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Hi Everybody,

Here are the Listings for 2016:

Events: Concerts, Classes, Intensives, Tours
Located at the bottom are Nyogetsu's
2016 teaching schedule and alternative distance learning
KI SUI AN
SHAKUHACHI DOJO
76 Hickory Lane
Narrowsburg, NY 12764     TENRI CULTURAL INSTITUTE
43A West 13th Street, 1st Floor
New York, NY
Phone/Fax: (917-207-6724)
Most New York events are held at one of the above locations.
2016 Events
   
January 2, 2016
Buffalo/Toronto Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for Beginners (no experience necessary) and Intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

January 3, 2016
Rochester Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and Intermediate students and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

January 16, 2016
Solo Recital of Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin
The annual solo Recital of Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin will be held at the Tenri Cultural Institute at 7:00PM:
TENRI CULTURAL INSTITUTE
43A West 13th Street, 1st Floor
New York, NY
For more information or to reserve a space, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

February 5–29, 2016
Annual Winter USA tour of Kyoto Shakuhachi Master Kurahashi Yodo-Sensei
USA Winter Teaching Schedule
February 5 - 10: Arrive in Dallas, Texas
February 11 - 14: Philadelphia (PMC)
February 15 - 18: Baltimore/Wash.D.C.
February 19 - 21: Rochester/Syracuse/Ithaca/Buffalo
February 22 - 29: NYC (Brooklyn)
February 28: Guest Artist at KiSuiAn Shakuhachi Dojo Annual Master's Recital, 7:00PM, Tenri Cultural Center
February 19 - 22: Rochester
February 23 - 25: Wash.D.C./Baltimore
February 29: Return to Japan Please contact Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin for any further information at: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

February 6, 2016
Washington D.C./Baltimore Beginners Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary), and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

February 7, 2016
Washington D.C./Baltimore Intermediate/Advanced Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for intermediate/advanced students and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

February 14, 2016
Ithaca Intermediate/Advanced Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginning (no experience necessary) students and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

February 23, 2016
Ithaca Beginners Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for intermediate/advanced, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

February 28, 2016
19th Annual Ki Sui An Masters Recital
It will be held at the Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A W. 13th Street, NYC, NY at 4:30PM. The performers will be those members of Ki Sui An Shakuhachi Dojo that have been licensed to teach. Our special guest artist will be Kurahashi Yodo II. For tickets and information, call 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

March 5, 2016
Buffalo/Toronto Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

March 6, 2016
Rochester Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and Intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

March 26, 2016
Annual Spring Philadelphia Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners as well as more advanced students and will consist of learning some of the compositions of Fukuda Rando. It will be held at the Philadelphia Meditation Center in Havertown, PA, at 12:30PM. Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin will be the instructor. For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

April 2, 2016
Washington D.C./Baltimore Beginners Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary), and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

April 3, 2016
Washington D.C./Baltimore Intermediate/Advanced Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for intermediate/advanced students and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

April 16, 2016
Ithaca Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and Intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

May 1, 2016
39th Annual Recital - KiSuiAn Shakuhachi Dojo
It will be held at the Tenri Cultural Instituite, 43A W.13th Street, NY, NY, at 7:00PM. The guest artists will be Mutsumi Takamizu (Koto & Sangen), and Masami Takamizu (Koto). For further info, please call 917-207-6724 or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com.

May 7, 2016
Buffalo/Toronto Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

May 8, 2016
Rochester Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

May 20 – June 6, 2016
World Shakuhachi Festival 2016
European Tour Extravaganza
This 17-day tour visits three countries and nine cities, culminating in the 2016 World Shakuhachi Festival in Prague! Check out the daily itinerary is at the WSF'16 link. If you have any other questions. please do not hesitate in asking. For reservations and further information, please call 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com.

June 11, 2016
Washington D.C./Baltimore Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for Beginners/Intermediate Students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

June 12, 2016
Washington D.C./Baltimore Intermediate/Advanced Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for Intermediate/Advanced Students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

June 18, 2016
Ithaca Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and Intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

June 19, 2016
Ithaca Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and Intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

July 2, 2016
Buffalo/Toronto Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners or intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

July 3, 2016
Rochester Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and Intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

July 9, 2016
39th Annual Jin Nyodo Memorial Offering Kenso-Kai
This offering is for the great Shakuhachi Master Jin Nyodo. We will play Honkyoku in his memory at the Philadelphia Meditation Center at 12:15PM. Please call: 917-207-6724 for details, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

July 15–17, 2016
Honkyoku Intensive Weekend at Dai Bosatsu Zendo
Dai Bosastsu is a beautiful Rinzai-Sect Zen Monastery deep in the Catskills in upstate New York. We have been providing all of their Shakuhachi needs for the past 40 years! There will be separate Honkyoku taught for beginners and more advanced Shakuhachi players. The instructor is Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin. Please call him at 917-207-6724 to register, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

August 6, 2016
Washington D.C./Baltimore Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and Intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

August 7, 2016
Washington D.C./Baltimore Intermediate/Advanced Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for Intermediate/Advanced Students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

August 10 – September 1, 2016
Annual Summer USA tour of Kyoto Shakuhachi Master Kurahashi Yodo-Sensei (unconfirmed)
USA Summer Teaching Schedule
August 8: Baltimore
August 11 - 15: Chief Instructor at KiSuiAn Shakuhachi Camp
August 15: Philadelphia
August 18: New York City
August 26: Rochester
August 29: Portland, Maine
August 31: Back to Japan Please contact Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin for any further information at 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

August 11–15, 2016
KiSuiAn Shakuhachi Camp
We will have our 16th year of Shakuhachi Camp in a wonderful location that we used for the first time in 2007. It is the Temenos Retreat Center, located at 1564 Telegraph Road (Route 162) in West Chester, PA 19382. Camp begins at 12:00PM Friday and ends the following Monday at 12:00PM. In addition to Shakuhachi players of all levels, Koto and Shamisen players are invited as well to what will certainly be an informative and rewarding experience! There will be classes and nightly concerts as well as private lessons. More information is available through the Shakuhachi Camp link. Instructors will be Kurahashi Yodo II Sensei, Mutsumi Takamizu, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin, Robert Nyosei Kline, Kurt Nyoshun Findeisen, Jamie Orfanella. Please call: 917-207-6724 or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com for further details. Advanced registration is greatly appreciated. Although they have raised their prices again, we will not raise ours! If full payment is made by June 1, there is a $100 discount.

