''SHAKUHACHI FLUTE CONCERT AT THE ZENDO''
with: Mary Lu Brandwein
location:
Zen Desert Sangha's Zendo:
3226 N. Martin Ave., Tucson AZ
( 1 block W of Campbell, 1/2 block N. of Ft. Lowell )
when:
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Wednesday,
April 30, 2003
7:00-7:30 PM: Meditation;
7:30 PM: Flute Performance.
Question-and-answer period will follow; Tea is provided.
cost: $5 donation suggested.
The Artist:
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Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Mary Lu Brandwein settled at age 21 in Southern
Mexico for over 15 years, where she married and raised three sons. She was
actively involved in the rural areas in helping to solve problems of water
supply and basic health.
She attended San Diego State University as an Art major with studies in
Japanese language (Kyocera Scholarship in 1992), and Western music theory.
Currently, she continues her study of the shakuhachi, Japanese music, and Zen
meditation practice, and now has a part-time personal assistance practice.
The Instrument:
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The time-honored Asian flute is virtually identical to that used by wandering
Asian priests 1,500 years ago.
Known as the shakuhachi in Japan, it is fashioned from a special type of
bamboo root, and achieves sounds which ancient Chinese and Japanese religious
orders valued highly as a ''catalyst toward enlightenment.''
Brandwein notes that a standard-size flute is just over 20 inches long.
Lengths can vary, depending on the bamboo root selected by the maker.
Typically, a five-holed instrument --four holes on top, and one on the
bottom-- has Chinese origins, though some historians believe the instrument
may date as old as ancient Egypt. Today, the shakuhachi is played almost
exclusively in Japan.
In making the shakuhachi, craftsmen ''season'' raw bamboo from six months
to as much as two years before they carve even the first hole. A natural
''bell'' -- a widened portion somewhat like the bell of our western clarinet --
is maintained; flute mouthpieces are painstakingly crafted from water-
buffalo horn, or legal elephant ivory.
The Music:
--- -----
''The original inspirations are usually connected with Nature... the wind,
water, the birds. Lots of Japanese music centers upon themes like that.''
This will be a rare and wonderful opportunity in Tucson to hear a highly
accomplished Shakuhachi player perform inspirational Asian flute music,
in the conducive atmosphere of our Zen Buddhist meditation hall. The music
has its ORIGIN in that milieu: come and experience it there!!
All are welcome.
For info: ZDS (520) 319-6260
or, (520) 795-2959 (Joe).
http://www.shakuhachi.org
(Ms. Brandwein's homepage)
with: Mary Lu Brandwein
location:
Zen Desert Sangha's Zendo:
3226 N. Martin Ave., Tucson AZ
( 1 block W of Campbell, 1/2 block N. of Ft. Lowell )
when:
----
Wednesday,
April 30, 2003
7:00-7:30 PM: Meditation;
7:30 PM: Flute Performance.
Question-and-answer period will follow; Tea is provided.
cost: $5 donation suggested.
The Artist:
--- ------
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Mary Lu Brandwein settled at age 21 in Southern
Mexico for over 15 years, where she married and raised three sons. She was
actively involved in the rural areas in helping to solve problems of water
supply and basic health.
She attended San Diego State University as an Art major with studies in
Japanese language (Kyocera Scholarship in 1992), and Western music theory.
Currently, she continues her study of the shakuhachi, Japanese music, and Zen
meditation practice, and now has a part-time personal assistance practice.
The Instrument:
--- ----------
The time-honored Asian flute is virtually identical to that used by wandering
Asian priests 1,500 years ago.
Known as the shakuhachi in Japan, it is fashioned from a special type of
bamboo root, and achieves sounds which ancient Chinese and Japanese religious
orders valued highly as a ''catalyst toward enlightenment.''
Brandwein notes that a standard-size flute is just over 20 inches long.
Lengths can vary, depending on the bamboo root selected by the maker.
Typically, a five-holed instrument --four holes on top, and one on the
bottom-- has Chinese origins, though some historians believe the instrument
may date as old as ancient Egypt. Today, the shakuhachi is played almost
exclusively in Japan.
In making the shakuhachi, craftsmen ''season'' raw bamboo from six months
to as much as two years before they carve even the first hole. A natural
''bell'' -- a widened portion somewhat like the bell of our western clarinet --
is maintained; flute mouthpieces are painstakingly crafted from water-
buffalo horn, or legal elephant ivory.
The Music:
--- -----
''The original inspirations are usually connected with Nature... the wind,
water, the birds. Lots of Japanese music centers upon themes like that.''
This will be a rare and wonderful opportunity in Tucson to hear a highly
accomplished Shakuhachi player perform inspirational Asian flute music,
in the conducive atmosphere of our Zen Buddhist meditation hall. The music
has its ORIGIN in that milieu: come and experience it there!!
All are welcome.
For info: ZDS (520) 319-6260
or, (520) 795-2959 (Joe).
http://www.shakuhachi.org
(Ms. Brandwein's homepage)
