Sunday, October 6, 12:00
Hadjinikos Hall

Traditional wind instrument SHAKUHACHI
Performers : Gerasimos Demovassilis, Alexandros Aivaliotis, Tasos Tataroglou, Marietta Margariti

On Sunday 6 October at 12:00 at the George Hadjinikos Hall, in Chorto, there will be a recital of Japanese traditional and contemporary music with the shakuhachi (尺八) flute as the main instrument. The works will be performed by the musicians Gerasimos Demovassilis, Alexandros Aivaliotis, Tasos Tataroglou on shakuhachi and Marietta Margariti on piano.
The repertoire that will be presented will include mainly traditional pieces of the meditative repertoire Hon Kyoku (本曲) of the Zen monks Komuso, in duet and solo, while more contemporary creations and compositions by the performers Gerasimos Demovassilis and Tasos Tataroglou will also be presented.
At 14:00 there will be a workshop on the shakuhachi in which there will be an extensive presentation of the instrument, both historically, musically and constructionally. The various types of shakuhuhachi as well as the main musical idioms it has played over the centuries will be presented. The way of writing music as well as its relation to meditation. There will be musical instruments available for participants and a first lesson will be given to experience shakuhachi. Seating will be limited and reservations are required.

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