[Shaku] Chris Blasdel Concerts in CA and TX

>From yohmei@gol.com Sun Mar 30 18:26:56 2008

Hi everybody. I will be in California and Texas in late April doing a series
of concert and lectures. If at all possible, I'd love to see folk from this
forum at any of these events (they are free, except the main performance at
the SF Jewish Community Center). I've also uploaded this information to my
website, www.yohmei.com.

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April 25th (Fri), April 26th (Sat) , 2008, San Francisco

Ghosts & Girls

The haunting stories of master teller Brenda Wong Aoki, featuring Tokyo
shakuhachi master Christopher Yohmei and the dynamic women drummers Maze
Daiko, under the direction of Mark Izu

Date & Time: April 25th (Fri) at 8:00 PM , April 26th (Sat) at 2:00 PM.
Place: Eugene and Elinor Friend Center for the Arts, Kanbara Hall, Jewish
Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California at Presidio
Admission: $25 general/ $22 members/ $15 students.
For information or reservations, please contact: First Voice
www.firstvoice.org

While in San Francisco I will be performing with jazz bassist Mark Izu at
Fromm Hall, University of San Francisco, Monday, April 21, 6:00 PM.
Admission free and open to the public.

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April 29th (Tue), 2008. College Station, Texas

The Melbern C. Glasscok Center for Humanitarian Studies, Lecture &
Performance

"Seeking Spirituality in the Performing Arts of Japan: Music, Dance, and
Theater as Paths to Self-Knowledge"

Shakuhachi and Japanese music specialist Christopher Yohmei will talk about
spirituality in Japanese music, using examples of Buddhist, Shinto and
Shamanistic music. The lecture will conclude with a performance of a Kinko
Style shakuhachi solo meditative honkyoku, "Song of the Cranes."

Date & Time: Tuesday April 29th, 3:00 PM
Place: Glasscock Library Room 311. Texas A&M University, College Station,
Texas
Admission: Free and open to the public
For information or reservations, please contact: Dr. Marty Regan
(reganm@tamu.edu), or view the Center's homepage.
http://glasscock.tamu.edu/Calendar/acad … apr08.html

I will also be doing some small concerts/talks at Texas A &M on Monday,
April 28th. Please contact Marty Regan for more information about these
events.

Cheers!

Christopher Yohmei

http://www.yohmei.com
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Received on Sun Mar 30 20:45 PDT 2008