There will be five concerts open to the public.
Tickets to these five concerts may be purchased in advance both separately and as a ‘subscription’ series, and at the door. All other concerts during the Festival are for Festival registrants only, though in some cases, it may be possible to attend concerts on a space availability basis.
The five public concerts are:
4 July Friday - 8pm
Venue: City Recital Hall at Angel Place
Special TaikOz concert, featuring taiko and shakuhachi
5 July Saturday - 7pm
Venue: City Recital Hall at Angel Place
Special major pubic concert, premiering a piece for shakuhachi ensemble and Sydney Children’s Choir, and showcasing popular, unique and wonderful music for the shakuhachi in all of its manifestations.
5 July Saturday – 10.00pm and 12 midnight
Venue: the Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Excerpts from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, featuring Trikaya (Michael Askill, Riley Lee, Tensin Choegyul, James Coates. Two performances. Note: these are 'optional' concerts for WSF08; ticket price is not included in the WSF08 registration fee.
6 July Sunday - 3pm
Venue: Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
This concert will feature mostly modern works, including world premiers, for shakuhachi and string quartet, etc. The second half will present compositions entirely by Australian composers.
7 July Monday - 7pm
Venue: City Recital Hall at Angel Place
The main concert of the Festival, featuring the top “Invited Performers”
Classical and modern pieces for shakuhachi and other instruments (koto, shamisen, etc.)
A “Subscription Series” rate for all five concerts are available. More information about this series and how to book tickets for any of the five concerts will be on the City Recital Hall Box Office website soon.