Build Your Own Shakuhachi! Crafting Workshop

Workshop

Sunday, May 4 at 1 pm

Musician and shakuhachi craftsman Perry Yung guides participants in crafting their own shakuhachi from raw bamboo stock, cutting, drilling and shaping a functional instrument. After instruction on basic playing technique, participants will be able to leave with their own functional, natural instrument!

This crafting workshop will last approximately 3 ½ hours. Materials and tools are provided. Participants do not need to have experience working with hand tools. Please wear comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting a little bamboo dust on.

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Images: Instrument Workshop: Build Your Own Shakuhachi! © Perry Yung; The Shakuhachi 5 © Maki Takagi; Shakuhachi Workshop for Composers © Photo uncredited; Shakuhachi Bootcamp © Photo uncredited.

The Shakuhachi 5 is supported by Doug and Teresa Peterson, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), and John and Miyoko Davey Foundation.

2024-25 Performing Arts Season Support

The season is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

MAJOR SUPPORT
Additional, major support is generously provided by Doug and Teresa Peterson, Howard Gilman Foundation, and Jun Makihara and Megumi Oka. Endowment support is provided by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund, John and Miyoko Davey Foundation, and a leadership gift from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Program support is also generously provided by The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; Hisamitsu America, Inc.; Akiko Mikumo; Hiroko Onoyama; Richard and Momona Royce; Dr. and Mrs. Carl F. Taeusch II; Dr. Jeanette C. Takamura; Nancy and Joe Walker; Estate of Alan M. Suhonen; and Performing Arts Circle members.

IN-KIND SUPPORT
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. is the official airline of the Japan Society Performing Arts Program. Yamaha is the official piano provider of Japan Society.

Japan Society programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.