Reigakusha

Thursday / September 19, 2019 / 8 p.m.

Reigakusha

Click here to buy ticketsGagaku is Japan’s oldest and most venerated orchestral music, dating back to the Imperial Court of the 8th century. The ethereal tones and timbres are synonymous with stately court life, and the leading gagaku ensemble Reigakusha presents the full spectrum of ceremonial music, from thousand-year-old pieces to contemporary works by Toru Takemitsu and Sukeyasu Shiba. “Mesmerizing in their delicacy and precision” (The New York Times), Reigakusha marks the ascension of Japan’s Crown Prince in 2019 with a rare U.S. visit and a celebratory dance to honor the coronation of the new emperor.

Tickets: $25 adults, $6 youth and students; or save 20% with a World Stage subscription.
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Japan’s Reigakusha ensemble will demonstrate the instruments and techniques of gagaku, the country’s oldest and most venerated orchestral music, dating back to the Imperial Court of the 8th century. The demonstration is part of Dr. Larry Stockton’s Music 103: Introduction to World Music Traditions, and is free and open to the public, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon in the Williams Center for the Arts’ main theater.

 

Japan Society, Japan Foundation, Arts Council Tokyo, Expo '70 logosThe North American tour of Reigakusha: Gagaku & Bugaku is produced and organized by Japan Society, New York, NY, and supported by Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), The Japan Foundation, The JEC Fund, and The Asahi Shimbun Foundation.