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| 2008 - 2009 Season
Calligraphy Exhibition by Alex Kerr
Shumei Hall Gallery (MAP) March 13, 2009 - June 27, 2009 9:30 am - 6:00 pm (Monday - Saturday) Sunday by appointment only, call 626 584 8841 Alex Kerr is author, Japonologist , calligrapher and Asian arts collector who has lived in Japan and Thailand for more than 30 years. He has learned about calligraphy by copying the art works in his collection. In the process he has developed his own style, which is a mix of the two styles ruled Japanese calligraphy for centuries: Literati and Court. Each piece is a unique expression of a moment. It’s also an expression of his view of life, the life he has had in Japan and East Asia since he was a little boy, and life experienced vicariously through the thoughts and philosophies expressed in calligraphies, paintings, and the traditional arts around him.
2009 - 2010 Season
Art & Ideas: Pasadena Festival of "Origin" The Shumei Arts Council will participate in this special festival from October 23, 2009 to November 9, 2009. The genesis of all civilization is marked by the birth of a common literature and common styles of arts, crafts, music, and religion. These elements define a society and give it its identity. The Shumei Arts Council wishes to show the harmonizing effects of cultural affinities by tracing to their origins – the basic human condition that all people share and celebrate. We believe that art must constantly return to its origins in order to be alive and new. With this concept in mind, we present an exhibition of contemporary jewelry employing a 4000-year-old metal beading technique and modern samples of the ancient art of silk weaving. Also scheduled is a children’s concert that explores the first musical instrument, the human voice.
“Origin” Shumei Hall Gallery
(MAP)
Shumei Children's Concert Series 2009 - 2010 season The Shumei Arts Council created the Shumei Children's Concert Series in 2000 to provide an atmosphere of art and beauty for children in collaboration with the Pasadena Unified School District. Shumei is pleased to offer this concert series to children of all socioeconomic backgrounds. “Choral Origins: 1000 Years of Choral Music”
Los Angeles Chamber Singers
Shumei Hall (MAP) Free Admission (Reservations can be made by calling 626 584 8841.) The demonstration-concert features a survey of choral music written over the last millennium, showing its development beginning from Medieval Era two-part choruses, exploring the Renaissance, Baroque, and New World Colonial Era four-and eight-part works, progressing through the 19th and 20th centuries, and leading up to the art and popular music of today. The program is interactive, with audience participation and questions, and serves as a continuation of the ensemble’s previous concerts for the Shumei Arts Council – “What Makes a Chorus” and “A World of Harmony.” This concert is a part of the Art & Ideas Pasadena Festival of “Origin.”
Paul Stein (Third
grade and up) Shumei Hall (MAP) Free Admission (Reservations can be made by calling 626 584 8841.)
Eugene Friesen
Shumei Hall (MAP) Free Admission (Reservations can be made by calling 626 584 8841.) CelloMan
makes great music - from Bach to rock - accessible to audiences of all
ages. Using masked characters, stories, comedy and the recorded “songs”
of humpback whales, Eugene Friesen, a Grammy Award winning cellist,
draws upon a lifetime of experience in music and theater to inspire
and educate. From serious classics to serious fun, CelloMan provides
a glimpse of exquisite playing and musical innovation rarely seen.
“Buddha’s Smile” by Daifu Wada
Daifu
Wada is a calligrapher, painter and woodblock print artist who lives
in Tokyo, Japan. He began studying calligraphy in 1975 under Daiou Yamasaki
and then Daiun Ino for 7 years. After retiring from his regular job
at a bank, Daifu has focused on creating his own unique art style, expressing
his world as an artist. His motifs are figures of Buddha and the sutras.
Through his artworks, Daifu has strived to connect with a higher presence
as well as fellow human beings, and the resulting creations are representative
manifestations of his prayer.
Clyde Montgomery Concert 2010
The
Shumei Arts Council has long been dedicated to providing a musical venue
for young people in the greater Los Angeles and Pasadena communities.
With this concert, we will provide Shumei Hall in Pasadena as a platform
for young musicians pursuing musical careers in concert music. This
concert is supported in part with funds received from the Los
Angeles County Arts Commission.
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