Hi, every body
Hi, Everybody !!..
Brenda & I would like to wish you all a wonderful New Years' and to give
you an update as to what is going on in our relevant organizations.. But
first, apologies to:
1-Those who are on more than one of our newslists, and will therfore
receive more than one copy of this email...
2-Those who have no particular interest in either Wildlife Rehabilitation,
and/or Shauhachi Recordings and Listings...
3-Everybody (!!), due to the rather unwieldy length of this email...
The New York City Center for Urban Wildlife Rehabilitation (NYCCUWR),
contiues to expand in new directions.. We are closing in on purchasing our
Upatate New York "annex" , which we call "Clear Mountain".. To this end we
are:
1- Continuing to write grants..
2- Holding our first RAFFLE ($1- per ticket, or $5- for a book of 6
Tickets)... Drawing will be on Feb. 20, 2000..
3- Holding our second annual Fundraising Event ( a gourmet vegetarian
dinner, with a silent auction, and live Brazillian Music & Dance)...
NYCCUWR is 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization...
For more information, or to make a tax-deductible donation, send to :
NYCCUWR
216 East 39th St., 2nd Fl.
New York, N.Y. 10016-0911
phone/fax: 212-818-0897
email: Nyogetsu@panix.com
For new Shakuhachi CDs , and up-to-date listings (slight changes from the
last Update):
KI-SUI-AN SHAKUHACHI DOJO-216 East 39th Street, 2nd Floor, New York,
N.Y...10016-0911..Phone/Fax: (212) 818-0897...(There are also teaching
locations in Philadelphia, Syracuse, and Upstate New York..)
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 for 2000
Jan. 22 & 29- will be the two dates for the Winter Intensive, at Ki-Sui-An
Shakuhachi Dojo.. They are one-day intensives for beginners of Shakuhachi,
and will teach an entire Honkyoku (Zen Meditative piece).. They begin at
10:30 A.M.. No experience necessary, but reservations are a must..The
instructor is Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin.. Contact: phone/fax: 212-818-0897,
or email: Nyogetsu@panix.com
Feb.1- is the beginning of the bi-annual USA teaching -intensive tours for
the great Shakuhachi player- Kurahashi Yoshio-Sensei, His dates will be;
Feb.1-7..New York City (with new Brooklyn and Queens
locations)...
Feb.7-14..Dallas, Texas
Feb.14-21..San Francisco
For any information, or reservations, contact : phone/fax:
212-818-0897, or email: Nyogetsu@panix.com
Feb. 5- will be the date for the 7th Annual Masters' Rectal of Ki-Sui-An
Shakuhachi Dojo..Performing will be licensed students (most of whom have
students of their own..And the guest performer will be Kurahashi
Yoshio-Sensei. It will be held at the Tenri Cultural Institute (see
above), at 8:00 P.M...For further info, or reservations, contact:
phone/fax: 212-818-0897, or email: Nyogetsu@panix.com.
March 4-8..are the dates for the annual trip to MEXICO for intensive
Shakuhachi work by Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin, and Tai Chi Chuan work by
Maggie Newman..In addition to being able to do one or both of these
studies, there is a "natural-healing" woman in the small village of
Erongaricuaro (where we stay, in the province of Michoacan), who offers
classes in making natural tinctures.. This trip gets filled up quickly, so
please address any inquiries to: 212-818-0897, or Nyogetsu@panix.com
March 31- April 2- is the first of two 3-Day Honkyoku retreats, given at
the Rinzai Zen Buddhist monastery in Upstate New York named Dai Bosatsu
Zendo. Beginners are welcomed..The instructor is Ronnie Nyogetsu
Seldin..For info, and reservations, contact: 212-818-0897, or email
Nyogetsu@panix.com
March 25 & April 9..will be the two days for the one-day Spring Intensive,
given by Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin, and held at Ki-Sui-An Shakuhachi Dojo..
