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Saturday, April 28th 2018 2:35 PM
Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival at Quinlan Center 10185 N Stelling Rd. Cupertino, CA 95014
Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto koto ensemble with special guests Nakamura Gankyo (classical Japanese dance) and Kyle Abbott (shamisen), with Rome Hamner and Kristin Block on shimedaiko and fue.
As part of the program, we will be performing the classic "Genroku Hanami Odori" which was also performed at many of the camps during World War I.
https://www.cupertinocherryblossomfestival.org/
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Sunday, April 29th, 2018 at 11:30 AM
Nikkei Matsuri
Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto koto ensemble with special guests Nakamura Gankyo (classical Japanese dance) and Kyle Abbott (shamisen), with Rome Hamner and Kristin Block on shimedaiko and fue. As part of the program, we will be performing the classic "Genroku Hanami Odori" which was also performed at many of the camps during World War II.
http://www.nikkeimatsuri.org/
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Saturday August 4th, 2018 4:45p-5:30p
Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto and friends performing at Oakland Obon Festival at the Oakland Buddhist Church 825 Jackson Street Oakland, CA at small building behind the temple Special guest, James Uejio on guitar Performers: Isabella Kazuai Lew, Brian Mitsuhiro Wong, Sydney Kazukikue Paderna, Kiyomi Nomura, Bo Chappel, Mayumi Nomura Website https://www.japanese-city.com/calendar/events/index.php?eID=34881
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Sunday August 5th, 2018 2:30p-3:30p
Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto and friends performing at Palo Alto Obon Festival at the Palo Alto Buddhist Church 2751 Louis Road Palo Alto, CA in the chapel
Special guest, James Uejio on guitar Performers: Isabella Kazuai Lew, Brian Mitsuhiro Wong, Sydney Kazukikue Paderna Website http://www.pabt.org/obon.html
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Monday August 6, 2018 4p-6p
Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto and friends performing for Peace Day at Berkeley Public Library 2090 Kittredge Street (at Shattuck) Berkeley, CA There will be a reading of the story of Sadako and the 1,000 cranes, with accompanying koto music, and you can learn how to fold paper cranes. Website https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/events/1000-paper-cranespeace-day-central-ccr-0
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Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Ishibashi Bunka Hall 1015 Nonaka-machi, Kurume-shi Fukuoka, Japan 839-0862
Final public judging of the contestants will take place 9:30 AM-1:30PM
Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto-Wong is one of the 25 finalists selected to compete in the prestigious 25th Annual International Kenjun Koto Competition this year!
This is the first year they have opened the competition for those outside of Japan. Shirley is the only one of the 25 finalists to be selected from outside of Japan!
This competition is organized by the Tokyo Academy of Instrumental Heritage Music and Administered by IMJS: Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiatives, Columbia University
Info about the competition is at this website: https://www.taihm.org/international-kenjun-koto-competition/
Poster and info at this website (it is in Japanese, and is translatable) http://www2.ktarn.or.jp/~soukyoku/schedule.html
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Koto Music Classes
Taught by Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto-Wong. 510-482-1640
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