CWAJ Programs

CWAJ CULTURE PROGRAM

Great East Japan Earthquake Charity Concert

Going Home- Reflections on Fukushima
Curt and Bruce Duo
Koto and Shakuhachi

Take the Koto and Shakuhachi, two quintessentially Japanese instruments, add two American performers and what do you get?
The luscious music of Curtis Patterson and Bruce Huebner.

Charity concert for Great east Japan Earthquake

With a repertoire that runs from the traditional to American jazz and their own dazzling compositions, Curt and Bruce are two musicians uniquely nurtured by the strong cultural heritage of the Fukushima area.

Curtis Patterson studied with modern koto great Tadao Sawai and holds a master's license from the Sawai Koto Institute. He is also the first non-Japanese to graduate from the NHK training program for young performers of traditional Japanese instruments. He currently teaches both Koto and Shamisen in Tokyo and at the Yokohama International School.


Bruce Huebner studied Shakuhachi with the late Goro Yamaguchi , a Living National Treasure, at Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music where he was the first non-Japanese to receive a masters degree in Traditional Music. Following graduation he moved to Fukushima Prefecture where he earned his mastership in Shakuhachi from Chikuyusha, one of the oldest shakuhachi guilds in the country. Now based in Tokyo he continues to teach Shakuhachi at the Fukushima Prefectural Medical University and private monthly lessons in Yabuki.

Curt and Bruce began performing as a duo in 2006. In 2007 they presented their original compositions and arrangements at over 50 venues in Japan, and January 2008 saw them in the Pacific Northwest for their North American debut tour. In response to the March 11th disaster they returned to Fukushima in May and June of 2011 and did two tours of Evacuation Centers.

All proceeds from the concert will be donated to the CWAJ Great East Japan Earthquake Fund.

We hope you will join us in March with your friends and family for a heartwarming and musically dazzling afternoon
as they perform and share tales of their Fukushima travels !

Saturday March 17 , 2012

At Franciscan Chapel Center, Roppongi

This is open to the public so bring your family and friends to this exciting event!

Time:

1:30p.m. Doors Open 1:00 p.m

Cost:

¥2000, Ages 12 and below ¥1000

To make reservations click on:

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2208740402

You will receive a confirmation email immediately
after completion. Please bring it with you.

For a flyer, map and contact info click here

For further information contact:
e-mail: dir.culture@cwaj.org
phone: 03-3423-2067

We encourage you to look at our Past Programs list and see the many different types of programs held that have all been highly received and attended.