Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

It was Kifu's work that got me into shakuhachi.  Very amazing music.

Sounds great! Kifu is a genius.

Prague Shakuhachi Summer School 2008
30.08.-02.09.2008

The only event in Europe in Summer 2008 that will host shakuhachi masters from Japan.

THE SUMMARY:


Teachers:

Kifu Mitsuhashi: member of Pro Musica Nipponia ensamble, one of the most respected players regarding both, contemporary and traditional shakuhachi music, player of Kinko and Fuke style
Christopher Blasdel: especially recognized for his interpretaions of Kinko honkyoku, his main teacher was living national treasure Yamaguchi Goro(Chikuyusha school), he also studied Fuke style with Okamoto Chikugai
Vlastislav Matoušek: art-music composer, shakuhachi player and scholar, student of Kifu Mitsuhashi, head of Etnomusicology at HAMU(faculty of Music at the Academy of Musical Arts)


Each teacher will teach one group lesson a day focusing on a single honkyoku piece throughout the four days of the summer school. That will enable the teacher to go into details of the particular piece. Moreover, it will give him plenty of time to give numerous individual and small group consultations. These consultations will be arranged and scheduled in the morning student-teacher meeting.
This is a unique opportunity to have such sterling players focusing on your specific problems/inquiries, be it sound production or the main theme of Tsuru No Sugomori. To ensure individual approach to each student there needs to be a set limit to the number of participants(precise number will be specified in upcoming weeks; probably around thirty).

Each day, the program will start early with yoga excercises lead by a fine yoga teacher from India, Ajay Bobade. These will focus on needful techniques for the shakuhachi. Last year's high attendance and overall high praise has proven value of these lessons.

Prague Shakuhachi Summer School will offer high profile lectures to its participants as an enhancement of their musical experience. Shakuhachi scholars, members of academic circles, will give lectures on their fields of expertise. Moreover, there will be a small bibliotheque of shakuhachi related texts and videos.
We find this part of the Summer School's program very important as it makes one's involvement with the instrument more complex.

Teaching language will be English, assistance can arranged, please inquire.


There will be four concerts in the evenings, including a student concert and a concert that will feature shakuhachi and contemporary dance. More info about the concerts comming soon.

All lectures, concerts and classes will be held under one single roof. Prague Shakuhachi Summer School 2008 will be held at site of the New Town town-hall. Built in 1354 AD, this building offers few concert venues, plenty of rooms, as well as, truly charming atmosphere. It is located in the very Prague city centre.
Along with the Summer School's main programme participants will be also able to take part in tea rituals and visit an exhibition held in the town-hall's tower.
photos of the location> http://www.flickr.com/photos/24601525@N08/?saved=1


The size of the fee for the Summer School will be around 175euro(+ - 25euro), given that there will be a tremendous discount for those booking long time in advance.
The price will include the group and individual lessons, lectures and access to the bibliotheque and concerts. It will not include accommodation and daily meals. However, being set in the city centre there are numerous possibilities for both of various types and price categories. We will highlight some of them soon. Overall, food in Prague is inexpensive, for example, a meal in a restaurant within the city centre is not likely cost more than 5euro(a drink included).

Finally, there is also an option to stay few days after the Summer School ends and travel around Czech Republic together with Christopher Blasdel. Czech shakuhachi players will be your guides.


Marek Matvija
member of the Prague Shakuhachi Summer School production team

For inquiries and reservations contact me at mmardias@hotmail.com
Web page comming up soon at www.shakuhachicollegium.cz

Last edited by marek (2008-03-10 08:13:57)

News feed:

Kumiko Shuto - biwa soloist will perform along with Kifu Mitsuhashi on Summer School's main concert

Stuart Hinds - renown overtone singer will take part in the concert which also incorporate contemporary dance and the shakuhachi, www.stuarthinds.com

Ejun Iechika - a rinzai monk and shakuhachi player will reflect on his shakuhachi study experience(in a temple) and practice in one of the lectures. We hope for an interesting discussion as this going to be real insider info from an obscure part of the world of the shakuhachi. Ejun studied for example with Yoshimura Soshin, 40th Abbot of Meian-ji.

Summer School's main program will be accopanied by art-calligraphy exhibition by Izan Ogawa.

More news soon!

See you in Prague!

Hi again,

You can view a list of nearby hotels and hostels which we think might suit the needs of Summer School's participants. None of the enlisted is further away than 350 meters from the Summer School location.
Again you can find at the bottom of this page - http://www.shakuhachisociety.eu/2008Aug … chool.html

See you in Prague,

Marek

LAST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO THE SUMMER SCHOOL
Regrets guaranteed if you miss out!

News feed:
Special Guest - Ganesh Anandan - a south-indian percussionist and experimental musician will join Christopher Yohmei Blasdel on stage!
his web is www.fingerworks.org

Library resources boosted - Today, Philip Horan, fellow shakuhachi player from Ireland and a member of this forum, lent us some of his precious shakuhachi materials for the Summer School's library fund. Thank you Philip!
Philip's web: http://www.shakuhachizen.com/

MORE NEWS COMING SOON