Lost Harp of the Silk Road: Tomoko Sugawara

Posted by: Melissa Rios on: February 23, 2012

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:30 – 10:30 PM

Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
Manhattan, NY 10025

The World Music Institute’s site is currently under reconstruction so you can visit this link for more information.

About The Event

This fascinating program offers a rare opportunity to hear the kugo angular harp that disappeared from the world stage some 300 years ago.

Harpist Tomoko Sugawara performs on a modern rendition that honors the essence of this ancient instrument that was popular along the Silk Road and revered for centuries in Near and Far Eastern religions. Sugawara’s music is deeply emotional and expressive, interweaving compositions from the Tang Dynasty China and 13th century Iran and Spain with modern commissioned works. She is joined on percussion, baglama saz, shakuhachi and ‘ud in this program of acoustic music and informal talk.

About The Organizers

World Music Institute

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World Music Institute is a not-for-profit concert presenting organization founded in 1985 and dedicated to the research, presentation and documentation of the finest in traditional and contemporary music and dance from around the world.

WMI encourages cultural exchange between nations and ethnic groups and collaborates with community organizations and academic institutions in fostering greater understanding of the world’s cultural traditions. WMI works extensively with community groups and organizations including Indian, Iranian, Chinese, Korean, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Hungarian, Irish, and Central Asian. This has enabled us to be at the forefront of planning and presenting the finest ensembles from these countries.

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