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The live recording of the concert at St. Caecilien/Museum Schnuetgen, in the festival Romanischer Sommer 2018 Köln (7 June 2018) will be broadcasted on 11th July 2018 in WDR 3 Radio program Konzert at 20:04 - 22:00. More information, click here.

• 29 September Saturday, 2018, 10h ~ 13h (beginner)
• 29 September, Saturday, 2018, 16h ~ 19h (advanced)
• 30 September, Sunday, 2018, 10h ~ 12h30 (advanced)

Shomyo Chant and Heike-Monogatari biwa story-telling at St. Caecilien/Museum Schnuetgen on 7 June 2018.

© photo: June Ueno

• 14 - 16 April, 2018: Shomyo Buddhist Chant workshop at Zen Temple of La Gendronnière, France, in the event of 'Arts et Santé'. More information go here
• 5 & 6 May, 2018: Shomyo Buddhist Chant workshop at Ateliers d'Ethnomugicologie, Geneva, Swiss. More information go here
• 7 June, 2018, 13:00: at St. Caecilien/Museum Schnuetgen, Köln, Germany in the festival "Romanischer Sommer 2018”. Ueda performs: Sange (shoymo chant); Kujô-Shakujô (shomyo chant); Shunkan (biwa/voice); Dan-no-Ura (biwa/voice); Gion-Shôja (biwa/voice). More information go here
• 13 September, 2018: Shomyo Buddhist Chant workshop at the International Sacred Music Festival of Bogota, Colombia
• 14 September, 2018: Duo Ueda Offermans concert. “Japanese Buddhism in music - ritual and stories” at the International Sacred Music Festival of Bogota, Colombia. The Duo performs: Tsuru-no-Sugomori (flute solo), Shomyo chant (voice solo), Heike-Monogatari (biwa/voice & flute), Inner-Voices (voice & Thumpy flute).

• 17 March, 2018, 20:00: Duo Ueda Offermans Concert titled ‘We-Air’ at Sundsvalls Kulturskola, Kupolsalen.
• 18 March, 2018, 8:30~10:00: Shoymo Workshop at Sundsvalls Kulturskola, Dance Room.

Junko Ueda performs Shomyo chant in the Festival des Musiques Sacrées du Munde,’Sacrées Journées de Strasbourg’.

• 4 February, Sunday, 2018, 10:00 at Grande Mosquée, Strasbourg
• 4 February, Sunday, 2018, 16:30 at Église protestante de Saverne

• 2 December, Saturday, 2017, 16h ~ 19h (advanced)
• 3 December, Sunday, 2017, 10h ~ 12h30 (advanced)
• 10 February, Saturday, 2018, 10h ~ 13h (beginner)
• 10 February, Saturday, 2018, 16h ~ 19h (advanced)
• 11 February, Sunday, 2018, 10h ~ 12h30 (advanced)

• 14~16 April, 2018, at Zen Temple of La Gendronnière, France, in the events of 'Arts et Santé'.

Click here to read the review of the concert ‘OULOMENEN - Le Chant des Guerriers’ at St-Pierre-aux-Nonnains, Metz, France on 22 September, 2017.

• 19 - 21 September, 2017: Shomyo Buddhist Chant and Gion-Shôja singing workshop with students of Département de musique ancienne de la Haute école de musique de Genève. The workshop will be held in Sarrebourg in France.
• 22 September, 2017, 20:00: Biwa concert at St-Pierre-aux-Nonnains, Metz, France, in the program of ‘OULOMENEN - Le Chant des Guerriers’. More information, click here.
• 14 & 15 October, 2017: Shomyo Buddhist Chant workshop at Ateliers d'Ethnomugicologie, Geneva, Swiss. More information, click here.
• 2 - 4 February, 2018: Shomyo Chant concert at the Festival Sacrées Journées de Strasbourg, France.

Recently Junko Ueda has started giving lessons for Shomyo chanting and Gion-Shôja singing by Skype. If you are interested, feel free to contact to know more details and pricing. And a regular private lesson at her studio or at a location is always available as usual.

Photos from Shomyo workshops in La Croisée des Cultures, Geneva, Swiss.

Junko Ueda presents a one-week Shomyo chanting course in Geneva, Swiss from 2 till 8 July, 2017. This course is organized by Atelier d'Ethnomusicologie as part of their annual summer course series "La Croisée des Cultures - 23e Stage de Danses et Musiques du Monde". The shomyo chanting course schedule:

• 2 July: Demonstration / Presentation
• 3 - 8 July: Shomyo classes: Beginners: 12:00~14:00 / Advanced: 18:00~20:00
• 8 July: Final Presentation

Participation fee: 260 SFr (about 240 euro)
For registration: click here
Location: 44 rue des Maraîchers, 1204 Genève

More information: click here
Tél. (+ 41) 22 919 04 94
Fax (+ 41) 22 919 04 95
E-Mail : stages@adem.ch

- 28 & 29 January, 2017, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at Ateliers d'Ethnomugicologie, Geneva, Swiss. Beginners: 28th 10:00~12:30. Advanced group: 28th, 16:00~19:00 / 29th 10:00~12:30.
- 1 & 2 April, 2017, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at Ateliers d'Ethnomugicologie, Geneva, Swiss. Beginners: 1st 12:00~14:00. Advanced group: 1st, 16:00~19:00 / 2nd 10:00~12:30.
- 13 & 14 May, 2017, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at Ateliers d'Ethnomugicologie, Geneva, Swiss. Advanced group: 13th 16:00~19:00 / 14th 10:00~12:30. More info, please use contact form.

- Débutants : Dimanche 27 novembre,2016, 13:30-16:00
- Avancés : Samedi 26 novembre, 2016, 16:00-19:00 et Dimanche 27 novembre, 2016, 10:00~ 12:30
- Location: Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie, 10 rue de Montbrillant, Genève
- Fee: Débutants, FS 60 (Membres ADEM 50 frs). Moyens, FS 90 (Membres ADEM FS 80
- Info: Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie