April 16, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. NORIYO FUKUI DUBALDO, flute CLIFTON J. NOBLE, JR., piano playing music by Philippe Gaubert and Franz Schubert NANCY BABB, piano playing “Rondo in a minor” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and “Spiritual Suite” by Margaret Bonds A reception will follow the program Trinity United Methodist Church 361 Sumner Avenue Springfield, Massachusetts www.TuesdayMMC.org TMMC is a non-profit organization registered under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code >>Read More...
Category: Art/Music/Theater
Osaki-san, William Gillette’s Gentleman Valet
Dear JSFC members and friends, The East Haddam Stage Company will present the one-man drama, Osaki-san, William Gillette’s Gentleman Valet this Saturday, April 06, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the Somers Public Library, 2 Vision Blvd, Somers, CT 06071 (southeast of Springfield, MA). Yukitaka Osaki, was valet to the famous actor William Gillette(1853 – 1937). The show runs 45 minutes and is appropriate for ages 12 and older. Please call 860-763-3501 to register. They are >>Read More...
Cruising With The Commodore
The Japan Society of Fairfield County (JSFC) is sponsoring a talk by Vernon Beck, Vice-President of JSFC at the Cos Cob Library at 5 Sinawoy Rd, Cos Cob, CT 06807. His presentation, Cruising with the Commodore, will start at 2 PM on Saturday, March 30, and will end with a question and answer period. The talk is based on the artwork included in the official report of Commodore Perry’s expedition to open Japan in the >>Read More...
TOBE! Uta Sanshin in NY
Japan’s Living National Treasure Choichi Terukina brings Okinawa to America in “3 Strings” Concert, April, 18, 7:30 PM Zankel Hall Presented by Ryukyu Koten Afuso Ryu Ongaku Kenkyuu Choichi Kai USA Thursday, April 18, 2019 7:30 PM Zankel Hall Afuso Ryu Choichi Kai presents Choichi Terukina, grand master of uta-sanshin (singing and playing a three-string lute) and National Living Treasure of Japan. Marking his 88th birthday, Terukina will be joined by master musicians from Asia-Pacific. >>Read More...
Upcoming Events in CT-NY Area
Here is a list of upcoming Japan related arts, music, and theater events in Connecticut and New York area. Japan’s Changing Defense Policy and Its Implications for National Security Lecture: Friday, February 1, 2019 – 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm 115 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511 Shuhei Kurizaki – Associate Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University Shuhei Kurizaki (PhD, UCLA) is an associate professor in the School of Political Science and Economics at >>Read More...