>
> Dear Friends,
>
> I received a phone call from Anne Norman tonight requested that I convey
> the following information to all members of the international shakuhachi
> community.
>
> It is my sad duty to report that Living National Treasure Yamaguchi Goro
> died on the morning of January 3rd 1999 at 1:40 am.
>
> The Wake (otsuya) will be held at 6 pm on the 7th of January
>
> The Funeral (kokubetsushiki) will be held from 11am to 12 noon on the 8th of
> January at the Zenkoji Temple in Minato-ku, Kita Aoyama 3-5-17 TOKYO.
> The phone number of the temple is +81 3 3401 3915
>
> Be well.
>
> Monty
>
>
>
> Monty H. Levenson
> Tai Hei Shakuhachi Flutes
> P.O. Box 294
> Willits, CA 95490
> Tel.:707-459-3402
> FAX: 707-459-3434
> e-mail: monty@shakuhachi.com
> Web Site: http://www.shakuhachi.com
This is very sad news indeed. It was an honor to have met Yamaguchi-sensi
this summer at the WSF in Boulder. The world has lost a great artist.
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