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Updated!! 2008 Summer

Kazue Sawai and the Sawai Koto and Shamisen Academy New York

Date	Location	Description	Contact
2008 JANUARY
January 15th, 2008 7:00-9:00pm	New Years party for members Japan Society NYC. 333 East 47th st New York.10017	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure, Motoko Kuroda
FEBRUARY
February 4th, 2008 9:15am-10:40am	Koto Lecture Demonstration Collegiate School 260 W 78th St New York, NY 10024	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure
February 6th, 2008 10:00am-10:40am	Koto and Shakuhachi Lecture Demonstration Collegiate School 260 W 78th St New York, NY 10024	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Shakuhachi/ Marco Lienhard
February 11th, 2008 6:10pm -7:25pm	Koto and Shamisen Lecuture Demonstration Columbia University 2960 Broadway New York, NY 10027-6902	Koto and shamisen/ Masayo Ishigure	General Information: (212) 854-1754
February 16th, 2008	Yass hakoshima Movment Thatre Puffin Foundation LTd Teaneck NJ	Pantomime/ Yass Hakoshima Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Tabla/ Samir Chatterjee Pipa/ Min Xiao Fen	(201) 836-.8923
Feb 17th, 2008 2:00pm	Queens Museum	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Pipa/ Min Xiao Fen
Feb 22nd, 2008 Friday 8:00pm	Masayo Ishigure: koto and shamisen recital Tenri Cultural Institute 43A W13th street New York, NY 10011	Koto and Sahmaisen/ Masayo Ishigure and Koto Emsenble Miyabi Guest performer Shakuhachi/ James Schlefer Japanese Jiuta style Dance/ Sumijyo Kanzaki
February 23rd 2008	Yass hakoshima Movment Thatre Sussex County Community College Newton NJ	Pantomime/ Yass Hakoshima Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Tabla/ Samir Chatterjee Pipa/ Min Xiao Fen
MARCH
March 2nd, 2008	Hina Matsuri Japan Society 333 East 47th st NYC. 10017	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure
March 4th, 2008 6:30pm	The Metropolitan Museum of Art museum	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure
March 20th, 2008	Yass hakoshima Movment Thatre Ailey Citi group Theartre 405 west 55th Street New York NY 10019	Pantomime/ Yass Hakoshima Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Tabla/ Samir Chatterjee Pipa/ Min Xiao Fen	212-405-9000
March 29th, 2008 4pm	National Cherry Blossom Festival Committee Performance Opening Ceremony NCBF in Washington DC	Koto/Masayo Ishigure Taiko/Kenny Endo Fue/Kaoru Watanabe
APRIL
April 5th, 2008 7:00pm-9:00pm	Koto Lecture Demonstration and Concert Sponsored by Music from Japan Yasuragi Center PO Box 178 862 Route 6. Mahopac NY 10541	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure	845-628-5425www.yasuragicenter.com
April 9th, 2008 8pm-9pm	WEST VIRGINIA MARSHAL UNIVERSITY 400 Hal Greer Blvd. Huntington, West Virginia 25755	Koto/Masayo Ishigure	Free 304-696-3170
April 12th, 2008 11am-6pm	Sakura Matsuri in Washington D.C 12th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure and koto Ensemble “Miyabi” Washington DC Members	www.us-japan.org/dc/sakura.php
April 13th, 2008 2 pm-3:30 pm	University of Virginia Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center of Charlottesville　 1400 Melbourne Road Charlottesville, VA 22901	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure. Claudia Erland. Keiko Nishihama Shakuhachi /Masahiro Nishihama	434-979-9532
April 17th, 2008	Koto  Lecture/Demonstration Umass
April 18th, 2008 9am -10am 8pm -9pm	Sakura Matsuri Festival University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 9A Curry Hicks University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure, Masako Kikuchi	www.fineartscenter.com/asian 413-545-1980
April 18th, 2008	Sakura Festival Keio Academy.  USA	Koto/Charles Tang,   Motoko Kuroda Shakuhachi/Gelnn Swan
April 25th, 2008	Koto Concert in Connecticut	Koto/Masayo  Ishigure
April 26th, 2008 1pm-2:30pm	"JCSB-CANON Essay Competition Award Ceremony" Stony Brook University Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure
MAY
May 2nd, 2008 8pm	Koto Shakuhachi Concert Thalia Symphony space 2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Shakuhachi / Marco Lienhard	www.symphonyspace.org 212-864-5400
May 3rd, 2008	Sakura Matsuri in Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11794	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure and Koto Shamisen Ensemble“Miyabi”	631-632-6000
May 4th, 2008 4:15Pm-5:00Pm	Sakura Matsuri in Brooklyn Botanical Garden Cherry Esplanade Stage 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn NY.11225	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure and Koto Shamisen Ensemble“Miyabi”	http://www.bbg.org
May 17th, 2008 1:00-4:30 PM	Midori & Friends Children's day The Sony Plaza Public Arcade 550 Madison Ave (between 55th St & 56th St) New York, NY	Koto/ Masyao ishigure   Yuko Motoki, Ryo Motoki, Miku okada	(212) 767-1300 (reservations) or first-come, first-served　SONY PLAZA PUBLIC ARCADEwww.sonywondertechlab.com
