Four Seasons in NY

New York, where Yoko Reikano Kimura is based, is culturally diverse, and its music scene reflects the rich variety from around the world. As a Japanese instrumentalist, Kimura hopes to introduce the brilliance of classical Japanese music, which is still being passed on to this day for many centuries, and started this concert series in the fall of 2015. The series has been held at Center for Remembering and Sharing’s White Room near Union Square, and features each season’s representative traditional musical works along with colorful and delicate Japanese style confectionaries prepared by mochi Rin.

Vol. 12

Summer

Sunday, August 12^th, 2018

• Program will be announced soon!

Vol. 11

Spring

Sunday, April 1^th, 2018

• Sekiheki no Fu – Battle of Red Cliff – (by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima)
• Mittsu no Dansho – Three Fragments – (by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima)
• Kumiuta: Akashi (by Kitajima-kengyo)

Vol. 10

Winter

Friday, January 19^th, 2018

• Kokin-shou for solo jiuta sangen (by Seiho Kineya)
• Rokudan no Shirabe (by Yatsuhashi-kengyo)
• Chanoyu Ondo – The Load of Tea Ceremony – (by Kikuoka-kengyo)
• Spring Sea (by Michio Miyagi)
• *Special guest, Souheki Mori (Tea master)

Vol. 9

Autumn

Sunday, November 5^th, 2017

• Aki no Nanakusa – The Seven Autumn Flowers – (by Showa Yamato)
• Banshiki-cho for solo sangen (by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima)
• Nasuno – Fire Fox – (by Yamada-kengyo)

Vol. 8

Summer

Saturday, August 5^th, 2017

• Hototogisu – Little Cuckoo – (by Yamada-kengyo)
• Sarashi (by Fukakusa-kengyo)
• Omoide – Nostalgia – (by Kimio Eto)

Vol. 7

Spring

Saturday, April 22th, 2017

• Haru no Uta – Song of Spring – (by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima)
• Enoshima no Kyoku – Song of Enoshima – (by Yamada-kengyo)
• Miyako no Haru – Spring in Kyoto – (by Yamase Shoin)

Vol. 6

Winter

Saturday, January 28^th, 2017

• Midare Rinzetsu (by Yatsuhashi-kengyo)
• Ōmi-Hakkei – Eight Landscapes in Ōmi – (by Manwa Yamato)
• Yachiyo-Jishi (by Fujieda-kengyo)

Vol. 5

Autumn

Saturday, November 12^th, 2016

• Aki Shizuka – Tranquility of Autumn – (by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima)
• Saga no Aki – Autumn in Saga – (by Kikusue-koto)
• Tsuki no En – Ode to Moon – (by Seiho Kineya)

Vol. 4

Summer

Sunday, July 17^th, 2016

• Chidori no Kyoku – Song of Plovers – (by Yoshizawa kengyo)
• Natsu no Nagame – Ode to Summer – (by Yamaki kengyo Ⅱ)
• Chōryō – Tide – (by Seiju Suzuki)

Vol. 3

Spring

Saturday, April 23^rd, 2016

• Miyako no Haru – Spring time in Kyoto – (by Shoin Yamase Ⅲ)
• Kagerou no Odori – Mirage Dance – (by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima)
• Sakura-gari – Cherry Blossom Viewing – (by Yamada-kengyo)

Vol. 2

Winter

Saturday, February 13^th, 2016

• Rokudan no shirabe (by Yatsuhashi-kengyo)
• Hana no Kumo (by Shoin Yamase I)
• Kyorai (by Seiho Kineya)

Vol. 1

Autumn

Saturday, November 28^th, 2015

• Hachidan no Shirabe (by Yatsuhashi-kengyo)
• Banshiki-cho for solo sangen (by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima)
• Kumiuta: Akashi (by Kitajima-kengyo)