Friday, September 12th
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM (Doors open at 6:00 PM)
Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center
Tickets $20 non-Member, $15 JASGP Members
Come for a special evening to learn and enjoy the soft, mellow yet penetrating, breathy sounds of shakuhachi. Dr. Nora Nohuraku Suggs will speak about the origins, development and mechanics of this Japanese flute made of bamboo. This will be followed by her shakuhachi performance. Dr. Suggs received her Shihan (Master’s license) of shakuhachi from the New York City Kyo-Shin-An dojo of Dai-Shihan (Grand Master) James Nyoraku Schlefer, and has also studied with Dai-Shihan Kurahashi Yodo II, of Kyoto, Japan, and Dai-Shihan Dr. Riley Lee of Australia
About Dr. Nora Suggs
Dr. Suggs plays both shakuhachi and western flute. Her extensive private education in music began when she was a child of eight. A graduate of Houston’s Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine, she holds degrees in biology, English literature, medicine, and surgery. She has performed worldwide, in countries such as England, Italy, Canada, Alaska, and throughout the continental United States. She is now active as a teacher, recitalist, and chamber musician, performing both shakuhachi and flute. Dr. Suggs is the flutist and Artistic Director of the Pennsylvania-based chamber music ensemble SATORI, and also performs and records with Two Part Invention, a duo of classical guitar and flute. She has taught at Bethelhem’s Moravian University and the Community Music School of Lehigh Valley. In addition to concerts and performances, Dr. Suggs has recorded two CDs of traditional and contemporary shakuhachi music. Her concert presentations have included shakuhachi programs with guitar, cello, or clarinet; sankyoku trio and solo shakuhachi performances; a multidisciplinary project based on Japanese stories of the supernatural; and programs with Japanese poetry, calligraphy, and shakuhachi music.
Learn more at http://www.nohrakumusic.com/
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