May 17th, 2008 6ー8ＰＭ	Mira Nakashima-Yarnall The National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South　New York, NY 10003	Koto/ Masayo Ishgiure, Sakurako Kataoka
May 20th-21st. 2008 11am -12pm	School Show Taiko and Koto Performance Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025-6990	Taiko/Taiko-za Koto/Masayo Ishigure	Tel 212.864.1414 info@symphonyspace.org
May 22nd, 2008 7pm-9pm	Exhibition of Nakashima-Yarnell The National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure	www.nationalartsclub.org 212-475-3424
May 28th, 2008	Taiko and Koto Performance Riverside State park	Taiko/ Taiko-Za Koto/ Masayo Ishigure	www.Taikoza.com
JUNE
June 1st, 2008 3PM-4PM	Sachiyo Ito  Salon Series No.32 Renku and Dance: An Afternoon of Improvisation Tenri Cultural Institute	Dance  Sachiyo Ito koto  Masayo Ishigure shakuhachi   Jemas percussion　Yukio Tsuji
June 20th, 2008 7-9:30PM	Koto and Shakuhachi Concert Glen Oaks Club	koto  Masayo Ishigure   Motoko Kuroda Shakuhchi   TBA
JULY
AUGUST
August 5th, 2008 8:00-10:00pm	Universal peace day The anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshma The Riverside Church (Riverside Drive & W. 121 St. New York)	Koto/ Masayo Ishgiure Piano & voice/ Shinji Harada	Free
SEPTEMBER
September 12th, 2008 6pm-9:30pm	Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of NY Buddhist Church The Sony Club 550 Madison Avenue at 55th Street	Music and Talk/ Shinji Harada Koto/ Masayo Ishgiure	Contact : Rev. TK Nakagaki (212-678-0305)
September 15th, 2008	Fuji Film Corporate Event South Carolina	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Shakuhachi/ Shoji Mizumoto
September 21st, 2008 3pm	Isamu Noguchi Museum Concert	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Shakuhachi/ Ralph Samuelson
September 30th, 2008 8pm	Music from Japan The Construction Company 10 East 18th street, New York, NY 10003	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Violin/ Theresa Salomon Cello/ James Wilson Piano/ Kathryn Woodard	212-924-7882 http://theconstructioncompany.org Price: $15/10
OCTOBER
October 2nd, 2008 7:00PM	Music from Japan Sackler Gallery of Smithsonian Institute	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Violin/ Theresa Salomon Cello/ James Wilson Piano/ Kathryn Woodard	Free tickets required
October 5th, 2008 7:30PM	Live Performance Drom 85 Ave. A (Bet. 5 & 6 Ave)New York	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Shakuhachi/ Watanabe Gazan Piano/ Kuni Mikami	212-777-1157 cover charge $ 10 www.dromnyc.com
October 10th, 2008 10-11AM	Koto and Shamisen Lecture Literature & Materials The Juilliard School 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, N.Y.C., NY	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure
October 12th, 2008 TBA	Masayo Ishigure Koto and Shamisen Studens Small Concert	Masayo Ishigure and Koto Shamisen stundets	Free
October 16th, 2008 6:30-7:30pm	Hadrian Awards Gala and Reception Plaza Hotel New York. NY 768 5th Avenue	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure
October 17th, 2008 8pm	East Winds Ensemble Concert German Evan gelical Lutherran Church of St. Paul	Koto/Masayo Ishigure Shakuhachi   Marco Lienhard percussion    Barbara Merjan	$15 212-481-4886( Ishigure)
October 22nd, 2008 6:30pm	Louts fine arts Gala Party	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure Shakuhachi/ Ralph Samuelson Japanese Dance/ Tomie Hann
October 23rd, 2008 6-9pm	Botanical Garden	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure and Ensemble "Miyabi "
NOVEMBER
November 5th, 2008	Yale University	Koto/ Masayo Ishigure, Charles Tang, motoko Kuroda Shakuhachi/ James Schlefer
November 8th, 2008 1:00 and 2:00pm	Chrysanth festivel In the Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall The New York Botanical Garden	Koto and shamisen/ Masayo Ishigure and group Miyabi	TBA
November 13th, 2008	Timken Museum of Art in Balboa Park San Diego	Koto& lecture/ Masayo Ishigure
November 14th, 2008 7:30pm〜	San Diedo Chamber Orchestra St. Paul's Cathedral. Down Town  San Diego	Guest Soloist Koto/ Masayo Ishigure
November 17th, 2008 7:30pm〜	San Diedo Chamber Orchestra Sherwood Auditorium. La Jolla	Guest Soloist Koto/ Masayo Ishigure
November 18th, 2008 7:30pm〜	San Diedo Chamber Orchestra Del Mar country Club. Rancho Santa Fe	Guest Soloist Koto/ Masayo Ishigure
November 23rd, 2008 TBA	Taikoza Concert Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025	Taiko/Taikoza Koto/Masayo Ishigure
DECEMBER
December 4th, 2008 5.30 PM	British Museum of Art under Yale University in New Haven, CT	Koto/Masayo Ishigure Pipa/Min Xiao Fen Tabla/Samir Chatterjee	TBA

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