KOTO Events
Japanese Koto Music
Thursday, February 11, 2016
50th Anniversary Golden Gala, Asian Art Museum http://www.asianart.org/events/819 ;
performing trio ensemble with Wang Fei/Chinese guqin and Joanna Mack/Indian sitar;
also performing with vocalist Emi Meyer
Friday, February 19, 2016
Performing "Sakura Henso Kyoku" and "Celebration"
with Shoko Hikage (koto), Brian Kazuhiro Wong (koto bass)
and Karl Young (shakuhachi)
as part of Stanford University's Pan Asian Concert
. http://panasianmusicfestival.stanford.edu/2016/
The next screening of Hidden Legacy will take place on
Friday, February 19th, 12:30p-2:00p
at Stanford University, Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center,
as part of the Pan-Asian Music Event,
with many notable musicians from China, Vietnam, India, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijani
on Feb. 19-20, 2016.
Please come and experience this very unusual concert!
Shirley will also host screening of the documentary,
"Hidden Legacy: Japanese Traditional Performing Arts in the WWII Internment Camps
earlier the same day,
Friday, February 19, 2016, 12:30p-2:00p
at Stanford University, Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center,
as part of the Pan-Asian Music Event.
The screening is free, but RSVP is recommended.
http://panasianmusicfestival.stanford.edu/2016/index.html
Guests include Reiko Iwanaga (Amache/Granada camp), Setsuko Abe HIrano (Topaz camp), and
Mollie Nakasaki (Poston camp)
.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Oakland Asian Cultural Center Lunar New Year Celebration, http://oacc.cc/save-the-date-lunar-new-year-celebration/ , 388 Ninth Street, Suite 290, Oakland, CA, performing with Sydney Kazukikue Paderna
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival, http://cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=1079
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Tuesday, May 17, 2016, 6p-7:30p
Murasaki Trio, featuring Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto (koto), Jeff Massanari (guitar), Mark Heshima Williams (string bass), sponsored by the Friends of Moraga Library, http://ccclib.org/locations/moraga.html
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