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Steven Kōchiku Casano

光竹

Casano, Steven Kōchiku
Сякухати & Исследования
scasano@punahou.edu
http://www.stevencasano.com

As a licensed teacher and active performer of the shakuhachi, Steven Casano has performed on the documentary soundtrack, Aloha Akebono (KHON TV) and has given performances and guest lectures in Hawaii at the Japanese Consulate, Bishop Museum, Honolulu Academy of Arts, University of Hawaii at Manoa, East-West Center, Hawaii Theater, Chaminade University, and Kapiolani Community College. He has also performed in Osaka & Bisei,  Japan; Albany, New York; Chicago Illinois and is a frequent presentor at the Japanese Studies Association's Freeman Foundation Summer Institute. A recipient of the prestigious Japanese Ministry of Education Scholarship (Monbushou), Steven has conducted extensive research on the modern history of the shakuhachi tradition at Osaka University and under the guidance of world-renowned scholar, Tsukitani Tsuneko, and the Osaka-based Shakuhachi Kenkyuukai of the Osaka University of Arts. Mr. Casano has been published in the international journal, "The World of Music" and has served on the faculty of the Hawaii Shakuhachi Festival 2006, Kauai Shakuhachi Festival 2014, and the Shakuhachi Festival of the Pacific 2017. His teachers include Robert Herr and Riley Lee in Hawaii and Ishikawa Toshimitsu in Japan. Steven was also lucky enough to work directly with the world-renowned Yokoyama Katsuya in both workshops and private lessons in Bisei, Japan.  In the last several years he has worked with Zenyōji Keisuke in Tokyo studying honkyoku from Fudaiji Temple and the Nezasaha style of playing and most recently he began studies with Dr. Yamada Fumio, prefectural designated holder of the Japanese intangible treasure Kinpu-ryū Shakuhachi, to further deepen his playing  and understanding of the Kinpu-ryū, Nezasaha style.   In 2000, Steven received his Jun-Shihan license from Yokoyama Katsuya and Ishikawa Toshimitsu.  In 2016 , he received his Shihan license and the name Taizen (泰然)from Grandmaster Riley Lee and in 2024 was granted his Dai-shihan license and the name Kōchiku (光竹).   
Steven has released two CDs, The Voice of Bamboo: Take no Koe & San Kyorei: Sacred Music for Shakuhachi.  In the Summer of 2022, Steven competed in the World Shakuhachi Festival Online Competition, where he placed  4th in the modern music category and received a special prize for "Best Video." In 2023, he received 1st place in the Hawai'i Regional Osaka International Music Competition.  Most recently, Steven received Platinum Medals in the Global International Music Competition, Trinity International Music Competition, Canadian International Music Competition, and the Grand Maestro International Music Competition.  

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The Voice of Bamboo The Voice of Bamboo

This recording features pieces of the traditional Japanese shakuhachi flute. Originally brought over from China as part of the ancient Japanese court music, Gagaku, the shakuhachi eventually evolved into an instrument that was used by a sect of Zen Buddhism known as the Fuke sect.

Записанные дорожки

ПьесыКандзиДлинаАльбомInstrument
Azuma Jishi (Taizan Ha) 吾妻獅子 02'03 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
Chôshi (Yamato) 調子 (大和) 04'05 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
Daha 打波 04'24 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
Hon Shirabe 本調 03'30 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
Murasaki Reibo 紫鈴慕 05'36 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
Sagari Ha (Oshu) 下り葉 (奥州) 03'18 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
San'an 産安 06'01 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
San'ya (Dokyoku) 三谷 06'26 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
Shirabe (Nezasa Ha) 調 (根笹) 03'04 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
Tamuke 手向 03'40 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
Tehodoki Reiho 手解鈴法 03'17 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
Yamagoe (aka Reiho) 鈴法 03'34 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати
Yodogawa Sanjukkoku Fune Uta 淀川三十曲船唄 01'38 The Voice of Bamboo Сякухати

Издания

Название Кандзи Издатель Year Страницы Язык
Fron Fuke Shu to Uduboo: Zen and the Transnational Flow of the Shakuhachi Tradition to the West. University of Hawai'i Master of Arts in Music Thesis.


2001 169 English