Concert of Classical Nagauta Shamisen at Japan House

• Event Date: Monday, September 27, 2010
• Time: 7:00 pm–8:15 pm (CDT)
• Location: Japan House, 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, Illinois 61802
• Cost: Free Admission

• Performance

Join Spurlock Museum, Japan House and the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music in welcoming guest artists Chizuru Kineya and Satomayu Kineya of Japan joined by Tatsu Aoki and Amy Homma of Tsukasa Taiko, Chicago, who will present a concert of classical Nagauta shamisen at Japan House. This intimate gathering will include a presentation on the history of shamisen, both the instrument and its music, as well as musical demonstration and concert performance. Chizuru Kineya is an accredited master of the instrument from the legendary Kineya Shamisen family. She began her studies at the age of six and performs widely, making regular appearances at the National Theater of Japan, conducting educational workshops, and collaborating with contemporary classical and jazz musicians. This year she returns to Illinois with Satomayu Kineya, shamisen musician and instructor at Sankei University, Tokyo, to perform at World Music Festival Chicago 2010.