Activities

 

2021 – 2022

Pomona Faculty Recital
Soloist in chamber music by Karl Kohn
Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music, Pomona College, Claremont, CA

Hogoku Journal
Featured article and interview about my shakuhachi life
www.hogaku.com
Tokyo, Japan

Wintersession CalArts
Co-taught and curated online intensive course in notation systems from Japan, Korea, and China
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

Yamashiro Restaurant
Soloist on shakuhachi
Los Angeles, CA

Rockies Shakuhachi Camp
Participant in online shakuhachi instruction and performance
on Zoom, but led by those in Boulder, CO

Recording Karl Kohn double CD, complete works for flute
Soloist in solo and chamber music by Karl Kohn
Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music, Pomona College, Claremont, CA

Karl Kohn double CD, complete works for flute
Completed editing, cover art, photography and liner notes
Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music, Pomona College, Claremont, CA

Karl Kohn double CD, Encounters: complete works for flute
RELEASED by Bridge Records
Sponsored in part by Pomona College, Claremont, CA, CalArts, Valencia, CA, and the Ditson Fund of Columbia University, NY

Recording Grants received for Karl Kohn double CD, Encounters: complete works for flute
Pomona College large Research grant, Claremont, CA
CalArts, Faculty Development Fund Grants, Valencia, CA
Ditson Fund of Columbia University, NY                                             

World Shakuhachi Day
Shakuhachi soloist in honkyoku San’ya
International 12-hour Zoom event

Pomona Faculty Recital
Soloist in chamber music by Varèse, Messiaen, and Henry Cowell
Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music, Pomona College, Claremont, CA

Celebrating the Life of Tom Morton
Flute soloist in chamber music by Karl Kohn, Debussy, Copland Shakuhachi soloist in honkyoku Tamuke
All Saints Episcopal Church, Riverside, CA

Southern California Junior Bach Festival
Adjudicator in flute competition
Brea United Methodist Church, Brea, CA

Pomona Faculty Recital
Soloist in chamber music by Poulenc, and Fauré
Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music, Pomona College, Claremont, CA

World Music Festival
Co-directed performance by CalArts Japan Ensemble
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

Kabuki Performance
Shakuhachi and taiko musician in
Gohiiki Kanjincho: Great Favorite Subscription List
Seaver Theater Mainstage, Pomona College, Claremont, CA

Japan-Armenia Friendship Event
Hana Hibiki performed works by Japanese and Armenian composers
sponsored by Japan Foundation & General Consulate of Japan
Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America,
Los Angeles, CA

Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies at UCLA, Grant received
Funding for CalArts Japan Ensemble to support outreach concerts and exposure to and teaching of Japanese music
Los Angeles, CA

Grammophone Magazine
Review and interview about Karl Kohn double CD, Encounters
sponsored in part by Pomona College, Claremont, CA, CalArts, Valencia, CA, and the Ditson Fund of Columbia University, NY

2019 – 2020

Descanso Gardens Outdoor Concert
Soloist in works for shakuhachi, and koto with Kozue Matsumoto
Pasadena, CA

Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden Outdoor Concert
Soloist in works for shakuhachi, and koto with Kozue Matsumoto
Pasadena, CA

The Japanese Garden Outdoor Concert
Soloist in works for shakuhachi, koto and taiko with Kozue Matsumoto and Wells Leng
The Japanese Garden in Van Nuys, CA

CalArts Writing for Winds Remote Recordings Spring 2020
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

Yoga Therapy for MS
Weekly Yoga Therapy and Meditation classes for people with MS
Held remotely via Zoom after March 10
My Strength Wellness Program, Southern California

Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing Concerts
monthly performances of original compositions and improvisations
Buddhamouse, Claremont, CA

Music Teachers’ Association of California
Adjudicator in Concerto Competition 2020
San Fernando East Valley Branch, Keyboard Concepts, Van Nuys, CA

Undergraduate and Graduate student recitals
curated concerts and coached works (Spring 2020 Remote recital coaching)
The Wild Beast, and Roy O. Disney Hall, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

Spirituality in Japanese Music Podcast
Performance and lecture Demonstration, The Harmonic Self class for PeaceLabyrith.org
Soloist in works for shakuhachi and koto with Kozue Matsumoto
Los Angeles, CA (Remote recording, broadcast worldwide)

Teaching Everything Online
All of my work has gone online, via Zoom, Skype, or Facetime
Lessons in flute, shakuhachi, reiki, pilates, and yoga, available online
Group classes in academic subjects, and group classes in yoga, pilates and reiki, available online.
Remote recording of flutes and shakuhachi available online