K – Kayoko Wakita K We did ensemble work. And then gradually, as my students graduated, we had a larger ensemb… 続きを読む 70. Staging of large ensemble works by Shin’ichi Yuize with former students, while performing for their fund raising in return.
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69. My father had non-Japanese shakuhachi students, who had been attracted by our concerts. After long lessons, my mother served them Japanese lunch.
K – Kayoko Wakita K My father had non-Japanese students with the shakuhachi. Some of them were just wonderful,… 続きを読む 69. My father had non-Japanese shakuhachi students, who had been attracted by our concerts. After long lessons, my mother served them Japanese lunch.
68. A renowned shakuhachi master, Watazumi Dōso (海童道祖), stayed with us for over a month. He played a 5 feet foot long shakuhachi and exercised with sticks.
K – Kayoko Wakita K we had Watazumi (Doso Roshi)(master of Shakuhachi) who stayed with us for over a month. Ev… 続きを読む 68. A renowned shakuhachi master, Watazumi Dōso (海童道祖), stayed with us for over a month. He played a 5 feet foot long shakuhachi and exercised with sticks.
67. Whenever we had notable shakuachi players, we welcomed everyone to listen to them regardless of what school they belonged to.
K – Kayoko Wakita K Whenever we had shakuhachi players that were not necessarily of my father’s school, he’d s… 続きを読む 67. Whenever we had notable shakuachi players, we welcomed everyone to listen to them regardless of what school they belonged to.
58. My parents played music every Sunday before work at their Chinese restaurant. People came to play with them, predominantly koto, but also shakuhachi and shamisen.
K – Kayoko Wakita K But the weekends were taken up because my parents went back to, of course, the music, thei… 続きを読む 58. My parents played music every Sunday before work at their Chinese restaurant. People came to play with them, predominantly koto, but also shakuhachi and shamisen.
53. Joined the musician’s union to play Japanese instruments for films, which paid for my college tuition. My father also played in many films such as “House of Bamboo.”
K – Kayoko Wakita S – Shirley Muramoto K And then I had calls from people that played koto, so then I was… And… 続きを読む 53. Joined the musician’s union to play Japanese instruments for films, which paid for my college tuition. My father also played in many films such as “House of Bamboo.”
38. My father, who mostly played Miyagi Michio’s modern compositions, learned shakuhachi classics from Tamada (Nyohyo) in camp.
K – Kayoko Wakita K there was a man named “Tamada”, Tamada Sensei, and he was a master of classics. So my fath… 続きを読む 38. My father, who mostly played Miyagi Michio’s modern compositions, learned shakuhachi classics from Tamada (Nyohyo) in camp.
37. (2 segments) My father took two or three shakuhachi to camp; there were many others who also brought shakuhachi into camp.
K – Kayoko Wakita K he took his shakuhachi in, and he had two with him, two or three with him because they wer… 続きを読む 37. (2 segments) My father took two or three shakuhachi to camp; there were many others who also brought shakuhachi into camp.
36. (2 segments) People made music stands for shakuhachi and koto so that they could sit on chairs to play.
K – Kayoko Wakita S – Shirley Muramoto S (showing Kayoko photo of music stands from Manzanar) Were these music… 続きを読む 36. (2 segments) People made music stands for shakuhachi and koto so that they could sit on chairs to play.
35. My father had a stack of writing in Japanese about traditional Japanese music, yet had to burn it all before going to camp.
K – Kayoko Wakita K he was writing about the musicians here as well as in Japan because he was in touch with m… 続きを読む 35. My father had a stack of writing in Japanese about traditional Japanese music, yet had to burn it all before going to camp.