Upcoming Performances
MABOROSHI NO KOTO:Koto Concert by Grandmasters from Japan and North America On Wednesday August 6, 2008 at 7:30 p.m., treat yourself to an unparalleled evening of koto music in the Kobayashi Hall at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto. In celebration of twenty-five years of koto playing and her promotion to Dai Shihan (Grandmaster) rank last summer, Linda Kakō Caplan will perform in concert with two outstanding koto artists. Special guest artist Madame Junko Chikushi is the sandai-me Sōke (third generation Headmaster) of Chikushikai Koto School in Fukuoka, Japan. This is the first time a Chikushikai Sōke has ever visited Canada. In addition to being a performer, teacher, composer, lecturer, and recording artist, Mme. Chikushi is also a board member of the Fukuoka Sankyoku Kyokai and an instructor in the Department of Arts at the University of Kyushu. Guest artist Madame Kazuko Muramoto, of San Lorenzo, CA, holds the senate-level rank of Tobiume Tsukasa Dai Shihan and is the highest-ranked Chikushikai member outside Japan. She is a direct disciple of Katsuko Chikushi, the founder of Chikushikai. Mme. Muramoto began her koto studies in the internment camp in Topaz, Utah, during World War II. She entered Chikushikai when her family subsequently went to Kurume, a suburb of Fukuoka, and was one of the youngest students to be accept ed by Katsuko Chikushi. This concert is an official event celebrating the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Canada. It will be an all-contemporary program featuring some of the signature compositions of Katsuko Chikushi, as well as works of other Chikushikai composers. Where: Kobayashi Hall, 6 Garamond Court, Toronto Map: Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre http://www.jccc.on.ca/contact/contact.htm Tickets: $30 general admission / $25 for JCCC members and students. Available at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre at (416) 441-2345. If you would like to be notified periodically about upcoming public performances and/or CDs, please fill in the form below. Your contact information will not be divulged to any outside agency and you will not receive junk mail. |
