Japanese Music Concert with Seasonal Sweets

CRS & Mar Creation, Inc. invite you to discover traditional Japanese music by the acclaimed koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura offered together with an exclusive taste of beautiful Japanese seasonal sweets prepared by Rin NYC. The concert will take place on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 4 pm at CRS. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show and include wagashi (sweets) for the spring season, which is most celebrated for the brief appearance of the beautiful cherry blossoms. Seating is limited and advanced purchased (online, by phone 212-677-8621, or in person at CRS) is strongly encouraged.

“…Yoko Reikano Kimura, playing the shamisen and singing, is superb….” — New York Times

“…Kimura’s performance on the solo shamisen was quite stunning. An elegant refined presence perfectly poised, she played with precision, beauty and the utmost confidence….” — San Francisco Examiner

This will be the third in a seasonal series of music concerts called Four Seasons in New York — Gems of Japanese Music. Come and experience the sounds of koto and shamisen and enjoy the taste of the four seasons here in New York. This concert series will feature each season’s representative traditional works along with the colorful and delicate Japanese style confectionaries.

Each season is expressed through ingredients. Spring traditionally begins with sakura (cherry blossoms), broccoli rabe, strawberries and raspberries, followed by elderflower, rose, edamame and sansho (Japanese pepper) in summer. As autumn approaches we’ll pick chrysanthemum, apples, grapes, chestnuts and hazelnuts; and yuzu and kumquats in winter….

mochi Rin / Bite-sized mochi dessert made with organic bean paste, seasonally fruits and flowers in NY.

http://www.rin-nyc.com

More about Yoko

Japanese born Koto/Shamisen performer and singer Yoko Reikano Kimura has performed in NYC, Chicago, Tokyo, Kyoto and many other cities, featuring a wide-ranging repertoire from classical Japanese music to improvisational pieces. Yoko has won numerous awards including the First Prize at the prestigious 10th Kenjun Memorial National Koto Competition as the first Yamada style koto performer. She received the First Prize at the 4th Great Wall International Music Competition and the Osaka Chinese Counsel Award and won the Japanese music audition for NHK-FM radio and her solo shamisen performance was broadcasted nationally. Since then she has performed numerous koto and shamisen pieces for the radio and regularly toured internationally.

http://www.yamadaryu.com/reikano/

As part of the award-winning Duo Yumeno, she has just released the album Flowers, Birds, Wind, Moon: The Music of Marty Regan. Listen and purchase here.