Symposium: Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
The Hitoyogiri Shakuhachi and the Sonic World of Medieval Japan
Date: September 27th (Sat), 2025 14:00-17:00
Place: ICU D-kan, Auditorium
https://akihitoobama.com/event/smc_hitoyogiri_ohmorisokun400/
[The First Section: Lectures]
Lecture I: Sagara Yasuyuki (classical shakuhachi research, performer, meianshinpo-ryū-shakuhachi performer) "The world of hitoyogiri"
Lecture Ⅱ: Takakuwa Izumi (Honorary Fellow at Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties) "The hitoyogiri performed by noh-actors"
Lecture Ⅲ: Matt Gillan (Prof. at ICU, musicology) "The meaning of hitoyogiri-shakuhachi chōshi: a consideration of Hayashi Razan's Yoin shakuhachi-ki"
[The Second Section: Performance]
Izumi Takeo, Oyama Kizen, Kato Itsumi, Matt Gillan, Sagara Yasuyuki, Shimazu Yoshihide, Dan Shinku, Nick Bellando.
[The Third Section: Special perfomance]
Obama Akihito (hitoyogiri, shakuhachi)
Kawano Yuki (kyogen-shi, recital)
＊Reservation needed (either via e-mail or tellephone)
＊Contact & reservation: ICU Sacred Music Center（smc@icu.ac.jp / TEL: 0422-33-3330）
＊co-sponsors：Hitoyogiri Shakuhachi Ōmori Sōkun 400 Year Memorial Festival Committee／ICU Sacred Music Center（SMC）／Tōyō Ongaku Gakkai