Events Calendar
Kyoko Tadaoka and Adrian Freedman Concert
Date: September, 21st 2014 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
On 21st September, we are thrilled to have Kyoko Tadaoka come and perform on traditional Japanese instruments. She will be telling stories illustrated with music and will also tell us about her instruments and their use in both traditional and more modern Japanese music and performance.
Kyoko Tadaoka was born and raised on Okinawa Island, the southernmost, tropical part of Japan, far from the mainland, with its own distinctive culture. Since a young age Kyoko has been singing Okinawan songs, and since 2003 she began to study the Sanshin, Okinawan banjo, performing in the Nomura style of Classical Uta-Sanshin. Currently she lives in the UK where she is studying for a PhD in Contemplation and Time at Plymouth University. She has performed Okinawan folk music at concerts and festivals around the UK. She is a member of Japanese myth and music production Mukashi Mukashi!.
Kyoko wil be joined by Adrian Freedman –Shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
Adrian Freedman is a composer and shakuhachi player. He studied music at Manchester University and Guildhall School of Music and then spent seven years in Japan learning the shakuhachi with Grand Master Yokoyama Katsuya.
Adrian has performed solo shakuhachi recitals in Zen temples across Japan and at world music and folk music festivals. He has composed soundtracks for contemporary theatre and dance, and has collaborated in countless performances and recordings with musicians from across the spectrum of classical, traditional, electronic and world music.
