Free and open to the public. No reservation is required. Presented by the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies/Institute for Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiatives and the Columbia University Music Performance Program. Partially funded by the Japan Foundation, Toshiba International Foundation, Sumitomo Corporation of America Foundation, and Medieval Japanese Studies Foundation.

Free and open to the public. Program Notes Available Here Featuring the renowned Japanese Gagaku and Hōgaku musicians: Mayumi Miyata, shō Hitomi Nakamura, hichiriki  Takeshi Sasamoto, ryūteki  Masayo Ishigure, bass koto Akihito Obama, shakuhachi Min Xiao-Fen, pipa With Columbia Gagaku and Hōgaku Instrumental Ensembles Traditional Pieces Gagaku: Hyōjō no netori Etenraku (Music of the Divine Heaven) Kashin (Glorious Days) Sōjō no netori Shukoshi Koto: Toikin for K Shakuhachi: Chōshi Gagaku: Sadachō no netori Ranryōō Contemporary Pieces by graduates of Columbia's music program for Japanese classical instruments  Akira Takaoka, Twelfth Aitake 2 (for shō and computer)  Yuriko Hase Kojima, Mind Mirror…

Come join the Gagaku Ensemble as they perform pieces from the repertoire of classical Japanese court music and the Hōgaku Ensemble as they present pieces of more modern chamber music. Free and open to the public. For more information please contact the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies. Sponsored by the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies, the Columbia Music Performance Program, and the Department of Music

Program Notes Available Here Ms. Nishi will be performing traditional and contemporary koto pieces. Part of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days Free and open to the public. Seating is limited so please reserve early. For more information please contact the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies. Sponsored by the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies and the Wayo Center for Cultural Development

Featuring the renowned Japanese Gagaku musicians Mayumi Miyata, Shō Hitomi Nakamura, Hichiriki Takeshi Sasamoto, Ryūteki with the Columbia Gagaku Instrumental Ensemble of New York New York-based Hōgaku artists Masayo Ishigure, shamisen Elizabeth Brown, shakuhachi and the Momenta Quartet Traditional Pieces Hyōjō no netori Etenraku (Music of the Divine Heavens) Goshōraku no kyū Kashin (Glorious Days) Bairo Torika Contemporary Pieces Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) for Otto Tomek (2008) Flower Meditation Dance Mirage (2008) Yaka Protected by the Imperial Japanese Court for more than 1,000 years, gagaku is the world's oldest living orchestral music. The program includes traditional pieces, as well as works by contemporary composers at…

Yoko NISHI, koto Yasuka NAMBU, flute Saturday, December 3, 2011, 2 pm Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall Program Notes Available Here Yoko Nishi (koto) started learning koto at the age of four and formally studied koto under the modernist performer-composers Tadao Sawai and Kazue Sawai. In 1980, Ms. Nishi won a prize at the Sankyoku competition at the age of sixteen. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, she performed in front of the Japanese Emperor and Empress at the Imperial Palace as a representative from the University at an event organized by the Imperial Household Agency. Her…

Mayumi Miyata, Shō Hitomi Nakamura, Hichiriki Takeshi Sasamoto, Ryūteki Bridget Kibbey, Harp Chris Washburne, Trombone Columbia Gagaku Instument Ensemble Traditional Pieces Hyōjō no netori Etenraku (Music of the Divine Heavens) Taishikichō no netori Chōgeishi (In Lasting Celebration) Batō (Wild Mane) Sōjō no chōshi Shundeiraku (Spring Garden Music) Contemporary Pieces Yozora (The Night Sky) (1987) (US Premiere) Utsurohi (Transient) (1986) Ashibune Bontoro Gō (The Reed Boat "Bontoro") (2011) (World Premiere) Reimei (Before the Dawn) (2009) (New York Premiere) Protected by the Imperial Japanese Court for more than 1,000 years, gagaku is the world's oldest living orchestral music. The program includes traditional pieces, as…

Three composers, Ed Green, Kevin Baldwin, and Alexa Babakhanian, will be premiering 3-5 minute works composed for any Gagaku instruments (hichiriki, shō, ryūteki) and up to one Western instrument for the workshop and they and other participants will have discussion and give feedback. Composers and musicians are welcome to attend the workshop.

Organized and Presented by the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies Program (Program Notes Available Here) "Winds and Strings of Change" A concert of Traditional and Innovative Works in honor of Tōru Takemitsu (Columbia University Honorary Doctorate, 1996) performed by eminent masters: Yoko Nishi, koto (multiple-stringed zither) Kifu Mitsuhashi, shakuhachi (end-blown bamboo flute) Yukio Tanaka, biwa (short-necked lute) James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi (end-blown bamboo flute) Program details: