of the ESS.
Gunnar lives in Stockholm, Sweden since 2005.

Contact:
Jone Takamäki
or directly to
Gunnar Jinmei Linder

Further Details: Honkyoku Workshop

2009 - AUGUST 28-30 Kinko Style Honkyoku Workshop / Masterclass

At: Helsinki Zen Centre, Helsinki, Sweden

Teacher/Contact: Gunnar Jinmei Linderl

Details in PDF document

For further information, please send an Email to Gunnar Jinmei Linder

2009 - AUGUST 14-18 Shakuhachi Summer School in Prague, Czech Republic

Teachers:
- Keisuke Zenyoji - leading player of Jin Nyodo lineage
- Christopher Blasdel - Chikumeisha, Kinko School
- Jim Franklin - Dokyoku style
- Vlastislav Matoušek - Meian style, composer of contemporary art music
- Haruko Watanabe -koto grand master of the Ikuta School
Concerts:
- New media and Shakuhachi - electronics and shakuhachi; vernisage of the exhibition
- Contemporary Music - Along with invited shakuhachi players an opera singer, Nao Higano, will perform contemporary music
- Traditional Japanese Music. Edjun Iechika - a zen monk of the Rinzai School and a meian shakuhachi player will be a guest performer at the honkyoku concert
- Student Concert
Early application: 140 EURO
Beginner course: 60 EURO
Scholarships available please inquire.

More information at www.komuso.cz or email Marek.

2009 - JULY 23-26 Shakuhachi Summer School in Leiden, Nederland

Teachers:
- Yoshio Kurahshi
- Vlastislav Matousek
- Steve Cohn
- Tilo Burdach
- Kees Kort
To register: send an email to
kees@shakuhachi.nl or kaito@shakuhachi.nl

More details here.