SCHEDULE & CONTENT
EVENT#1
ESS SUNDAY BRUNCH
with Kyle Chōmei Kamal Helou
SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2024
| Session 1 | 10h00 – 10h15 | ro-buki |
| Session 2 | 10h20 – 11h20 | open session |
| Session 3 | 11h30– 12h30 | Watazumi no Shirabe by Watazumido |
| Note: individual session duration may change |
About
The season starts off on the 3. November with the new format of ESS Shakuhachi Sunday Brunch, a mix of informal gathering and formal teaching open to all levels, but in particular we welcome all you shakuhachi beginners and elementary players. The Sunday Brunch is a free event to attend and will be led by an experienced shakuhachi player and teacher. Each brunch starts off with blowing some ro-buki together to get into the spirit, followed by an open forum where we will accommodate teachings about techniques, an open mic kind of slot, where you can present your playing to get feedback from the session leader, talks and other type of presentations or discussions as well as Q & A about shakuhachi related issues. Finally the last hour or so, there will be a specific piece taught.
Our ‘Chef de partie’ for the first Sunday Shakuhachi Brunch on 3. November is Kyle Chōmei Kamal Helou. Afterwards, we have two more ESS Sunday Brunch events lined up for you: Hélène Seiyu Codjo on 2. March 2025 and tba 4. May 2025. Don’t miss them.
Study materials
Study materials (notation, mp3, fingering charts) will be available to registered participants from about two weeks before the event. If you have not received any email by the 27. October do contact us. Please check your email junk folder too.
Kyle Chōmei Kamal Helou
Kyle Chōmei, born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1973, moved to Wayne, PA, in 1987. A graduate from the Philosophy Department of Villanova University, he is currently a shakuhachi performer, teacher, and ji-nashi shakuhachi maker based in Dubai. Awarded the professional name Chōmei (調盟) by the Chikumeisha, he teaches both Kinko-ryū and Watazumido shakuhachi methods. Kyle began his shakuhachi studies in 1998 under Steven Rowland. After moving to Japan in 2001, he continued his training with Christopher Yohmei Blasdel and Kinya Sogawa.
In addition to his musical pursuits, Kyle is a 6th DAN Shotokan Karate-Do instructor and a graduate of the elite JKS Master Instructor training program. He oversees JKS Middle East and teaches Karate at his own dojo, Harmony Shotokan Karate-Do Academy, in Dubai. Kyle’s holistic approach integrates the discipline of martial breathing with the meditative practice of shakuhachi, offering a unique blend of cultural and personal development.
Free participation for 3. Nov
but you need to register below (closed now)
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