Tenri Cultural Institute presents

ARTS AT TENRI

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      • 5/17 - KAMMERRAKU BLOSSOMS
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      • 11/23 - KAMMERRAKU ALOHA
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      • 5/04 - Exploding Bamboo
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      • 12/08 - Arlene Portney With Albert Lotto, Pianist
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      • 10/27 - Autumn Chrysanthemus III
      • 5/04 - Zen Sounds, Suspended Time
      • 6/14 - KAMMERRAKU II
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      • 10/14 - Autumn Chrysanthemus II
      • 11/17 - Light/Shadow
      • 6/16 - FĂ»jin strings
      • 5/6 - KAMMERRAKU
      • 4/15 - Arlene Portney with Albert Lotto, Pianist
      • 3/25 - Drew Petersen
      • 2011
      • 11/12 - Colorado String Quartet and Shakuhachi
      • 10/15 - Music by Japanese & American composers

Kyo-Shin-An Arts and Arts at TCI present
KIKU IKA
CHRYSANTHEMUM SQUID
Saturday, November 2, 2024, 7:30 PM

Tickets $25 in advance - $30 at the Door
Tenri Cultural Institute
43A W. 13th St., NYC
Purchase tickets here
Join us for our only autumn concert in NYC!
An eclectic evening of premieres, reprises and contemporary music in every combination.
James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi
Juliet Schlefer, soprano
Pauline Kim Harris, violin
David Yang, viola
Eliana Yang, cello


NEW COMMISSIONS
 Duo for shakuhachi and violin
Pauline Kim Harris
Three Songs for soprano and cello
James Nyoraku Schlefer
Impressions from the Floating World for shakuhachi, soprano, and string trio
Matthew Shorten

REPRISED COMMISSIONS
three zen poems
Debra Kaye
Interludes
Matthew Harris

SOMETHING EXTRA
Changing Light for soprano and violin
Kaija Saariaho




KYO-SHIN-AN ARTS: Kyo-Shin-An Arts brings Japanese instruments – specifically koto, shakuhachi and shamisen – to Western classical music by working with established chamber ensembles, orchestras and great individual performers to bridge two musical cultures. It introduces composers, players and audiences to the beauty and versatility of Japanese instruments and the virtuosity of the musicians who play them. Concerts feature a blend of KSA commissions, other World, American and NY premieres, traditional and contemporary music for Japanese instruments and Western repertoire. kyoshinan.org
 
ARTS AT TCI and KYO-SHIN-AN ARTS PRESENT: The excellent acoustics and intimate gallery setting of the Tenri Cultural Institute create a superb setting for listening to chamber music and offer audiences the rare opportunity to hear both traditional and contemporary music from two cultures in a setting similar to the music rooms of the courts and castles of both Europe and Japan. Over 300 years of chamber music tradition are presented throughout this series. Performances feature piano trios and string quartets from the great composers of Europe, music from Japan’s Edo period written for shamisen, koto and shakuhachi and contemporary music combining Western and Japanese instruments. artsat.tenri.org


A Series of Chamber Music Concerts from Two Classical Traditions, Europe and Japan

YOU ARE INVITED!

Arts at Tenri invites you to enjoy chamber music in an ideal setting. Explore the sounds and music of both East and West in an intimate setting with excellent acoustics and accessible ticket prices. Conveniently located near Union Square on 13th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues.

Arts at Tenri offers a unique opportunity to experience two traditions on the same series. Just as European palaces in the 18th and 19th centuries had their court musicians, so too did the Japanese Imperial courts. Today, the music from both of these traditions continues to enchant, and Arts at Tenri offers the best of each.