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Short Summer School with Michael Coxall and Kiku Day
Saturday to Sunday, 21st to 22nd June 2008, London, UK
This year’s Shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) summer school at SOAS, University of London, will focus on the playing Sankyoku (traditional ensemble music) and Honkyoku (traditional solo repertoire of the Zen Buddhist monks, Komusô).
Michael Soumei Coxall is an experienced player and teacher of Sankyoku and has a Shihan license (Master license) from the Chikumeisha school of Kinko style playing. The focus will be learning the technical difficulties of the pieces as well as learning how to integrate the Shakuhachi in the trio with Koto (13-string zither) and Shamisen (long-necked lute). There will be opportunities to play in the ensemble.
Kiku Day will teach Honkyoku from Okuda Atsuya’s Zensabô style, focusing on the traditional techniques as well as the aesthetics of this unique musical genre, which used to be used as a tool for meditation. Thoughts on how to use Honkyoku as a personal spiritual practice will be discussed as well.
There will be classes for intermediate and advanced players as well as ensemble playing for the Sankyoku class and individual instruction.
Please download the application form from the SOAS website.
Schedule
Saturday 21st June 2008 |
9:00 – 9:30 |
Registration and robuki |
9:30 – 13:00 |
Honkyoku 1 |
Shinkyoku 1
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
14.00 – 5.00 |
Honkyoku 2 |
Sankyoku 1
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Sunday 22nd June 2008 |
11:00 – 12:45 |
Honkyoku 1 |
Shinkyoku 1
Ensemble playing with koto and shamisen |
12:45 – 13:45 |
Lunch |
13:45 – 15:30 |
Honkyoku 2 |
Sankyoku 1
Ensemble playing with koto and shamisen |
15:45 – 18:00 |
Student Concert |
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