Evening of Japanese and Okinawan Music and Dance

October 17, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium Add to Calendar


This joint faculty recital features instructors at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's ethnomusicology and dance programs. Performers include:

  • Rev. Masatoshi Shamoto (gagaku)
  • Onoe Kikunobu (Japanese dance)
  • Cheryl Yoshie Nakasone (Okinawan dance)
  • Robert Herr (shakuhachi)
  • Darin Miyashiro (koto)
  • Norman Kaneshiro (Okinawan sanshin)
In addition to traditional gagaku and bugaku, there will also be dances choreographed to classic koto/shamisen music as well as a contemporary koto/shakuhachi duet. Okinawan classic and folk numbers will also be presented.


Ticket Information
$12 general / $8 students & seniors at the door

Event Sponsor
Music Department, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Music at Manoa, 956-8742, uhmmusic@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/uhmmusic/schedule.htm

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