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)

15:00Film: David Neptune Words Can’t Go There
16:30Q&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