Sunday, 5 February 2017| 11am – 3pm

Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha

Shakuhachi and koto musicians @ BrisAsia

The Japanese Garden will fill with the sounds of Shakuhachi, Japanese end-blown flute and Koto, a Japanese stringed instrument in an interactive concert, as musicians perform and provide the cultural background to the music played and their instruments.

Location: Japanese Garden

This is Takako Nishibori on koto and me on shakuhachi.  We are part of Garden Vibes.  The complete program, all at the Japanese Gardens is:

The other event doesn’t include me, as I’ll be in Tasmania, but there will be music and other activities.

Saturday, 11 February, 2017 | 3 – 8:30pm

Roma Street Parkland

Kisaragi-Sai @ BrisAsia Festival

Journey into Japan at Kisaragi-Sai in Roma Street Parkland. Celebrating the many facets of Japanese culture and society, Kisaragi-Sai features traditional food stalls and activities including music and dance, contemporary street performers, bonsai demonstrations and Aikido, as well as origami workshops, an ikebana display and Kamishibai storytelling with Ellie the Eastern Curlew.

Kisaragi-Sai will conclude with Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival screening Your Name in the amphitheatre at sundown.

More information on BrisAsia at:

https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/whats-brisbane/featured-events/brisasia-festival-2017

Japanese Day 14 August

At Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha (Bandstand) from 1-3pm. I have a short spot accompanying the aikido group, as I did last year. The schedule I have so far is:

12:30 – 1pm    Recorded Japanese music playing at bandstand.

Dance/roving performance by Megan White

1pm-1:20pm   Sakura Dance Group

1:20-1:30pm   Recorded Japanese music, roving performance by Megan White

1:30 – 1:40pm Carl Rathus and Aikido Demonstration   (Carl on stage, Aikido performance in front of stage)

1:40 – 1:50pm  Recorded Japanese music, roving performance by Megan White

1:50 – 2:10pm  Sakura Dance Group

2:10 – 2:20pm  Carl Rathus and Aikido Demonstration

2:20-2:30pm    Recorded Japanese music, roving performance by Megan White

2:30 – 3pm       Toko Ton

Takako’s Student Concert

This event is Takako’s student concert in the beautiful St John’s Cathedral. The first half of the program will be Takako’s students, accompanied sometimes by me. The second half will be Takako and Ikuko on various koto and me in various shakuhachis, Laurie and me for Shika no Tone, and the grand finale with almost everyone.

Kumamoto Charity Festival

I’ll be playing at the Kumamoto charity festival sometime between 10 and 11am. The plan at the moment is to alternate shakuhachi and koto solos with Takako.

Kakehashi Tohoku Memorial Concert

Kisaragi-Sai update

I’m playing solo from 12.50-1.05 on Celebration Lawn, and supporting aikido at the Amphitheatre from 1.45-2.00.