Songs For My Sensei

August 25th, 2008 by admin | Comments Off

In 1978, Mark Izu began studying “sho” with Sensei Togi Suenobu, a musician in Japan’s Imperial Court who is a consummate master of both Gagaku and Western orchestral instruments.

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Upcoming Events

March 18, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki performs Tales of the Pacific Rim at Performing Arts for Youth, San Mateo. For grades 3 and up. Performances will be held at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. http://www.performingartsforyouth.org/season.html

March 27, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki performs Tales of the Pacific Rim at the Families Eating and Storytelling Together 3rd Annual Storytelling Festival & Potluck. Walden School, Pasadena. 2PM-8PM.

April 15, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki performs Legend of the Morning Glory as part of the World Theater Performing Arts Series at California State University of Monterey Bay. Performance is open to the public. 7:30 PM.

September 20-26, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki performing at the International Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, Tennessee.

October 28, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu perform Japanese Ghost Stories for Matcha Night at the Asian Museum, 5-9 PM

Upcoming Events

Thu 3/18/2010: Brenda Wong Aoki performs Tales of the Pacific Rim at Performing Arts for Youth, San Mateo
Sat 3/27/2010: Tales of the Pacific Rim at 3rd Annual Storytelling Festival & Potluck
Thu 4/1/2010: Mark Izu at Matcha Night
Thu 4/15/2010: The Legend of Morning Glory at California State University of Monterey Bay

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Founded by Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu in 1995, the mission of the non-profit First Voice is to create and develop the stories and music of people living between worlds. Critical to this mission is "personal experience" or "voice" as essential to authentic pan-world culture. Please help support First Voice with a donation.

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