Hi all,
This is a slightly (notably the month of July...and new recordings as
well) new update:
**NOTE: For any relevant below listings, here are the addresses of two
often used performance spaces:
KI-SUI-AN SHAKUHACHI DOJO-216 East 39th Street, 2nd Floor, New York,
N.Y...10016-0911..Phone/Fax: (212) 818-0897...
TENRI CULTURAL INSTITUTE: 575 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, N.Y., in the
Guggenheim Bldg., at the corner of Prince Street, in the Soho area of
Manhattan...Phone/Fax: (212) 818-0897
Listings
May 17- At the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens (see above), the 21st annual
Kenso-Kai (memorial-offering), will be held for the great Shakuhachi
Master Jin Nyodo...Only Honkyoku will be performed (no admission
charge)...Contact: 212-818-0897
May 30- At the Tenri Cultural Institute, there will be a very exciting and
interesting joint-recital entitled Cellohachi...It will feature Gideon
Freudmann on cello, and Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin on Shakuhachi..At this 7:15
PM performance they will play much of the music featured on their first CD
for GADFLY RECORDS, Sound of Distant Deer . Pieces will range from solo
to duet...from new compositions by Smaldone, Hidary, and Lependorf...and
from pieces ranging from traditional Honkyoku to Cellobop!!..a guaranteed
good time!! For reservations or further information, contact: (212)
818-0897
May 31- The Knitting Factory will present Cellohachi for two sets (8:00
P.M. and 9:30 P.M.) on this date..(For information see above)..It will be
in The Old Office Space..The Knitting Factory is at 74 Leonard Street in
the Tribeca area of NYC. For further information call: (212) 818-0897
June 19-21- This will be the first of two Honkyoku Retreats held at Dai
Bosatsu Zendo, a Rinzai Sect Monastery located in Upstate New York ,near
Livingston Manor..For registration or further information, you can call:
(212) 818-0897
The Knitting Factory Presents
A Japanese Music festival for the month of July
---with---
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin & Friends
----74 Leonard Street----
July 7- Modern and Traditional Japanese Song & Dance (Atsuko Yuma & the
Culture Exchange),at the Old Office
July 14- A concert of Original & Traditional Zen pieces by Ronnie
Nyogetsu Seldin (Solo Shakuhachi ), at the Alterknit
9:00 P.M.- Traditional solo Shakuhachi
10:00 P.M.- Traditional and modern Shakuhachi Duets-
accompanied by James Nyoraku Schlefer
11:00 P.M.- Original Shakuhachi compositions (Nyogetsu)
July 21- An Evening of Traditional and Modern solo's and duets for
Shakuhachi and Cello at the Old Office entitled "Cellohachi"
featuring GADFLY Records recording artists Gideon Freudmann and
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin...
July 28- The first set (8:00 P.M.) will be played by two members of
the Traditional Japanese Music Ensemble of New York (the New York
Sankyoku-Kai).On Koto- Masayo Ishigure, and on Shakuhachi- Ronnie
Nyogetsu Seldin.
The second set (at 9:30 P.M.), will bring our series to
a brilliant close with the acclaimed "Bamboo & Bone".. which has
appeared in many "fringe-festivals", and is a
collaboration of poet/author/actress Mallie Boman and
Shakuhachi master Allen Nyoshin Steir.
July 5-11- In Boulder ,Colorado, Shakuhachi enthusiasts will gather from
all around the world for the Second International Shakuhachi Festival...It
will truly be an historic week, and a fantastic experience...For
information, contact David Wheeler...He can be reached at:
1-Phone: (303) 735-1790
2-Fax: (303) 413-1549
3-E-mail: Wheeled@spot.colorado.edu
July 25 & August 1- are the dates for the Summer Beginning Shakuhachi
Workshop at Ki-Sui-An Shakuhachi Dojo...During this time (from 10:30
AM-3:00 PM), an entire Honkyoku will be taught..For further information
and reservations, contact: (212)818-0897
SOME RECENT RELEASES
Vol.1 of the latest solo Shakuhachi CD for Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin on
Lyrichord Discs has been released (LYRCD 7436). It is titled "ICHI
ON-BUTTSU" (One Sound......Enlightenment). You can purchase it from
Nyogetsu at (212) 818-0897, either phone or fax , or it can be found in
your local stores.
Vol. 2 (MAKOTO SHINJITSU....with a Heart of True Sincerity), has been
moved up for a Jone '98 release date...It is also all solo's by Nyogetsu,
and is composed of one 1/2 of the Cd being original compositions...The
accent on this CD is on Healing Honkyoku and "neo-Honkyoku"..
GADFLY 506- " SOUND OF DISTANT DEER "- is a new release featuring solos
and duets, both traditional and modern, of Gideon Freudmann-Cello, &
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin-Shakuhachi..As well as improvised pieces together,
the CD features new compositions for Cello and Shakuhachi by Smaldone,
Lependorf, and Hidary...
You can purchase any of these CDs at your local stores, or directly
through contacting Nyogetsu at the email or phone number listed below...
For any details about the above listings, you can also email:
<Nyogetsu@panix.com>
For the past three years Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin has been very successful
at giving correspondence Shakuhachi lessons via cassette. He now has
students in 17 States and five foreign countries ...If you are interested
in more information about how this works, contact him at :(Phone/Fax)
212-818-0897..Or email: <Nyogetsu@panix.com>
Take Care everybody, and I'll see you in Colorado,
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin
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