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"I was sad to say goodbye to Yoko. She gave an hauntingly beautiful performance of Dan no Ura from the Tale of Heike in addition to other sections. The students were in awe of her performance, illustrated by the number of fans that stayed after to chat and take photos. Considering it was a Tuesday evening, we had a magnificent turnout, many of whom had heard Yoko when she visited campus last spring and were dutifully taking notes and writing down their impressions. All in all, it was a magical evening. Visits like Yoko's do such much to enhance the educational experiences of our students and contribute to our Vision 2020 imperative of internationalization. In addition, her visits encourage collaboration between departments and bring together a unique cross-section of interested listeners (i.e. audience members were from the music community, theater community, Asian studies community, and Japanese community)." | ||
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"We thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated Ms. Hiraoka's superb lecture/performance and class visits. My students told me how impressed and touched they were by her music." | "Ms.Yoko Hiraoka performed beautifully and brought the stories from the Tales of Heike that we were reading in class to life with excitement and elegance. She held the audience in suspense at one moment, and charmed them in the next. She brought us real insight into the pleasures of biwa music." | | ||||||||||
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March 2 | San Antonio Texas | San Antonio Museum |
March 4 | San Antonio Texas | Our Lady of the Lakes University |
June 28 | Loveland, Colorado | Concert |
September 27 | Kansas University, Lawrence | Concert with David Wheeler, shakuhachi |
September 29 | Kansas City Japan Festival | Concert with David Wheeler, shakuhachi |
October 11 | Colorado State University | Biwa lecture/recital |
October 26 | Pomona College, CA | Biwa lecture/recital |
October 29 | UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, Los Angeles, CA | Biwa lecture/recital |
November 6 | Dickinson College, PA | Biwa lecture/recital |
November 7 | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | Biwa lecture/recital |
November 8 | Princeton University, Princeton, NJ | Biwa lecture/recital |
November 30 | University of Virginia | Biwa lecture/recital |
2007
February 7-8 | Texas A & M | Sankyoku Residency and concert |
February 20 | Yale University, Newhaven | Biwa lecture/recital |
March 5 | University of Florida, Gainesville | Biwa lecture/recital |
March 14-16 | Louisville, CO | Sankyoku teaching Intensive |
March 19 | Consulate General of Japan | Concert with David Wheeler (shakuhachi) |
March 22-April 8 | Kyoto, Japan | Biwa concert with Kõka Suga |
April 22-April 24 | Bowling Green State University | Biwa lecture/recital/residency |
April 30 | Furman University, SC | Biwa lecture/recital |
September 27 | Kansas City Japan Festival | with David Wheeler, shakuhachi |
September 28 | Altanta JapanFest 2008, GA | Biwa Recital-Tale of Genji |
September 30 | Emory University, Atlanta | Biwa lecture/recital |
October 1 | University of Georgia | Biwa lecture/recital |
October 9-13 | Loveland Colorado | Shakuhachi Autumn Camp of the Rockies |
October 20-23 | Duke University, NC | Biwa residency-concerts and lectures |
November 4 | Rutgers University, NJ | Biwa lecture/recital |
November 6 | Princeton University, NJ | Biwa lecture/recital |
November 17-19 | Texas A and M University | Biwa residency-concerts and lectures |
December 4 | University of Colorado, Boulder | Biwa lecture/recital |
2008
In a formal concert setting Yoko Hiraoka presents the very finest Japanese traditional and modern music. Her stage presence is elegant and powerful. The music, colorful and evocative. The full range of the instruments -- Biwa, Koto, Shamisen and Jiuta Voice is demonstrated in music ranging from Edo-period classical pieces to recent Japanese compositions. Ms. Hiraoka also offers ensemble music with one of the world's great Shakuhachi players. For more information about Yoko Hiraoka's performances please contact David Sawyer at: david@japanshakuhachi.com
2009