Please note:
- Schedule is subject to change.
- All times are Central European Summer Time (CEST).
- Most pieces will be taught over two sessions. Participants are advised to follow both sessions.
- ‘Kurokami’ is taught in the two different styles Kinko-ryu and Tozan-ryu so students can see how the same piece is played differently.
PDF Schedule (v11, 24 July 2021)
Sunday 18 July (pre-event)
| 15:00 | Film: David Neptune Words Can’t Go There |
| 16:30 | Q&A with David and John Kaizan Neptune |
Saturday 24 July
| Room 1 | Room 2 | |
| 9:30 | Welcome & Tips (Martial Breathing in Shakuhachi) – KCH | |
| 10:00–11:30 | Kinko-ryu Elem – KCH Hi Fu Mi |
Kinko-ryu, Gendai Kyoku Int/Adv – NT Ryouyuu no Tsuki |
| Break | ||
| 11:45–13:15 | Min’yo Elem – VP Komoro Magouta Otachi Zake (Hanagasa Ondo) |
KSK Honkyoku Int/Adv – KK Koku |
| Lunch | ||
| 14:15–15:15 | Making & Repair 1 – TK Shakuhachi Joint Making |
Explorations in Shakuhachi 1 – BD Talk: Bruno Deschenes, ‘Tone colour in Shakuhachi Music 1’ |
| Break | ||
| 15:30–16:30 | Making & Repair 2 – PY Shakuhachi restoration on antique instruments |
Explorations in Shakuhachi 2 Clips from the 1. World Shakuhachi Festival in Bisei, Japan (1994) and WSF2018 London |
| 16:45–17:30 | Socialising | |
| 18:00–19:00 | Concert 1 (‘Concert’ room on jitsi) | |
Sunday 25 July
| Room 1 | Room 2 | |
| 9:30 | Tips (Tips for Daily Practice) – NT | |
| 10:00–11:30 | Kinko-ryu Elem – KCH Hi Fu Mi (continued) |
Gendai Kyoku Techniques Int/Adv – NT Kan Otsu |
| Break | ||
| 11:45–13:15 | Min’yo Elem – VP Komoro Magouta (continued) Otachi Zake (continued) (Hanagasa Ondo, continued) |
KSK Honkyoku Int/Adv – KK Koku (continued) |
| Lunch | ||
| 14:15–15:15 | Making & Repair 3 – JV Bamboo Repair – Outlay Binding Pitch & Tuning |
Explorations in Shakuhachi 3 – KD The Pilgrimage: History & significance |
| Break | ||
| 15:30–16:30 | Making & Repair 4 – JV Shakuhachi Making – Open Forum |
Explorations in Shakuhachi 4 Film/Q&A: Katsuya Nonaka ‘Future is Primitive’ |
| 16:45–17:30 | Socialising | Socialising (Making & Repair) |
| 18:00–19:00 | Concert 2 (‘Concert’ room on jitsi) | |
Saturday 31 July
| Room 1 | Room 2 | |
| 9:30 | Tips ( Some links between posture and sound) – CKG | |
| 10:00–11:00 | Composition 1 – JF Large-scale compositions |
Explorations in Shakuhachi 5 – NB Talk: Nick Bellando ‘Tone colour in Shakuhachi Music 2’ |
| Break | ||
| 11:15–12:15 | Composition 2 – JSL, KD, HC Composer/Performer Interactions |
Explorations in Shakuhachi 6 Film/Q&A: Thorsten Knaub ‘Listening Station’ Selected clips from the 1. World Shakuhachi Festival in Bisei, Japan (1994) |
| Lunch | ||
| 13:15–14:45 | KSK Honkyoku Elem – MG San’ya (Three Valleys, 三谷) |
Kinko-ryu Sankyoku Int/Adv – MSC Kurokami |
| Break | ||
| 15:00–16:30 | Hijirikai Honkyoku Elem – DSL Renbo Nagashi |
Tozan-ryu Honkyoku Int/Adv – FD Asakaze |
| 16:45–17:30 | Socialising | Socialising |
| 18:00–19:00 | Concert 3 (‘Concert’ room on jitsi) | |
Sunday 1 August
| Room 1 | Room 2 | |
| 9:30 | Tips (Play gently to play loud: working with different dynamic ranges) – JF | |
| 10:00–11:00 | Composition 3 – MM Contemporary shakuhachi composition analysis |
Explorations in Shakuhachi 7 – GJL Talk: Gunnar Linder ‘Song-texts of the Edo-Period Art Music’ |
| Break | ||
| 11:15–12:15 | Composition 4 – JF, FDY, MJ, VL, JP How to use shakuhachi in composition: Discussion |
Explorations in Shakuhachi 8 Members’ Corner: Contributions from ESS members |
| Lunch | ||
| 13:15–14:45 | KSK Honkyoku Elem – MG San’ya (Three Valleys, 三谷, continued) |
Tozan-ryu Sankyoku Int/Adv – FD Kurokami |
| Break | ||
| 15:00–16:30 | Hijirikai Honkyoku Elem – DSL Renbo Nagashi (continued) |
Tozan-ryu Honkyoku Int/Adv – FD Asakaze (continued) |
| 16:45 | ESS AGM | |
| 18:30–19:30 | Concert 4 (‘Concert’ room on jitsi) | |
| 19:30–20:00 | Farewell Party | |
BD – Bruno Deschenes
DSL – Daniel Seisoku Lifermann
FD – Fujiwara Dozan
FDY – Frank Denyer
GJL – Gunnar Jinmei Linder
HC – Horacio Curti
JF – Jim Franklin
JP – John Palmer
JSL – Jean-François Suizan Lagrost
JV – Jose Vargas
KCH – Kyle Chomei Helou
KD – Kiku Day
KK – Kakizakai Kaoru
CKG – Christophe Kazan Gaston
MG – Markus Guhe
MJ – Marisol Jimenez
MM – Mike McInerney
MSC – Michael Soumei Coxall
NB – Nick Bellando
NT – Nagasu Tomoka
PY – Perry Yung
TK – Thorsten Knaub
VL – Verity Lane
VP – Véronique Piron