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Master shakuhachi player YOSHINOBU TANIGUCHI in a
rare New York visit for performance and workshop.
Music of Watazumi-do will be featured.
First visit to the United States since 1983
On Saturday, March 17th at 7:30PM at the Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A
W.13th St. in Manhattan, Yoshinobu Taniguchi will perform a recital of
the traditional music for shakuhachi known as Watazumi-do. He will be
joined by grand master Michael Chikuzen Gould, his long time disciple.
Tickets for the concert are $15. For reservations call Jim Schlefer at
(718) 499-7793.
On Sunday, March 18th from 10:00AM to 3:00PM, Taniguchi sensei will hold
a workshop for participants and auditors, exploring this music in depth.
Shakuhachi players will learn the playing techniques of the Dokyoku
style. Participants $40, auditors $20. Private lessons ($50) will be
scheduled on Saturday, March 17 in the afternoon. Location TBD. For
reservations call (718) 499-7793
Yoshinobu Taniguchi is a leading exponent of the music and philosophy of
the legendary shakuhachi player Watazumi-do. Taniguchi was first
introduced to American audiences as a professor at Oberlin College in
1982, where he taught shakuhachi for two semesters.
For the last 15 years, Taniguchi =93Ryudo=94 Yoshinobu of Kyoto has been
recognized by his peers as one of the top shakuhachi masters in Japan.
Mr. Taniguchi=92s playing has been strongly influenced by his immersion in
Zen Buddhism which has resulted in a sound that is always =93alive=94. His
personality, comprised of abundant energy and warm humility, coupled
with the no-nonsense outlook of a strict Zen practitioner, has allowed
him to achieve a wide range of mastery on this difficult instrument.
Attesting to his uniqueness in a world of shakuhachi that is highly
specialized, Mr. Taniguchi has successfully crossed great barriers
having studied with and received such titles from several master
teachers of various schools, including the renowned Yokoyama Katsuya,
Goro Yamaguchi and Aoki Reibo. Recognition in accolades and achievements
for Mr. Taniguchi is widespread in spite of the fact that he is
reclusive, preferring the solitary life of training to fame in the
shakuhachi world. He has received the title of Senshinkutsu Dai Shihan
at the young age of 35 years, an honorary =93Emeritus=94 title usually
bestowed upon much older celebrated masters. Mr. Taniguchi has won the
top award at the Osaka Geijutsu Sai, a prestigious music festival which
always includes the top class performers from throughout Japan, and was
the recipient of a Japan Foundation Grant which funded his tenure as
Associate Professor of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin Ohio in
1982-83. Mr. Taniguchi has been asked by the Japanese government to
represent Japan and the Japanese music world as a guest performer in the
U.S.A., Canada, France and China. Mr. Taniguchi has written several
training books for studying shakuhachi and has a large collection of
recordings including a 10 volume set of over 250 Enka songs and a four
CD set of traditional shakuhachi music.
-- James R. Schlefer Director of Presenting Programs Center for Traditional Music and Dance 200 Church Street, Rm. 303 New York, NY 10013-3831 (212) 571-1555 x23 (212) 571-9052 fax--MS_Mac_OE_3065546314_1259679_MIME_Part
<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Taniguchi-Sensei</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <TT>Master shakuhachi player YOSHINOBU TANIGUCHI in a<BR> rare New York visit for performance and workshop.<BR> <BR> Music of Watazumi-do will be featured.<BR> First visit to the United States since 1983<BR> <BR> On Saturday, March 17th at 7:30PM at the Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A<BR> W.13th St. in Manhattan, Yoshinobu Taniguchi will perform a recital of<BR> the traditional music for shakuhachi known as Watazumi-do. He will be<BR> joined by grand master Michael Chikuzen Gould, his long time disciple.<BR> Tickets for the concert are $15. For reservations call Jim Schlefer at<BR> (718) 499-7793.<BR> <BR> On Sunday, March 18th from 10:00AM to 3:00PM, Taniguchi sensei will hold<BR= > <BR> a workshop for participants and auditors, exploring this music in depth.<BR= > <BR> Shakuhachi players will learn the playing techniques of the Dokyoku<BR> style. Participants $40, auditors $20. Private lessons ($50) will be<BR> scheduled on Saturday, March 17 in the afternoon. Location TBD. For<BR> reservations call (718) 499-7793<BR> <BR> Yoshinobu Taniguchi is a leading exponent of the music and philosophy of<BR= > <BR> the legendary shakuhachi player Watazumi-do. Taniguchi was first<BR> introduced to American audiences as a professor at Oberlin College in<BR> 1982, where he taught shakuhachi for two semesters.<BR> <BR> For the last 15 years, Taniguchi =93Ryudo=94 Yoshinobu of Kyoto has been<BR> recognized by his peers as one of the top shakuhachi masters in Japan.<BR> Mr. Taniguchi=92s playing has been strongly influenced by his immersion in<BR= > <BR> Zen Buddhism which has resulted in a sound that is always =93alive=94. His<BR> personality, comprised of abundant energy and warm humility, coupled<BR> with the no-nonsense outlook of a strict Zen practitioner, has allowed<BR> him to achieve a wide range of mastery on this difficult instrument.<BR> Attesting to his uniqueness in a world of shakuhachi that is highly<BR> specialized, Mr. Taniguchi has successfully crossed great barriers<BR> having studied with and received such titles from several master<BR> teachers of various schools, including the renowned Yokoyama Katsuya,<BR> Goro Yamaguchi and Aoki Reibo. Recognition in accolades and achievements<BR= > <BR> for Mr. Taniguchi is widespread in spite of the fact that he is<BR> reclusive, preferring the solitary life of training to fame in the<BR> shakuhachi world. He has received the title of Senshinkutsu Dai Shihan<BR> at the young age of 35 years, an honorary =93Emeritus=94 title usually<BR> bestowed upon much older celebrated masters. Mr. Taniguchi has won the<BR> top award at the Osaka Geijutsu Sai, a prestigious music festival which<BR> always includes the top class performers from throughout Japan, and was<BR> the recipient of a Japan Foundation Grant which funded his tenure as<BR> Associate Professor of Music at Oberlin College in Oberlin Ohio in<BR> 1982-83. Mr. Taniguchi has been asked by the Japanese government to<BR> represent Japan and the Japanese music world as a guest performer in the<BR= > <BR> U.S.A., Canada, France and China. Mr. Taniguchi has written several<BR> training books for studying shakuhachi and has a large collection of<BR> recordings including a 10 volume set of over 250 Enka songs and a four<BR> CD set of traditional shakuhachi music.<BR> <BR> --<BR> James R. Schlefer<BR> Director of Presenting Programs<BR> Center for Traditional Music and Dance<BR> 200 Church Street, Rm. 303<BR> New York, NY 10013-3831<BR> (212) 571-1555 x23<BR> (212) 571-9052 fax<BR> <BR> </TT> </BODY> </HTML>
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