Saturday, February 13 02pm
Center for Remembering and Sharing
123 4th Avenue (between 12th and 13th Streets), New York, NY
CRS & Mar Creation, Inc. present the second in a seasonal series of music concerts called Four Seasons in New York — Gems of Japanese Music. Discover traditional Japanese music by acclaimed koto and shamisen player Yoko Reikano Kimura, whose wide-ranging repertoire features classical music and improvisational pieces.
After many centuries, the brilliance of traditional Japanese music is still being passed on to the present day. Experience the sounds of koto and shamisen and enjoy the taste of the four seasons here in New York. This concert series will feature each season’s representative traditional works along with the colorful and delicate Japanese style confectionaries.
The performance is offered with an exclusive taste of beautiful Japanese seasonal sweets prepared by mochi Rin, which will prepare wagashi (sweets) for the winter season. mochi Rin creates bite-sized mochi desserts made by infusing New York’s locally sourced ingredients into Japan’s popular organic bean paste. Their new type of mochi mixes seasonal fruits and flowers from New York into Japanese traditional desserts such as daifuku and sakura-mochi.
For tickets and information visit: http://crsny.org/