Australian Shakuhachi Society

The purpose of the Australia Shakuhachi Society is to promote the shakuhachi and its music and to assist others who are doing the same. You are cordially invited to join ASS.

ASS promotes the shakuhachi and its music by:

- organising activities for people to practice or perform together, and share experiences relating to the shakuhachi

- publishing a newsletter four times a year to: publicise upcoming events, provide a forum for articles on shakuhachi, list resources, review shakuhachi CDs and offer flutes for sale, etc

- coordinating the Australian Shakuhachi Festival to celebrate the art of shakuhachi - workshops and performances are offered

Please join ASS and help promote shakuhachi music. Click here for membership form.

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The Summer Blow was held in January, much to the enjoyment of the ASS members and general public who where able to attend.

The day started off with a Master Class held by Bronwyn, who led us through Hachi Gaeshi, with the intention of giving the players some experience of playing in an ensemble - not a common or easy experience for many of us lonely Shakuhachi players - and also with the hope of providing a core repertoire for the Society.

This was the followed by a performance period during which all were welcome to play at any level in front of an eager and friendly audience. It was a wonderful opportunity with highlights of Bronwyn and David's duet of Shika No Tone and players ranging across all levels of experience playing honkyoku, new compositions, and duets on a variety of flutes.

Riley then followed with the first of his 2009 Princeton lectures and we look forward to hearing the unfolding saga as he continues the series over the following Blows of 2010.

Bronwyn completed the day with a session teaching massed Kinko Duets. This will hopefully become an ongoing feature of the Blows as we learn the joys of community shakuhachi.

The final decision of the day was to plan that the next Blow will be held within the next 4 months and will be held in Canberra.

The WORLD SHAKUHACHI FESTIVAL 2008 .
For review of the WORLD SHAKUHACHI FESTIVAL 2008 click here

OFFICIAL WEBSITE - http://worldshakuhachifestival08.com

"SHAK N SURF" HAWAII SHAKUHACHI FESTIVAL 2006
The second Hawaii Shakuhachi Festival - "Shak n Surf" was held on 9-12 November 2006, once again at Music Department of the beautiful campus of the University of Hawaii, in Honolulu. Click here for more details (Photos of Festival to be added soon!).

Contact details:
Australian Shakuhachi Society,
email: bronwyn.kirkpatrick@bigpond.com