Lecture-Concert No. 1 of fiscal 2002

“Music in Heike monogatari (The Tale of the Heike) No. 1”

The Research Centre for Japanese Traditional Music of Kyoto City University of Arts is pleased to announce that it will hold its first lecture-concert for fiscal 2002 according to the details below. This is the first in a planned series on music in Heike monogatari (The Tale of the Heike), the epic tale and chanted narrative of the rise and downfall of the Taira family in the twelfth century.

Time:

2 to 4 p.m., December 7, 2002 (venue open at 1:30 p.m.)

Venue:

The Amida Hall of the temple Hoojuu-ji (On the eastern side of the temple Sanjuusangen-doo, in Higashiyama-ku)

Tel:

075-561-4137

Theme:

“The biwa (lute) player Taira no Tsunemasa: the visit to Chikubushima and Tsunemasa's flight from the capital”

Performance

Part 1: Chikubushima-moode

Part 2: Tsunemasa no miyako-ochi

Lecture & commentary on the pieces by Steven G. NELSON (Associate Professor, Research Centre for Japanese Traditional Music)

Performance by ARAI Yasuko (transmitter of the Maeda-school tradition of performance of heike biwa)

Participation:

Cost of participation is ¥1,500, to be paid at the door. Reserved seating for 90 persons only.

To reserve a seat, please send a reply-paid postcard with your name, address, and phone number to the following address, to arrive by November 15 at the latest:

Research Centre for Japanese Traditional Music

Kyoto City University of Arts

13-6 Ooe Kutsukake-choo, Nishikyoo-ku, Kyooto-shi 610-1197

Inquiries:

Inquiries should be addressed to the office of the Research Centre for Japanese Traditional Music (075-334-2240), or the e-mail address below.

In English, please contact Associate Prof. Steven G. NELSON (075-334-2395).

Sponsored by Kyoto City University of Arts

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