The European Shakuhachi Society

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  • Final Schedule

    The final schedule and the pieces to be taught at the Barcelona 2016 Summer School have been published.

    You can find it all here: barcelona2016.shakuhachisociety.eu/schedule-concerts

    See you in Barcelona!

  • Anniversary Special #1: Shakuhachi New Voices

    Since the ESS event for this Summer in Barcelona, 28-31.07.2016, will serve as a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the ESS, we wish to use this opportunity to experiment with new approaches. Some of these aim to improve our event model, while others attempt to allow participants, and especially ESS members, to assume a larger performative role in the Summer School, in order to reflect the developing level of participants’ playing skills, and thus their potential for a more active part as performers in concerts.

    This participants concert will be a curated concert (probably 28.07.2016, evening), aimed at advanced performers who are not teachers at the Summer School. Participants interested in performing at this concert are required to apply in advance to perform, and the curators will decide on the programme. The application procESS is described in detail below.

    A feature of this concert will be the premiere performance of the work 20151113, for shakuhachi and koto, by French composer Marc Kowalczyk. This premiere is to be performed by an ESS member, who will be selected through a procESS that begins with an application made in advance.

    For details of how to sent applications to perform in the participants’ concert and/or to perform the world premiere of a new shakuhachi composition please visit:

    barcelona2016.shakuhachisociety.eu/10-years (english)

  • The First Two Video Intros Have Been Released

    KEISUKE ZENYŌJI – teaching Kinpū-ryū Nezasa-ha repertoire and Kinko-ryū sankyoku at Barcelona 2016

    KAORU KAKIZAKAI – teaching honkyoku of the Kokusai Shakuhachi Kenshukan, the lineage of Yokoyama Katsuya at Barcelona 2016

    Watch the short introductions at: barcelona2016.shakuhachisociety.eu/teachers

    Over the next weeks we will be introducing all the invited teachers of Barcelona 2016 – check the website every Monday and Thursday for latest postings.

  • One Week Left To Pick Up The Early Bird Reduced Fee

    Please visit:
    cost & booking information [english]
    matricula & precios [español]

  • Early Bird Registration Now Open!

    More information about ESS Barcelona 2016:
    barcelona2016.shakuhachisociety.eu

    Direct link to ESS Barcelona 2016 “Early Bird” registration page by ESMUC:
    www.esmuc.cat/eng

  • Summer School Barcelona 2016

    Hello Shakuhachi enthusiasts from all around Europe and beyond.
    The European Shakuhachi Society Summer School 2016 will be held in Barcelona from 28th to 31st July 2016.
    As this is 10 years ago the first European Shakuhachi Summer School was held in London and the European Shakuhachi Society was created, we would like to celebrate this event with what shakuhachi players in Europe would like to do! Please come with suggestions on what you would like to do at the Summer School in Barcelona! Let us know: info@shakuhachisociety.eu or barcelona2016@shakuhacisociety.eu

    In the meantime check the Barcelona 2016 website for updates.
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  • Summer School Announcement

    Following the postponement of the planned World Shakuhachi Festival (WSF) in Prague 2016, with the intention of holding it instead in 2017 at a different location, the European Shakuhachi Society (ESS) advises that it is hoping to hold the following events: 


    1. A European Shakuhachi Summer School in 2016. Negotiations are currently underway for a suitable venue. This event, currently planned for July 2016, will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the creation of the European Shakuhachi Society, and will gather not only many of the top shakuhachi teachers in Europe, but will also include international guests from Japan. The ESS Committee is currently in communication with potential invitees.
    2. A World Shakuhachi Festival, to be organised collaboratively by ESS and Kokusai Shakuhachi Kenshukan (KSK), to be held in 2017.
    It is hoped that this event will pick up the threads of the postponed WSF2016, and we hope to welcome to this Festival the guests from Japan and elsewhere who were invited to WSF2016. Negotiations are underway for a venue and dates for WSF2017. We will advise you of progress in planning these events, and hope to be able to provide more details very soon.
    Yours sincerely,
    The 
ESS Committee and Advisors

  • ESS Newsletter 2015, Volume 2

    The new ESS members’ newsletter Vol.2 2015 has been published and you can find it in the Publication section here: Publications/Newsletter

  • Video From Paris 2015

    A small souvenir of the European Shakuhachi Summer School 2015 in Paris. Thanks to all participants! Video by Marine Bourserie.

  • ESS Newsletter 2015, Volume 2

    ESS NL Vol2 2015