On these dates, beginning at 10:30 A.M., an entire Honkyoku will be taught
to beginning students..For info, or reservations , contact: phone/fax:
212-818-0897, or email; Nyogetsu@panix.com
April 28-30- will be the first of two three-day Honkyoku retreats at the
Soto-Zen Buddhist monastery- Zen Mountain Monastery in Upstate New York,
near Woodstock..Beginners are welcome.. The instuctor will be Ronnie
Nyogetsu Seldin..For info, and reservations, contact: 212-818-0897, or
email Nyogetsu@panix.com
April 29 &30- are the two days that the Shakuhachi Dojo's of Ronnie
Nyogetsu Seldin (Ki-Sui-An), and James Nyoraku Schlefer (Kyo-Shin-An),
will take part in the Annual Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival), at
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.. There is a small entrance fee..
May 19-June 4 (inclusive)..are the dates for the Annual Japan-Trip by
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin..Due to the popularity of this trip, and to the
fact that for everyone's enjoyment, Nyogetsu closes it off at 10 people,
the trip fills up quickly !!..While there will be concerts, and visits to
Shakuhachi makers, the trip is more often taken by people who just want to
see the wonders of Japan !! There will be laughter and tears !!..Contact:
212-818-0897, or email: Nyogetsu@panix.com
June 14th-June 20th- Are the tentative dates for the second annual
Shakuhachi Camp, sponsored by the World Shakuhachi Society.. The
instructors, again, will be Kurahashi Yoshio-Sensei, from Japan, and Riley
Lee, from Australia.. You can contact Cory Sperry at: 303-447-9119, or
email: csperry@aol.com
June 11- is the date for the 23rd Annual Kenso-Kai (Memorial Offering),
for Jin Nyodo.. All Honkyoku will be performed at the Brooklyn Botanical
Gardens (which have a slight admission fee). for more info contact:
212-818-0897, or email: Nyogetsu@panix.com
June 24- will be the date for Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin's annual solo recital
at the Tenri Cultural Center (see above)..For information, and
reservations, contact: 212-818-0897, or email: Nyogetsu@panix.com
July 15 & 22- are the two days that the one -day Summer Intensive, will
be held at the Ki-Sui-An Shakuhachi Dojo..It will be for beginners, and an
entire Honkyoku will be covered..For info and reservations:
contact-212-818-0897, or email Nyogetsu@panix.com
July 28-30- is the second of the two 3-Day Honkyoku retreats, given at the
Rinzai Zen Buddhist monastery in Upstate New York named Dai Bosatsu Zendo.
Beginners are welcomed..The instructor is Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin..For
info, and reservations, contact: 212-818-0897, or email Nyogetsu@panix.com
July 31- is the first day of Kurahashi Yoshio-Sensei's second tour of the
USA.. His teaching schedule is:
July 31-Aug. 7-NYC (also Queens and Brooklyn teaching )
Aug. 7-Aug.14-Boston
Aug. 14-Aug. 21-San Francisco
Please direct all inquiries to : (phone or fax) 212-818-0897, or
email: Nyogetsu@panix.com
Oct. 13-15 (dates tentative)- will be the second, and final 3-Day
intensive, taught by Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin, at Zen Mountain Monastery
(the Soto-Zen Monastery near Woodstock)..For info and reservations,
contact: 212-818-0897, or email: Nyogetsu@panix.com
Oct.28 & Nov.4..will be the final one day, beginner's Honkyoku Intensive's
of the year at Ki-Sui-An Shakuhachi Dojo.. This is the Fall Intensive..
Please direct all inquiries to ; 212-818-0897, or email:
Nyogetsu@panix.com
Nov.23...is the date for the 23rd annual Student Recital of Ki-Sui-An
Shakuhachi Dojo..It will be held at Lefrak Concert Hall at Queens College,
and the guest artists will be Henry Horaku Burnett, sangen; and Mutsumi
Takamizu, koto...All info and reservations should be directed to:
212-818-0897, or email: Nyogetsu@panix.com
Dec.7- Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin will be performing a concert in the series
"Buddhism in the Catskills" , upstate New York, at Hartwick College.. For
any information, contact: 607-431-4325
In addition to teaching daily at Ki-Sui-An Shakuhachi Dojo, Ronnie
Nyogetsu Seldin teaches at Hoen-ji Zen Monastery, in Syracuse, and at the
Philadelphia Meditation Center, in Philadelphia :
Syracuse- 1/16, 3/19, 5/14, 7/16, 9/10, and 11/19...
