WMI Plus At Home - Adam Robinson with Ralph Samuelson
WMI PLUS At Home experiences bring music from around the world into the comfort of your home. Renowned artists share their lives, instruments, and stories from their personal environments, bringing an intimacy and uniqueness to each event. These talks are led by fellow musicians, journalists, and ethnomusicologists. Live captioning will be provided during the event.
We are thrilled to provide these events for FREE. If you are able to make a donation of any amount while registering for this event, it will help us to keep the music playing. THANK YOU!
Monday, March 24, 2025 – 6 PM EST
WMI Plus At Home Experiences are free of charge, but you must register to reserve your space. You will receive an order confirmation once your registration is complete that includes the link to the event. Only registered participants will receive email instructions on how to join the event via Zoom online. Bring your questions! The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with attendees posting their questions electronically for live answers.
Join us for a WMI Plus At Home session with Adam Robinson, who will be showcasing the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute. He will engage in a conversation with Ralph Samuelson, a seasoned shakuhachi player with 60 years of experience. Ralph studied under Living National Treasure Yamaguchi Goro and has also held the position of Director at the Asian Cultural Council for many years.
Their discussion will introduce the Japanese flute, shakuhachi. Adam and Ralph will speak about the history of the instrument and the different contexts it was used in as it developed. They will discuss how traditional music is taught and how the shakuhachi has grown into a modern globally connected instrument. During their talk, Ralph and Adam will play musical examples of shakuhachi music and a traditional duet, Shika no Tōne (the distant cry of the deer).
In addition to Adam’s participation in this virtual session, he will join us as our guest artist for the upcoming Japanese Salon on Thursday, May 8, at 6:30 PM EST.