EVENT
September27Saturday
ICC Symposium: The Hitoyogiri Shakuhachi and the Sonic World of Medieval Japan
| Date and time | Saturday, September 27, 2025 14:00‐17:00 |
| Location | Auditorium, Diffendorfer Memorial Hall East Wing |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Reservation needed (either via e-mail or tellephone) ICU Sacred Music Center icc@icu.ac.jp |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Organizers | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture |
| Contact point | ICU Sacred Music Center icc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | [The First Section: Lectures] Lecture I: Sagara Yasuyuki (classical shakuhachi research, performer, meianshinpo-ryū-shakuhachi performer) "The world of hitoyogiri" Lecture Ⅱ: Takakuwa Izumi (Honorary Fellow at Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties) "The hitoyogiri performed by noh-actors" Lecture Ⅲ: Matt Gillan (Prof. at ICU, musicology) "The meaning of hitoyogiri-shakuhachi chōshi: a consideration of Hayashi Razan’s Yoin shakuhachi-ki" [The Second Section: Performance] Izumi Takeo, Oyama Kizen, Kato Itsumi, Matt Gillan, Sagara Yasuyuki, Shimazu Yoshihide, Dan Shinku, Nick Bellando. [The Third Section: Special perfomance] Obama Akihito (hitoyogiri, shakuhachi) Kawano Yuki (kyogen-shi, recital) ＊co-sponsors：Hitoyogiri Shakuhachi Ōmori Sōkun 400 Year Memorial Festival Committee／ICU Sacred Music Center（SMC）／Tōyō Ongaku Gakkai |
