Special Guest Artist from Japan
日本より特別客演：
Senba Kokun (Tsuzumi - percussion)
仙波宏薫/鼓
Renowned tsuzumi (Japanese drum) artist and instructor. She has conducted many workshops and seminars internationally and performs and tours extensively in Japan and the United States.
著名な鼓奏者、師範の仙波宏薫先生は、この演奏会のため特別に日本からおいでになります。どうも有難うございます。数多くのワークショップやセミナー及び演奏旅行を日本と米国において幅広くこなされています。
Guest Artists 客演：
Sakura Chorus with Miyoko Hataye, Conductor
さくらコーラス （指揮：波多江美代子）
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Bando Hidesomi (Japanese Dance)
坂東秀十美/日本舞踊
Yonamine Keiko Okinawa Dance Group
与那嶺恵子沖縄舞踊グループ Joseph Jones and Akiko Yamauchi
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Atsushi Gushi (Taiko)
具志厚/和太鼓
Jim Thompson (Shakuhachi)
ジム・トンプソン/尺八
Saeko Kujiraoka (Koto)
鯨岡佐枝子/琴
Katsuko Teruya (Koto)
照屋勝子/琴
Yoshie Teuffel (Flute and Shinobue)
ヨシエ・トイフェル/フルート、篠笛
Bill Crowley (Master of Ceremony and Rakugo)
ビル・クラウリー/司会、落語
A graduate of Stanford with a degree in Political Science, Bill Crowley lived in Japan for 7 years, during which time he was introduced to Rakugo, the traditional art of Japanese comic storytelling by the late Rakugo Master Katsura Shijaku.
Bill became the first non-Japanese professional Rakugo performer and had a successful career in both Rakugo and as a performer and host of national shows on Japanese Television. He is currently a SAG actor working in TV and film as well as a cultural consultant to multinational corporations.
Bill became the first non-Japanese professional Rakugo performer and had a successful career in both Rakugo and as a performer and host of national shows on Japanese Television. He is currently a SAG actor working in TV and film as well as a cultural consultant to multinational corporations.