From American Record Guide. It is wonderful to get another great review. This time an American one!
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Following the end of semester recital at St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University. L to R Erik Grossman, Benjamin Grossman, me, Patricia Slattery, Andrew Macomber. Photograph by George Hirose.
Three new Rakus (楽) L to R: Eric Eraku Ford, Rachel Reiraku Mundy, Thomas Ryuraku Hack. Congratulations to all three for having earned their Jun-Shin-Han Certificates from the Kyo-Shin-An Shakuhachi Dojo.
After recording “Shakuhachi Quintet” by Paul Moravec with the Voxare String Quartet. L to R: Erik Peterson, Adrian Daurov (VSQ), Adam Abeshouse (Engineer/Producer), Paul Moravec (Composer), Me, Emily Ondracek, Galina Zhdanova (VSQ)
A Great addition to the shakuhachi repertoire. Can’t wait for the release of the recording of this fabulous piece!
After our performance of music for shakuhachi and piano trio. We played pieces by Marty Regan, Amir Eslami, and myself. L-R, David Oei, Laura Metcalf, Eriko Sato, and James. Schumann’s D-Minor piano trio completed the program.
After our performance of “KOKU” at Myoan-ji in Kyoto. This temple is the most revered shakuhachi temples in Japan and one day each year it is open for shakuhachi players to play inside as an act or respect and homage for the centuries old tradition. The stone behind us is inscribed “Sui Zen” or Blowing Meditation.
A performance of my Sankyoku No. 1 for shakuhachi, koto and cello at the World Shakuhachi Festival in Kyoto. With my dear friends Yoko Reikano Kimura and Hikaru Tamaki.
On May 5 and May 6, Kyo-Shin-An Arts presented two performances of KAMMERRAKU, a ground breaking concert of new music for string quartet with Japanese instruments. The performers were VOXARE String Quartet (standing rear) and (l to r) Yumi Kuorsawa, James Nyoraku Schlefer, Nami Kineie.
For Columbia University’s SAKURA MATSURI two of my students and I played shakuhachi.
Video about the Gagaku-Hogaku program at Columbia University where I teach shakuhachi.
Watch it HERE
Article in Chamber Music magazine about Kyo-Shin-An Arts.
The wife of Japan’s Prime Minister, Mrs. Hitomi Noda, visited the Gagaku-Hogaku program of Columbia University and took a brief lesson with Nyoraku Sensei.