Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Hi All,
Sorry for the late notice. Been a little busy lately.

There is a great Japanese Festival happening in Amherst, Massachusetts this week! Click on this link for all the happenings: http://www.umass.edu/fac/asian/

Lecture/Demonstration on the History of the Shakuhachi Instrument and Zen Shakuhachi Music.
By Perry Yung
Wednesday, April 16th 6 - 7:15pm
University of Massachusetts (UMass). Bezanson hall, 6 -7:15pm

This event is presented through the Lively Arts Course in Bezanson Hall. Along with the lecture will be live modern and traditional shakuhachi music performed with multi-instrumentalist Tony Silva, video and a hands on shakuhachi making demonstration using PVC pipe material. Those interested can park at Lot 62 along Infirmary Way for free after 5pm. Admission for this event is free to all students of the Five Colleges and my guests. Mention my name at the door if you have to.

Here's a couple of other events on the program:

Circle Events for Schools
Friday, April 18
Bowker Auditorium   from 10:00 am to 11:15 am
Adults $8; Students $6.

An exciting show that introduces the Japanese traditions of art and aesthetics as well as contemporary culture through dance, music and film for the young and youth in our schools.

Friday, April 18
Bowker Auditorium   8:00 pm
Tickets $20, $15; Youth 17 & under $12; Five College Students $10, $7

Two sets of artists present the incredible beauty and poignancy of Japanese arts and culture!

Kitanodai Gagaku Ensemble: "Furoshiki: Interpretations of Treasured Ceremonies from Japan"

The Kitanodai Gagaku Ensemble from Chiba Prefecture in Japan will give contemporary interpretations of age-old cultural and artistic traditions practiced in Japan. Using the formality of traditional ceremonies, their theatrical performance will unfold like turning the pages of a picture book, wherein each ritual is highlighted scene by scene.

Masayo Ishigure:"Music of the Koto"

Masayo Ishigure is a virtuosic musician on the Japanese koto whose repertoire spans a wide range from Japanese music to Bach to Jazz, and whose technical skill on the Koto expands the traditional Japanese instrument into an instrument of universal expressiveness.

Ranked among the best in music circles in Japan and in America, Ms. Ishigure has performed with Yo-Yo Ma, Itzak Perlman, John Williams just to name a few of her outstanding engagements presented in prestigious venues around the world.

Please click on the link above for driving directions and ticket info for the concerts.

See you there! - Perry