Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

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 (mc9 at soas.ac.uk) or Kiku (kiku at kikuday.com).
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 Zensabō school. She specialises in the solo repertoire honkyoku.

See you there!

Last edited by Kiku Day (2010-01-08 12:29:15)