2006 Date Location Description Contact March 10th, 2006 8:00pm Concertos for Indigenous Instruments Jordan Hall New England Conservatory 30 Gainsborough St. Boston, MA Guest Koto Soloist/ Masayo Ishigure Boston Modern Orchestra Project www.bmop.org April 6th, 2006 12:00 - 12:30 pm 1:00 - 1:30 pm Sakura Matsuri Japanese Culture Week at Liberty Place Liberty Place Rotunda 1625 Chestnut Streets Philadelphia, PA 19102 Koto/ Masayo Ishigure, Motoko Kuroda Free http://www.jasgp.org/sakura/eventDesc.asp?eventid=212 April 8th, 2006 1:00-2:30 pm Edo Festival and Theater Music Meyer Auditorium The Freer Gallery, Jefferson Drive at 12th Street, SW Kenny Endo- taiko and percussion Masayo Ishigure- Koto Adam Friedman- shakuhachi Charles Bubeck- vibraphones and percussion Greg Nakamura- Euphonium, taiko, percussion Free http://www.asia.si.edu/events/index.asp?year=2006&month=4&day=8 April 9th, 2006 4:00pm Koto and Shakuhachi Concert Howland Chamber Music Center, 477 Main St Beacon, NY 12508 Koto/ shamisen: Masayo Ishigure, Koto/ Charles Tang, Shakuhachi/ James Nyoraku Schlefer Phone: 845-297-9243 http://www.howlandmusic.org/ April 13th-15th April 20th-22nd April 13, 14, 20, 21, 1pm April 15 and 22 1pm and 2:30 pm Trendy Tunes of Edo: The Shamisen Arthur M. Sackler Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Institution 1050 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20560 Sackler Level 1 Shamisen Masayo Ishigure Free www.asia.si.edu April 29th, 2006 1:45-2:30pm The Japan Center at Stony Brook-CANON Essay Competion Charles B. Wang Center Koto Masayo Ishigure Motoko Kuroda Shakuhachi Sholom Gold April 30th, 2006 3:30-4:15pm Sakura Matsuri Event Concert Cherry Esplanade Stage Brooklyn Botanic Garden 1000 Washington Ave Brooklyn. NY 11225-1099 koto Masayo Ishgiure and Sawai koto. Shamisen Academy Phone: (718)-623-7346 May 6th, 2006 2:45-4:00pm 21st Vesak Celebration Shambhala Meditation Center of New York 118 West 22nd St. 6th Floor, NYC Koto: Masayo Ishigure Phone: (212)-675-6544 May 7th, 2006 3:00pm-3:30pm Sakura Matsuri Festival in White Plains Koto :Masayo Ishgiure.Chie Honma, Tomoko Yonenaga, Tomomi Takamoto, Kuroda Motoko Shakuhachi: James Nyoraku Schlefer Free June 11th, 2006 2:00pm Asian Music Concert Queens Borough Library Flushing Branch 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY Pipa/Min Xiao-Fen Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Shakuhachi/Marco Liernhard Singer/Sunny Kim Free July 29th, 2006 10-2:30pm Koto 12:00-1:00pm 2nd Annual Japanese Music Festival Bandshell in Central Park (Mid-Park from 66th to 72nd Streets) Koto/Masayo Ishgiure And Sawai Koto Acadamy Members Shakuhachi/ Sholom Gold, Glen swan Free http://www.shakuhachi-newyork.com August 5th, 2006 8:00-10:00pm Universal peace day The anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshma The Riverside Church (Riverside Drive & W. 121 St. New York) Koto/ Masayo Ishgiure Japanese Dance/ Tachibana Dance group Free August 16th, 2006 7:00 PM Contemporary music for shakuhachi and koto Performace is prior to the screening of Kikujiro Socrates Sculpture Park Film Series, Long Island City, Queens Masayo Ishigure/ koto James Nyoraku Schlefer/ shakuhachi Free http://www.socratessculpturepark.org/ 718-956-1819 September 27th, 2006 7:00PM Koto and Shakuahchi concert Washington-Franklin Hall Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA. Ensemble East, Masayo Ishigure/ koto, sangen, vioce Joanne Pecore/ koto James Nyoraku Schlefer/ shakuhachi Free www.mrc.edu 804-752-3712 October 2nd, 2006 Citi Bank Koto/ Masayo Ishigure TBA October 7th, 2006 2:00pm, 3:00pm Celebrate Japan! University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Antholopology 3260 Sourh Street, Philadelphia Koto/ Masayo Ishigure and Tomomi Takamoto Free (with museum admission donation) For Information: Phone:(215)898-4890 www.museum.upenn.edu October 27th, 2006 1:30pm-7:00pm Tokyo Festival In New York Grand Central Train Station, Grand Ball Rooom Koto: Masayo Ishigure and Sawai Koto Academy Members Shakuhachi: Sholom Gold Free www.tokyofiesta.com October 28th, 2006 9:30am-7:00pm Tokyo Festival In New York Grand Central Train Station, Grand Ball Rooom Koto: Masayo Ishigure and Sawai Koto Academy Members Shakuhachi: Sholom Gold,Glen Swan Free www.tokyofiesta.com November 9th, 2006 2:00pm- Friends of Rinri-Kenkyu-sho of New York New York Athletic Club 180 Central Park South(7th Avenue and 59th Street) Koto: Masayo Ishigure Shakuhachi: Marco Lienhard 212-247-5100 November 10th, 2006 7:30pm- East Meets the West Side Studio 353 353W 48th street, 2nd Floor Koto:Masayo Ishigure Calligraphy Demonstration: Kenjitsu Nakagaki RSVP to receive a gift at the door 1-800-846-5812 November 15th, 2006 8:00pm TAIKO-ZA Concert Symphony Space, New York Taiko: Taiko-za Koto Masayo Ishigure Pipa:Min Xiao Fen Tickets: $32; Members $27; Students, Seniors $25; Children $20 www.taikoza.com November 29th, 2006 International Performing Arts Series 2006/2007 EAST WINDS ENSEMBLE: JAPAN IN MUSIC AND DANCE Touhill Performing Arts Center University of Missouri-St. Louis 366 Social Sciences and Business Building One University Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63121-4400 Koto/ Masayo Isghirue and Sawai koto Acadamy Members Taiko/ Taikoza Shakuhachi Marco Lienhard Pipa/ Min Xiao Fen http://cfis-umsl.com/ For Info: Touhill Performing Arts Center at 516-4949