Desert Wind and Strings

Desert Wind and Strings

Join us for musical performances by koto musician Shirley Muramoto, her students, and guest artist, Bando Hiroshichiro.

By Friends of the Topaz Museum

Date and time

Saturday, November 4, 2023 · 2 - 4pm PDT

Location

J-Sei

1285 66th Street Emeryville, CA 94608

About this event

Koto musician Shirley Muramoto and her students will perform on newly restored koto and shamisen instruments that were last played in Topaz camp. The audience will also hear the music of a restored shakuhachi that was owned by an internee in the Fort Lincoln Department of Justice camp in Bismarck, North Dakota. Kabuki dancer and teacher Bando Hiroshichiro will perform a Nihon Buyo traditional dance that was well known to the issei generation.

Suggested donation: $10-$15. Limited seating available.

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