SCHEDULE & CONTENT
EVENT#2
ESS SUNDAY BRUNCH
with Kiku Day
SUNDAY 7. DECEMBER 2025
| Session 1 | 10h00 – 10h30 | Robuki and meditation on robuki |
| Session 2 | 10h30 – 11h00 | Talk, Q&A, and musical excerpts from the Myōan and Zensabo repertoires |
| Session 3 | 11h15 – 12h30 | Teaching Choshi/Honte no shirabe and Kyushu Reibo from Zensabo and Myōan styles |
| Session 4 | 12h30 – 13h00 | Comments, questions |
About
The programme, this time led by Kiku Day, is our fifth event under the banner of ESS Shakuhachi Sunday Brunch, which each time takes on a particular flavour due to the workshop teacher.
In general it is a mix of informal gathering and formal teaching open to all levels, though we particular keen to reach beginners and elementary players with the content and structure of the programme. Nevertheless we usually have a mix of all playing levels present – there is always something to learn and share whatever level you are.
The Sunday Brunch is a free event to attend and will be led by an experienced shakuhachi player and teacher. Each brunch contains some form of blowing some ro-buki together to get into the spirit and the teaching of a specific piece and/or teachings about techniques. Furthermore there is an open forum with 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.
Kiku Day
Kiku Day is an ethnomusicologist and shakuhachi player. She studied the traditional repertoire with master Okuda Atsuya in Tokyo for eleven years before returning to Europe and is dedicated to the dissemination of the traditional repertoire as well as creating a contemporary repertoire for the jinashi shakuhachi.
Recently, she has earned a Kaiden certificate from Myōan-ji, having studied with the kansu Sakai Genshin.
Day has taught shakuhachi both individual and in group lessons for more than 20 years and has organised many shakuhachi festivals and is behind World Shakuhachi Day together with Genshin.
Free participation for 7 December
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