Philadelphia- Jan. 8 & 23 July 8 & 23
Feb.13 & 27 Aug. 12 & 27
March18 & 26 Sept. 9 & 24
April 15 & 23 Oct. 21 & 29
May 6 Nov. 11 &
26
June 10 & 25 Dec. 9 & 17
SOME RECENT SHAKUHACHI RELEASES
(Updated ...Nov. 15, 1999)
EMPTY BOWL (Sparkling Beatnik Records- SBR0010)..For the first time, other
than Jin-Sensei's own recordings, a CD has been recorded of Jin Nyodo's
version of Kinko-Ryu repertoire.. Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin has recorded this
repertoire on his second Sparkling Beatnik release, which differs from the
more-often recorded Tokyo-style Kinko-Ryu pieces, in that they are more
simpler and meditative in nature...
TRANCE III- (Ellipsis Arts-CD4330) .. This is the third of the
best-selling series for Ellipsis Arts.. On this recording, the first third
is "Japan", in which Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin plays a Zen-Honkyoku..The
second third is the African Mbira (thumb-piano), and the final third is
the Sundaese chanting of West Java..
Sounds of Healing- (Phillips International-E.G.I.9907CD)..is an
exceptional recording in which an oncologist, Dr. Mitch Gaynor, uses music
to cure serious diseases (like cancer)..In addition to his "guided
meditations", there are three ensemble pieces with Shakuhachi.
Synthesizer, Gongs, Tibetan overtone singing (high voice, as well as low
voice), Crystal Bowls, and Tibetan Bowls !!.
SAMURAI SPIRIT (Sparkling Beatnik Records...SBR0001), which features the
unusual, but strong "Komi-Buki" technique has been released by Ronnie
Nyogetsu Seldin. This CD includes the entire repertoire for the Neza-Sa-Ha
Honkyoku, as well as a new composition of Nyogetsu's- "Nakagawa
Yoshi-Sama".
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 of the LYRICHORD Set has been released (LYRCD 7443) ..It is
entitled MAKOTO SHINJITSU (With a Heart of True Sincerity), and primarily
deals with Honkyoku and "neo-Honkyoku" used for healing. About one-half of
the selections are original compositions by Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin. This
is also a solo CD.
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..There are new compositions, as well, by
Smaldone, Hidary, and Lependorf.
Upcoming CD releases !!
Komuso: The healing Art of Zen Shakuhachi (Relaxation Company)
Solo CD of Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin..to be released in Feb. 2000
Music from Buddhism (Ellipsis Arts)...One selection will be the Zen
Shakuhachi by Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin (who is also co-producing this
ambitious project)..Late Spring release ..
Zan Getsu (Setting Moon) (LYRICHORD)..will be the long-awaited (20 years)
second recording of the New York Sankyoku-Kai (the Traditional Japanese
Music ensemble of New York)..The trio consists of Henry Horaku
Burnett,Sangen; Masayo Ishigure,koto; and Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin,
Shakuhachi...Early Summer 2000 release..
You should be able to find these CDs in your local stores, but if you can
not, you can order them for $15- (plus $5- handling and postage per order)
from:
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin
216 East 39th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, N.Y. 10016-0911
You can also study Shakuhachi via cassette- lessons.. For the past 6 years
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin has been very successful at teaching students (27
States and 6 Foreign Countries)..Ki-Sui-An Shakuhachi Dojo is the largest
(80 students) and most active Shakuhachi Dojo , outside of Japan.. Contact
him at the above email address for details about lessons
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See you all in the new Millenium !!!
Ronnie & Brenda
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