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Schedule of Performances

Notre Dame High School

April 15, 2016

Students of Notre Dame High School worked very hard on “Ume to San San” of Dojoji using their extra cullicular periods. Regardless of such limited numbers of lessons, they did a great job.

Thank you card-1

Thank you card -2
Dear Watabe Sensei,

Thank you for teaching my the shamisen throughout this semester. At first, I thought that it would be hard to go back to a string instrument after I had been playing a wind instrument for a long time. Fortunately, was not the case due to your teaching. By reporting to the Japanese room every x-period, I was always presented with a lively Japanese musical instructor. This was a nice change from the loud instruments I usually play with. On the days when I would practice the shamisen, I would practice outside where the wind blows. As time progressed, I found this little area where you cannot hear anything, but the wind, as my special place. Here, I was able the to play the shamisen without worry as I played. Thinking back, it was a nice experience learning the shamisen and I cannot forget it. The emotions casted off by the shamisen, to the music was just amazing. Thank you for teaching me this wonderful Japanese instrument.

Your student,
Ritchie Zelaya

Schedule of Performances

Luncheon at Kyoto Hotel

Sunday June 7, 2015  at 12:30pm

Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo, LA

328 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Yamato Osho-sensei will visit Los Angeles first time since she became the 3rd head master of Yatogaku School.  We will have a luncheon with performances.

Yamatogaku is one of the modernized Japanese shamisen music that began in 1933.

Program:

Ame, Rain – One summer day when it is raining, a girl recalls the day when the hydrangea was blooming a year ago.  She goes to a shrine in the morning and wishes for her love to be fulfilled.

Kitsune,  A Fox –  This is a fairy tale.  A fox will buy a furisode and obi using coins of fallen leaves and go for wedding riding a horse.

Edo Matsuri, A Festival at Tokyo

Katada Kimisen & Co. will perform KAGE BAYASHI (percussion and sound effects)

This luncheon needs reservation by May 31 as below:

Invitation and schedule of Yamato-sensei

Schedule of Performances

Monterey Park Cherry Blossom Festival

Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 4:00pm

Barnes Park at Inside Demonstration Stage

350 S. McPherrin Ave.  Monterey Park

http://www.montereypark.ca.gov/673/Cherry-Blossom-Festival

Program

Nagauta:   Matsuri, or festival

Yamatogaku:  Ume, or Japanese Apricot Blossom

Yamatogaku: Edo no Nigiwai, or Fun at Town of Edo

Nagauta: Echigo Jishi, or A Lion Dancer from Echigo

Collaborations with Nagauta Shiki no Kai and Yamatogaku USA  Kimisen Katada & Co will play Hayashi (drums and sound effects)