Saturday, February 20, 2010

PAST: WED, Feb 24th Free Concert at Freer Sackler Museum with Japanese Ensemble, 7:30pm - 10:00pm

Sukeyasu Shiba's Gagaku Universe
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Meyer Auditorium
Free, tickets required

For those interested, there will be a Pre-concert gallery tour, Arts of Japan at 6:45pm

Composer Sukeyasu Shiba, a long-time member of Japan’s Imperial Household Agency gagaku orchestra, leads his eleven-member Reigakusha ensemble of musicians and dancers in a performance of original music and choreography. Shiba’s works revitalize an ancient combination of ritual dance accompanied by sho (mouth-organ), biwa (lute), ryuteki (flute), hichiriki (double-reed), percussion, and other instruments rarely heard in the West. This performance is part of the thirty-fifth anniversary celebrations of Music From Japan, based in New York City, and it marks the organization’s twelfth annual program at the Freer Gallery.

Freer & Sackler, Smithsonian Museum
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1050 Independence Ave, SW
Metro: Smithsonian

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