The premiere of my quintet “Tree of Life“ for shakuhachi and string quartet by James Nyoraku Schlefer and Cassatt String Quartet, commissioned and presented by the Kyo-Shin-An Arts.

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Join us for a special program of contemporary chamber music for Japanese and Western instruments by three extraordinary Japanese composers.

Featuring the world premiere of American Prize Winner Masatora Goya's “Tree of Life” for shakuhachi and string quartet, plus works by Minoru Miki and Yoko Sato.

Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi Cassatt String Quartet Muneko Otani and Jennifer Leshnower, violins; Rosemary Nelis, viola; Gwen Krosnick, cello

Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 4:00 PM Tickets $25 in Advance ($30 at the door) Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13 Street, Manhattan Tickets will still be refunded in the event of illness or quarantine due to Covid-19

Program Masatora Goya: Tree of Life (2023) shakuhachi and string quartet world premiere Minoru Miki: Ai for Shakuhachi and Strings (1978)

Yoko Sato: Between the Leaves (2017) shakuhachi, koto and string quartet