Hudson River Museum Summer Amphitheater
September 10, 2023, 2:00 pm –4:00 pm
Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
Join Masayo Ishigue and Miyabi Koto Shamisen Ensemble for an immersive experience of Japanese traditional and contemporary music in the exhibition galleries, surrounded by Kengo Kito: Unity on the Hudson. The four musicians will play the koto, a plucked half-tube stringed zither, and the shamisen, a 3-string instrument that resembles a banjo.
The koto, the national instrument of Japan, first came to Japan from China and Korea in the seventh century. Initially found only in the Imperial Court Ensemble (gagaku), the koto later took on a life of its own both in and out of court society. Today the koto is one of the most popular Japanese instruments, despite its tradition of being limited to art and chamber music. The shamisen originated in China and came to Japan through Okinawa. The exact date of its arrival is unknown, but reference to the shamisen’s presence in mainland Japan is found in early Buddhist scriptures.
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