Music, Live and in Person
I realize I have been somewhat remiss in my brog contributions of late. The good news is, this has been a function of actually playing music rather than thinking about playing music. I’m delighted to have some opportunities to share both shakuhachi music, and even getting back to playing some Irish music (more on that here).
My first love in Japanese music was sankyoku; the chamber music consisting of koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi. I’m thrilled to have an opportunity to play alongside an incredibly talented musician, Yamaji Miho for a selection of pieces. We will also have a chance to talk a bit about the history of our instruments, and of this music, and hopefully answer your questions, should any arise.
10/16 • 10:30am
Clark College main campus PUB161
1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA
10/17 • 7:00pm
Portland State University Lincoln Recital Hall
1620 SW Park Ave Portland, OR
10/18 • 7:00pm
Oregon State University: Music Building Community Hall, Room 303
2251 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, OR
10/19 • 2:00pm
Mary’s Woods Chapel
17400 Holy Names Dr, Lake Oswego, OR
10/19 • 7:00pm
Terwilliger Plaza
2545 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR
10/20 • 2:00pm
Madeleine Old Historic Church
3123 NE 24th Ave, Portland, OR
In addition to playing ensemble, both Ms. Yamaji and I will play solos; the pieces we have selected to play together are Chidori no Kyoku (which I wrote about here) and Kuro Kami, which translates to “Black Hair,” a song of unrequited love. One of the verses says:
Not knowing the heart
Of a simple girl
The voice of a temple bell
Sounds into the quiet night
Awakening from an empty dream
In the morning
How lovely, sweet
And helpless is my longing
Before I know it
The silver snow has piled up
More anon,
Hanz