Dear Shakuhachi Players,
We are planning to hold a 4 day European Shakuhachi Summer School in Lond=
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next July and need to know whether you are interested in joining for furt=
her=20
planning. We need to be able to estimate a number of participants.
Provisonal details are attached with this message.
Please could you e-mail me back as soon as possible indicating whether y=
ou=20
are interested in this on my personal e-mail addres:
With many thanks
Kiku
10.11.05
Dear Shakuhachi Players
We are some shakuhachi players in London trying to organise the very firs=
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pan-European Shakuhachi Summer School. And let=92s make it pan-European =96=
not=20
just London! And, of course, everybody is welcome from all over the world=
!
Dates
It is going to take place between the 19th and 22nd of July 2006 at SOAS=20
(School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London. 4 days of=
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intensive shakuhachi!
Teachers
So far we have a range of teachers including:
Clive Bell, Michael Coxall, Kiku Day, Jim Franklin, Gunnar Jinmei Linder,=
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Atsuya Okuda, V=E9ronique Piron, Brian Ritchie and others may be added.
Styles
The current styles include:
honkyoku, sankyoku with koto and shamisen accompaniment, shinkyoku,=20
contemporary music, folk song (min'yo), improvisation, and shakuhachi in=20
jazz and rock.
Lineages
The lineages/schools so far represented here are:
Kinko (Yamaguchi Goro branch)
D=F4kyoku
Zensabo (ji-nashi shakuhachi/hocchiku)
Jin Nyodo
(Others may be added shortly)
Programme
We are planning on having courses running all day for 4 days that=20
participants can follow and then also join in a recital, as well as maste=
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classes, workshops, talks, and small group and individual tuition. The=20
programme is open for all levels from absolute beginners to advanced.
Cost
Accommodation
The cost of accommodation is a bargain for central London. The university=
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accommodation is single rooms with en suite shower/toilet. The cost is:=20
=A319.50 without bedding (so bring your own sleeping bag) and =A326 with=20
bedding. It=92s a 10 minute walk from SOAS, which is located very near to=
the=20
British Museum in the heart of London.
Tuition
We are hoping to keep the fees to around =A3100-150 for the 4 days. We ar=
e not=20
planning to provide food as there are places to eat at and near the=20
university.
Instruments
A limited number of shakuhachi made from Chinese bamboo and beginner=92s =
PVC=20
flutes will be available for borrowing and possible purchase - kindly=20
provided by Ken LaCosse, a brilliant shakuhachi maker in San Francisco.
Interest
In order to determine whether there is real interest in this event, pleas=
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could you e-mail back to Kiku Day at: kiku@kikuday.com or via the shakuha=
chi=20
lists) as soon as possible to let us know whether you are:
1. Coming to participate for sure
2. Interested, but not 100% sure
3. Interested but doubt to be able to come
4. Not coming (you can give us reasons if you like)
This is a real opportunity for all of us to get together to share our=20
understanding of shakuhachi, develop our practice and further promote=20
interest in this wonderful instrument and music.
If you have suggestions, please let us know!
Please could you let us know whether you are interested in this as soon a=
s=20
possible.
With many thanks
The London Shakuhachi Summer School Steering Group
Kiku Day, Michael Coxall, Clive Bell.
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