Shoko Hikage: Inishie No / Ancient Times - COMPACT DISCS

Shoko Hikage: Inishie No / Ancient Times - COMPACT DISCSTitle: Inishie No Ancient Times Artist: Shoko Hikage Label: Womens Work Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 641444140329 Genre: Alternative Rock Release Date: 2014 01 21 Number of Discs: 1 Shoko Hikage has studied Koto for decades with notable Koto Masters. She began playing at the age of three with the Ikuta ryu Sokyoku Seigen Kai in the Akita prefecture of Japan. In 1988, she graduated from Takasaki College with a major in Koto music, and was

Title: Inishie No / Ancient Times
Artist: Shoko Hikage
Label: Womens Work
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 641444140329
Genre: Alternative Rock
Release Date: 2014-01-21
Number of Discs: 1

Shoko Hikage has studied Koto for decades with notable Koto Masters. She began playing at the age of three with the Ikuta-ryu Sokyoku Seigen Kai in the Akita prefecture of Japan. In 1988, she graduated from Takasaki College with a major in Koto music, and was immediately accepted as a special research student under Tadao Sawai and Kazue Sawai, where she subsequently received her master's certificate. In 1992, she moved to Honolulu to teach at the Sawai Koto Kai Hawaii. Currently she resides in San Francisco, where she continues her concert and teaching activities. Inishie No/Ancient Times is her 2014 release. Employing a variety of traditional and avant-garde approaches, Shoko's unique Koto performances showcase a new and fresh appreciation for the instrument.

Tracks:
1.1 Shodan
1.2 Rokudan No Shirabe
1.3 For the Wild Chrysanthemum
1.4 Uta!
1.5 Inishie No
1.6 Sakura-Zukiyo
1.7 Improvisation in Ohri Scale

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