Celebrating the Music of James Nyoraku Schlefer
Kammerraku Encore
Saturday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Tenri Cultural Institute – 43A W. 13th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Admission: $25 in Advance | $30 at the Door
Kyo-Shin-An Arts and Arts at TCI present Kammerraku Encore, KSA's first celebration of the music of shakuhachi Grand Master James Nyoraku Schlefer.
This program of audience favorites features the always extraordinary Arianna Quartet and the world premiere of Schlefer’s delightfully irreverent Bamboo Dances for shakuhachi and string quartet. To purchase tickets, please visit Schlefer’s website.
Performers
Sumie Kaneko – Shamisen and voice
Yoko Reikano Kimura – Koto and voice
James Nyoraku Schlefer – Shakuhachi
Arianna String Quartet
John McGrosso and Jane Price, violins; Joanna Mendoza, viola; Kurt Baldwin, cello
PROGRAM
Moon through the Pines by James Nyoraku Schlefer
koto, shamisen, shakuhachiBamboo Dances by James Nyoraku Schlefer – World Premiere
shakuhachi and string quartet
Moveoverture
Jubislidy (aka Slickback)
Valse Macabre
Chacachacarera
Bogakuraku
Jiggy Gigue
Galoopy
Interludy
RacherachenitsaTommy – a musical fantasy based on a true story by James Nyoraku Schlefer
shakuhachi, koto, shamisen and string quartet
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