East Haddam Historical Society and Museum Event
November 20th – 3:00 PM:
Garrett Groesbeck is an ethnomusicologist, koto player, and PhD student at Wesleyan University. The koto, a 74-inch, 13-stringed instrument, has been popular from the earliest periods of Japanese musical history to the present day. Garrett lived and studied in Japan and is a Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) scholar. From 2017 to 2019 he worked at the arts organization Japan Folk Festival, arranging cultural events worldwide. In this presentation at the East Haddam Historical Society and Museum, Garrett will discuss the instrument and will engage the audience in this ancient form of music.
Date: November 20, 2022 at 3:00 PM — Reception to follow
Location: East Haddam Historical Society
Address: 264 Town Street, East Haddam, CT
For more information, call 860-873-3944
