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• 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

Location: Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse de Lyon

25 October, 2016, 14:00~18:00 Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop, in Salle d'ensemble
26 October, 2016, Concert 'Nuit de L'épopé', in Salle Varèse
- 18:00 : Film 'Kwaidan' (2nd and 3rd episode) by Masaki Kobayashi
- 19:00 : La Chanson de Roland (Département de musique ancienne); Dan-no-Ura (Junko Ueda)
- 21:00: J. F. Rebel : Les éléments, A. Campra : Tancrède, C. Monteverdi : Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (Département de musique ancienne); Yoshitsune (Junko Ueda)

Odile Edouard, Jean Tubéry, Pierre Hamon et Anne Delafosse (Département de musique ancienne), préparation musicale
Junko Ueda, chant et satsuma-biwa

Infomation: http://www.cnsmd-lyon.fr/agenda/nuit-de-lepopee

On the 27th May Junko Ueda appeared in the Radio Télévision Suisse, Espace 2 in the program called 'Magma' including her live performance. The broadcasting can be listened by clicking here.

Photos from Shomyo workshops in Gendronniere (France), Madrid (Spain) and Geneva (Swiss).

• 12 & 13 March, 2016, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at Ateliers d'Ethnomugicologie, Geneva, Swiss. Advanced group: 12th 16:00~18:30 / 13th 18:30~21:00. Beginners: 13th 10:00~13:00. More info clic here.
• 9 & 10 April, 2016, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at Aula de Musicas, Madrid, Spain. 9th 16:30~19:30, 10th 11:00~14:00. More info clic here.
• 28 & 29 April, 2016, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at Zen Temple of La Gendronnière, France, in the events of 'Arts et Santé'. More info clic here.
• 27 May, 2016, 20:30, Biwa solo concert at Festival Arkhé, Bussigny, Swiss. More info clic here.
• 28 & 29 May, 2016, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at Ateliers d'Ethnomugicologie, Geneva, Swiss. Advanced group: 28th 13:30~16:00 / 29th 18:30~21:00. Beginners: 29th 10:00~13:00. More info clic here.
• 2 ~ 7 September, 2016, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at Paxos, Greece. More info clic here.
• 25 October, 2016, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at National Conservatory Superior of Music and Dance in Lyon, France.
• 26 October, 2016, Biwa solo concert at National Conservatory Superior of Music and Dance in Lyon, France.
• 26 & 27 November, 2016, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at Ateliers d'Ethnomugicologie, Geneva, Swiss. More info clic here.

On the 20 and 21 November,2015, surrounded by full of audience, Junko Ueda presents her recitals of Epic Story of Heike at Maison des Cultures du Monde in Paris. In this tremendously difficult moment, what we need now is music. Let's play for Paris!

© photo: François Guénet