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The Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies, founded in 1968, is an international liaison and research center designed primarily to serve European and American scholars in all disciplines whose main area of study focuses on pre-Meiji era Japan.
The overall purpose of the Institute is to encourage research on neglected aspects of premodern Japanese civilization, especially during the medieval period (primarily, but not exclusively, the Kamakura and Muromachi periods 1185-1600), centuries which, until the 1970s, had received scarce attention by Japanese and Western scholars alike.
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Upcoming Events
8th Season of Japanese Sacred Court Music and Ancient Soundscapes Reborn
Friday, March 8, 2013, 8:00pm
Miller Theatre, Columbia University (116th St. & Broadway)
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Free and open to the public.
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Featuring the renowned Japanese Gagaku and Hōgaku musicians:
Mayumi Miyata, shō
Hitomi Nakamura, hichiriki
Takeshi Sasamoto, ryūteki
Masayo Ishigure, bass koto
Akihito Obama, shakuhachi
Min Xiao-Fen, pipa
With Columbia Gagaku and Hōgaku Instrumental Ensembles
Traditional Pieces
Gagaku:
Hyōjō no netori
Etenraku (Music of the Divine Heaven)
Kashin (Glorious Days)
Sōjō no netori
Shukoshi
Koto:
Toikin for K
Shakuhachi:
Chōshi
Gagaku:
Sadachō no netori
Ranryōō
Contemporary Pieces
by graduates of Columbia’s music program for Japanese classical instruments
Akira Takaoka, Twelfth Aitake 2 (for shō and computer)
Yuriko Hase Kojima, Mind Mirror (for shakuhachi, bass koto and pipa)
Miyuki Ito, For Betelgeuse (for shō, hichiriki, and ryūteki)
Hiroya Miura, Gossamer Lattice (for shō, hichiriki, and ryūteki)
Presented by the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies and the Columbia Music Performance Program.
Partially sponsored by the Japan Foundation.
For inquiries please contact the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies at 212-854-7403 or
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Summit on “The Future of Japanese Music and Strategies for the 21st Century”
Saturday, March 9, 2013, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Scandinavia House, Victor Borge Hall (58 Park Avenue, between 37th & 38th St.)
Free and open to the public.
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For more information please see this outline.
Presented by the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies.
Partially sponsored by the Japan Foundation.
For inquiries please contact the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies at 212-854-7403 or
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