UH Manoa Campus Events Calendar
String and Bamboo Music from Japan: Traditional and Contemporary
August 31, 7:30pm - 9:00pmManoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium
The ensemble Die Farbe (the Color), under the leadership of Kikutake Atsushi, features koto, sangen (shamisen), 17-string koto, voice, and shakuhachi (Kinko ryû).
Other members performing in Hawai'i are Kikumyouyuu Hitomi, Kikushun' Yuu Rie, and Tsujimoto Kouhei. The moderator is noted ethnomusicologist Yamaguti Osamu.
The concert includes both traditional and contemporary compositions. Traditional compositions are those from such genres as jiuta (sangen accompanied songs derived from the Kansai area), sôkyoku (koto music) and shakuhachi honkyoku (standardized repertoire for the shakuhachi), while contemporary are those from gendai hôgaku (contemporary music for traditional instruments).
Support provided by the Japan Foundation.Ticket Information
free admission
Event Sponsor
Music Department, Manoa Campus
More Information
956-8752, uhmmusic@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/uhmmusic/
| Friday, August 31 | |
| 8:30am | Educational Psychology Final Oral Manoa Campus, Wist 128 |
| 10:00am | Social Welfare Final Oral Manoa Campus, Henke Hall 109 |
| 11:00am | Geology & Geophysics Final Oral Manoa Campus, POST 723 |
| 6:30pm | Movie Night: The Avengers Manoa Campus, Campus Center Forum |
| 7:30pm | String and Bamboo Music from Japan: Traditional and Contemporary Manoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium |
| 8:00pm | Mobile Veterans Center Open House Manoa Campus, Fronting Hawai'i Hall & The Queen Lili'uokalani Center for Student Services |
| 8:15pm | Mobile Veterans Center Open House Manoa Campus, Fronting Hawai'i Hall & The Queen Lili'uokalani Center for Student Services |
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