Shakuhachi Experience with Familiar Songs, Mini-Concert, and Tales of Japanese Music

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Soundpot Ltd.

subsidy category

Subsidy for Traditional Performing Arts Experience Activities

Grant Type

single year

Reiwa 3 (2021) Subsidy for Traditional Performing Arts Experience Activities

a scene from a recital

Ensemble from Oreikai (2019)

Teachers and children from the child rearing project

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Business Overview

[Event to be experienced] Shakuhachi [Number of times to be experienced (per person, including presentations)] 5 times [Name of main instructor] Meiichi Nakamura [Feature of the project] Adapters are provided so that even beginners can quickly play, and familiar songs are used as practice songs, so that people can enjoy playing. In addition, you will be able to listen to the real sound in the mini concert and gain practical skills and knowledge by interspersing the old stories of Japanese music. [Environment for participants to continue hands-on experience (practice) of traditional performing arts] At our association, lessons are held for the general public on Mondays and Tuesdays as basic lesson days. Inform the participants to that effect.

implementation period

Saturday, November 20, 2021 - Saturday, January 22, 2022

Place of implementation

Conference Room in Soundpot Office (Setagaya Ward, Tokyo)

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Profile

[Soundpot Co., Ltd.]
Representative Akiichi Nakamura (composer and shakuhachi player) studied music composition and jazz theory at Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music Graduate School, and has been active in a wide range of fields including komuso shakuhachi, rock, jazz, contemporary music, improvisation, and collaborations. He has performed in 150 cities in 40 countries around the world, including visits by the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan Foundation, and invitations from overseas. He performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Berlin Philharmonic Hall. He was also commissioned as a composer by the German state broadcaster and the Ravel String Quartet. He has published 12 CDs and 3 books.