August 20, 2016
Ithaca Beginners Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary), and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

August 21, 2016
Ithaca Intermediate/advanced Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for intermediate/advanced students and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

September 3, 2016
Buffalo/Toronto Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for Intermediate Shakuhachi students and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email:nyogetsu@gmail.com

September 4, 2016
Rochester Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and Intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

September 10, 2016
Philadelphia Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) as well as advanced students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). It will be held at the Philadelphia Meditation Center in Havertown, PA. The schedule is: 12:00-1:30PM. For reservations, call 917-207-6724 or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

September 23 – October 9, 2016
Annual Japan Tenri Tour
As we have been doing for the past 35 years, we will be going to Japan! Our trip will take us to Nara, Kyoto, Tenri, Tokyo, Hitachi-Shi. The trip includes a 5-Day visit to the beautiful northern island of Hokkaido, with natural wonders like hot springs, and majestic, beautiful scenery. Hokkaido is where the best Ramen in the world is made! A day will be spent in the old capital city of Nara, where we will visit the Dai Buttsu (Great Buddha), and feed the sacred deer. We will take shakuhachi lessons with Master Kurahashi Yodo II, visit the great shakuhachi maker Sadao Chinone at his farm in Ibaraki prefecture, and go to the grand Kabuki in Tokyo. These adventures and many more!! The full price of the 16-Day Trip is $3,700, which includes:

    Three meals per day.
    All Lodging.
    All transportation: bus, train, taxi, subway, etc. (except for exclusion (a) below).
    All admissions to temples, gardens, shrines, museums, etc.

Not included:

    R/T Airfare, and the one-week JR Pass (about $275).
    Alcohol (Optional Expense).
    Dry cleaning (Optional Expense).
    Grand Kabuki Tickets (Optional Expense - about $110).
    Shakuhachi lessons (Optional Expense).

To guarantee a spot on the Tour, you should pay 50% of the full price ($1,850), as soon as possible. If you change your mind, a full refund will be sent back until August 23, 2016.

October 15, 2016
Ithaca Beginners Honkyoku Intensive
For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

October 16, 2016
Ithaca Beginners Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary), and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

October 22, 2016
Washington D.C./Baltimore Beginners Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary), and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

October 23, 2016
Washington D.C./Baltimore Intermediate/Advanced Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for intermediate/advanced students and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

November 5, 2016
Buffalo/Toronto Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for Intermediate Shakuhachi students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email:nyogetsu@gmail.com

November 6, 2016
Rochester Beginners Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary), and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

December 3, 2016
Wash.D.C./Balt. Intermediate/Advanced Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for Intermediate/Advanced Students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

December 4, 2016
Wash.D.C./Balt. Beginners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and Intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, call: 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

December 17, 2016
Ithaca Beginners Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary), and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call 917-207-6724, or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com

December 18, 2016
Ithaca Beginnners/Intermediate Honkyoku Intensive
This intensive is for beginners (no experience necessary) and Intermediate students, and will consist of learning an entire Zen piece (HONKYOKU). For reservations, please call: 917-207-6724 or email: nyogetsu@gmail.com
2016 Teaching Schedule
Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin teaches daily at the NYC Ki-Sui-An Shakuhachi Dojo. Additionally he teaches regularly at the Philadelphia Meditation Center, the Washington D.C./Baltimore Dojo, the Rochester/Syracuse Dojo, the Ithaca Dojo, and the Hoen-ji Zen Monastery in Syracuse.

Philadelphia Teaching Dates for 2016
January 9, 10, 23, 24
February 12, 13, 25, 26
March 12, 13, 26, 27
April 9, 10, 23, 24
May 14,15
June 25, 26
July 9, 10, 30, 31
August 27, 28
September 10, 11, 17, 18
October 29, 30
November 14, 15, 28, 29
December 10 (Lessons plus annual Evening Recital)
December 11

Rochester Teaching Dates for 2016
January 3
March 6
May 3
July 4
September 6
November 6

Buffalo/Toronto Teaching Dates for 2016
January 2
March 5
May 8
July 2
September 3
November 5

Washington D.C./Baltimore Teaching Dates for 2016
February 6, 7
April 2, 3
June 11. 12
August 6, 7
October 22, 23
December 3, 4

Ithaca Teaching Dates for 2016
February 13, 14
April 16, 17
June 18, 19
August 20, 21
October 15, 16
December 17, 18
Alternative Distance Learning
For the past 35 years Nyogetsu has been very successful at teaching students in 26 states and 6 foreign countries by distance learning. You can study Shakuhachi via the internet by exchanging MP3 files or via Skype. Shakuhachi music is available through Nyogetsu's public FTP site:

    ftp://ftp.hostedftp.com/~nyogetsu/Public

If you become a distance-learning student, you can exchange music samples via a dedicated location on this server. Once Nyogetsu signs you up, you will get a the necessary information. For further information please see:

    instructions for computer lessons

For details, please contact Nyogetsu at 917-207-6724 or nyogetsu@gmail.com.