This concert, in cooperation with community partner the East-West Center, will commemorate 55 years of blowing shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute). The program ranges from ancient meditative shakuhachi solo works (Kyorei and Tsuru no Sugomori), a lively Edo Period nagauta ensemble masterpiece (Azuma Hakkei), two contemporary compositions, and an exciting improvisatory piece for shakuhachi and piano. The featured musicians are violinist Iggy Jang, pianist Tommy James, vocalist-shamisen performer Sakio Kineya (Bryson Goda), and vocalist Mika Kimula. Prominent ethnomusicologist Dr. Ricardo Trimillos will serve as program host. Please join us for an afternoon that musically recalls the past, enlivens the present, and points to the future in our eclectic, diverse and aloha-infused environment of Hawaiʻi.