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• April 5, 2014, 21:00: Duo Ueda Offermans at Teatro Alhambra, Granada, Spain. La Semana de Japón organized by University of Granada.
• April 29, 2014, 19:30: Shomyo workshop / Biwa demonstration at Conservatory Superior of Granada.
• May 30, 2014, 21:00: Solo recital in Yourte Parc Bernasconi Petit Lancy, Geneve, Swiss. Festival Poussière du Monde organized by ADEM.
• June 16, 2014: Duo Ueda Offermans at University of Örebro, Sweden.
• June 16, 2014: Shomyo Buddhist chanting workshop at University of Örebro, Sweden.
• June 29 ~ July 6, 2014: Junko Ueda gives one week course of Shomyo Buddhist chanting at Ateliers d'Ethnomusicologie in Geneve, Swiss in the summer course series of La Croisée des Cultures 2014. For registration, call to +41-22 919 0494 or use contact form at www.adem.ch
• August 7, 2014, 20:30: Duo Ueda Offermans at Conservatoire de Musique, Nice, France. The concert series "Melting Point" at Académie Internationale d'Eté de Nice.

Two videos are now available on YouTube of the performance of Duo Ueda Offermans at Màntica Festival in Cesena, Italy, recorded on 26th October 2013 in the Teatro Comandini. One is from "Inner Voices" (voice and Thumpy flute) and another is from their classics "How to Survive in Paradise II" (voice and flutes / live-electronics).

Junko Ueda performs her solo recital at RASA, Utrecht, Holland in the festival of RASAMania! on 26th September 2013. The program includes:

1. Taiyô (Tendai-shomyo)
2. Dan-no-Ura (traditional biwa music)
3. Yoshitsune (traditional biwa music)
4. Gion-Shôja.(traditional biwa music)

On August 24th the Duo Ueda Offermans present a their acoustic duo concert at Chapelle Notre Dame de Riquer, Catllar near Prades (France). The event is part of the 8ème Festival Les Troubadours Chantent l'Art Roman en Languedoc-Roussillon. The duo - by Junko Ueda and Wil Offermans on flutes - performes a program of their works as well as some traditional Japanese pieces, including Heike Monogatari, Genji Monogatari and Tsuru-no-Sugomori. The origin of the Chapelle Notre Dame de Riquer dates back more than 1000 years.

• August 24 2013, 21:00: Duo Ueda Offermans at Chapelle Notre. Dame de Riquer, Catllar, France. (8ème Festival Les troubadours chantent l'art roman en Languedoc-Roussillon, France)
• September 26 2013. 20:30: Solo recital at Rasa, Utrecht, Holland, in the Festival RASAMania!
• October 26 2013: Duo Ueda Offermans at Màntica Festival, Cesena, Italy
• October 27 2013: Shomyo Workshop at Màntica Festival, Cesena, Italy

There is a new video of the Japanese/Dutch Duo Ueda Offermans presenting a summary of their concert program. The video includes Heike Monogatari, Genji-Monogatari, Tsuru-no-Sugomori, How to Survive in Paradise II and more. You can find more videos by Duo Ueda Offermans here.

Duo Ueda Offermans present a their acoustic duo concert at Iglesia de St Julien, Olargues on 14th June 2013 and Iglesia St Roch, Maury (France). The event is part of the 8ème Festival Les Troubadours Chantent l'Art Roman en Languedoc-Roussillon. The duo - by Junko Ueda (voice / biwa) and Wil Offermans on flutes - performs a program of their works as well as some traditional Japanese pieces, including Heike Monogatari, Genji Monogatari and Tsuru-no-Sugomori.