Sankyoku
is a form of Japanese chamber music played on the koto, shamisen,
and shakuhachi, often with a vocal accompaniment. The original
form of sankyoku can be traced back to the 17th century and was
handed down exclusively by blind male teachers and performers at private
households and entertainment districts for the rising urban literate classes.
The fine timbre and subtle lyricism of sankyoku have been cultivated since
then creating an intimate relationship between the performers and the
audience.
Shino Arisawa often performs with the Ensemble Hibiki (picture, Keiko Kitamura and Michael Coxall), which was formed in 2003. Since then, they have frequently appeared on the UK Japanese music scene to critical acclaim. Recently they gave a concert at the British Museum for the Japanese sake tasting event, where their performance was approved by the audience, who were connoisseurs of fine taste in both sake and music!Other performances include at Bristol Cathedral, Burgh House, British Museum, Japan Embassy UK, Royal Asiatic Society, Royal Commonwealth Society, l, and Brunei Gallery.
SOAS Japanese Music Society
Shino
Arisawa founded the Japanese Music Society at SOAS in 2003, and has been
teaching koto, shamisen and singing. She has organised
many performances for this group, e.g. City of London Festival (2006)
and sound tracks for a Japanese animation project in Norwich School of
Art and Design (2007). Members of the group are mainly students and teachers
at SOAS. However we also encourage non-SOAS Japanese music enthusiasts
to join us!
City
City of London Festival (2006)