Gunnar Jinmei Linder, 尺八(Shakuhachi) - Japanese bamboo flute

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This site was published on August 10, 2010. There has been 10669 visitors since then.
Updated on 2012-05-07 (月) 14:48:20 (Standard Japanese Time)

NEW!

• I will perform as an introduction to a lecture by the Tibetan Lama Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche in Stockholm on June 6, 2012. The theme is: Common sense, philosophy, and realization. For details, please go to Performances. (2012-05-07)

• Performance in Stockholm (Vallentuna) on May 27. Details to follow under Performances. (2012-05-01)

• I will attend the Prague Shakuhachi Festival 2012 (Aug 24-28). Details to follow, but a short notice about the festival can be found at the ESS Forum. (2012-04-28)

• I successfully defended my PhD Dissertation at a public defense at Stockholm University, Department of Oriental Languages. Faculty Examiner was Professor Thomas Hare of Princeton University, NJ, USA. The proceedings were chaired by Professor Gunilla Linberg-Wada.
  The dissertation is available as pdf: Deconstructing Tradition in japanese Music: A Study of Shakuhachi, Historical Authenticity and Transmission of Tradition. See also Writings for details. (2012-03-17)
  　　

Professor Thomas Hare & Gunnar Jinmei Linder.
Examining Committee members (seated) Professor Håkan Lundström and Professor Marie Söderberg. The third member of the Examining Committee, Professor Barbro Klein, is not visible in the picture.
To the right (standing), Professor Gunilla Lindberg-Wada.
(Photo: Viktor Linder.)

• I have added some photos to the Gallery. (2011-10-11)

• The list of errata for my book on Kinko-ryū Honkyoku is updated (see Writings). (2011-10-06)

• The “8th Helsinki Workshop” with Gunnar Jinmei Linder ended successfully. (2011-10-04)

• The Prague Shakuhachi Festival 2011, August 25-29, was a great success. Perfect venue, very good organization, and great programming. See also Performances for details on my own performances. (2011-09-08)

• The dates of the 2012 World Shakuhachi Festival are now officially announced. The festival will be held in Kyoto, June 1 to 4, 2012. (2011-07-06)

• I have begun SKYPE-lessons. Please contact me for details. (2011-07-01)

• There are now samples of all ten pieces in my book on Kinko-ryū Honkyoku. Please see Writings. (2011-07-01)

• The book on advanced honkyoku performance techniques (see Writings for details) is now also available through Taihei Shakuhachi. (2011-06-22)

• I have updated YouTube links to performances including Yamaguchi Gorō. I have divided them in Honkyoku and Gaikyoku/Sankyoku. Go to About, and then use the List of Contents to navigate to "Yamaguchi Gorō performances". Most of the recordings seems to have been taken from TV broadcasts. Some of the files may be a bit heavy. (2011-02-02)

• Here you can find a complete listing of pieces covered in the basic repertoire (shihan) of Kinko-ryū Chikumei-sha Shakuhachi.

Longer section of two pieces. More samples under Recordings.

Soon there will be an update of "Writings", including articles to be published at the university in Prague. The articles are based on the papers I delivered during the Conference part of the Festival in Prague, on August 29 and August 30, 2010. The first paper deals with an outline of a structural analysis of the phrase in honkyoku. The second paper deals with the issue whether the pre-komusō monks, the boro-boro and komosō, actually did play the shakuhachi, and how religious they actually were. The articles about the boro-boro was published in the ESS Journal 2011.

Under "Writings" you can also read about my new book. The book includes ten (10) Kinko-ryū honkyoku pieces, with detailed phrase-by-phrase explanations on performance techniques. There is also a chapter relating to my research in structural analysis of phrases. I have added some samples from the three CD's included with the book on the homepage (see Writings), as well as some sample pages from the book. The three CD's that come with the book of course include all ten pieces covered in the book.

Updated pages and other info

• I have added explanations to the pieces on the three CD albums that appear under "Recordings". So far, I have added three samples for each of the three albums and more samples will be added later.

• The password protected page for downloading workshop material for workshop participants (see Downloads), and the pages for Online lessons are getting updated gradually. The preparations for online tutorials are proceeding.