The sixth regular performance: 'Senshimanko: Evolution and Diversity of Shakuhachi Music'
Business Overview
Regular performances by the Japan Shakuhachi Performers' Network (JSPN), the only professional shakuhachi player group in Japan formed across schools and generations.
Following the diverse charms of the shakuhachi instrument and the footsteps of the predecessors who developed it, this work shows the diversity and up-and-coming potential of the instrument.
1. Kinkoryu Honkyoku, arranged by The Shakuhachi5, “Shika no Distant Sound -Quintet Edition ”
2. Michio Miyagi, song by Takeki Owada (1914),“ Hatsuuguisu ”
3. Yamagata folk song, “Mogami River Funauta ”
4. Zanka,“ Trumpal 226 ” (2019)/“TriplePeaks ” (2016)
5. Makoto Moroi (1964),“ Chikurai Gosho ”
6. Toshio Funakawa (1970), ensemble concerto for shakuhachi, “Kaku ”
Supporting performers: Kuniko Obina, Mana Yoshinaga, Uta, Michiko Fuji, Atsushi Inaniwa, Piano, Yoshihiro Ito, Guitar, Falcon
Conductor: Yuki Urabe (#6)
Performers: Members of the Japan Shakuhachi Performers Network (JSPN)
- Period of Activity / Project
- Thursday, July 10, 2025
- Venues
- Sumida Triphony Hall (Sumida Ward)
Profile
[Japan Shakuhachi Performers Network]
An organization to which only professional shakuhachi performers in Japan belong. The shakuhachi is now recognized as a global instrument, and its worldwide activities have been remarkable in recent years.
The Japan Shakuhachi Performers' Network (JSPN) was established in 2018 with the main purpose of "To raise the value of shakuhachi music and shakuhachi players and contribute to the development and spread of Japanese culture." in the hope that it would further spread to the world and stimulate the shakuhachi world. In 2022, it became a general incorporated association and continues its activities.