East Winds Ensemble

Friday, June 28, 2013
8 – 9:30PM

East Winds Ensemble presents a unique concert by two amazing masters of Japanese music Marco Lienhard and Masayo Ishigure. An evening of Shakuhachi, Koto, Shamisen and Piano music that will dazzle your senses. A concert of timeless Japanese music that you will not want to miss. This concert will celebrate the release of a new CD of music by Japanese composer Rando Fukuda. The concert will include traditional as well as modern compositions.

When: Friday, June 28th, 2013 at 8 PM

Venue: Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space

2537 Broadway @95th street, NYC

Tickets: $25; Members $22; Seniors, Students, Children $15

Symphonyspace.org or call212-864-5400

Train: Subway 1, 2 and to 96th Street

East Winds Ensemble has travelled internationally in Japan, Mexico, Europe and South America. They recently toured Brazil with the Japan Foundation. Masayo Ishigure and Marco Lienhard have appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, etc. and on numerous national and international TV programs (Regis and Kathie Lee, PBS specials, etc). Their best selling albums are available on MarcoLienhard.com, iTunes and cdbaby.com.

Marco Lienhard, artistic director of East Winds, Inc.

Marco Lienhard was born Biel, Switzerland. He has performed with the famed Japanese Taiko group ONDEKOZA for 18 years from 1981-1998. While touring as a professional taiko player in Japan, he studied shakuhachi under Master Katsuya Yokoyama, quickly becoming a virtuoso solo artist. Lienhard also studied the Fue and the Nohkan (Noh theater flute) with Masayuki Isso. Lienhard has performed more that 4000 concerts in Europe, Asia, and North America with appearances at some of the world’s most prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, Hammerstein Ballroom, Boston Symphony Hall, Osaka Castle Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Center and Suntory Hall in Tokyo and he has performed with the NYC Opera. Marco Lienhard also teaches internationally and in the last year has been teaching and performing in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, France, Germany Russia, Switzerland, Brazil, Argentina, etc.

Quotes from the Media:

“ An amazing Shakuhachi player Marco Lienhard has come out with a new CD, truly a very gifted and wonderful sense of musicality. Not since “ National Treasure” Yamaguchi Goro’s rendition of Kinko Honkyoku music have I felt the need to listen to more of his music. His rendition of Honkyoku form the Watazumi style is incredible and everyone studying the style should listen to it. His powerful and heartfelt rendition of Amazing grace reminded me of such gospel singers as Mahalia Jackson. ”

Hogaku Journal, Tokyo

This performance is made possible in part by funds from East Winds, Inc. and in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

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Music

Organized by

East Winds, Inc.

Contact

shaku8@aol.com

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