East Winds Ensemble: Shakuhachi and Koto concert
4 – 5:30PM
East Winds Ensemble presents a sublime concert by two amazing masters of Japanese music Masayo Ishigure and Marco Lienhard. An afternoon of Koto and Shakuhachi music that will dazzle your senses. A unique concert of timeless Japanese music that will not want to miss.
When: Sunday, November 13th, 2011 at 4PM
Where: St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, 131 East 10th Street, New York, New York 10003
Tickets: $15.00 (member/senior/student $7)
Train: Take the 6 train to Astor Place or the R/W train to 8th Street/NYU
East Winds Ensemble and Masters Masayo Ishigure and Marco Lienhard will present a soulful and exciting concert of Shakuhachi and Koto music. The concert will take you on a journey into the soul of old and modern Japan presented by two international masters of traditional Japanese music. East Winds Ensemble has travelled internationally and will be going on tour later in November in 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, Nagano Olympics CBS programs, etc). Their best selling albums are available on iTunes and cdbaby.com.
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…” 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 and in part by public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities/NY Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
Contact: Marco Lienhard, 646-418-8808 or shaku8@mac.com, MarcoLienhard.com
For Taikoza Publicity photos download here:
http://gallery.me.com/shaku8/100180