Schedule
The following schedule is tentative and still subject to change.
- 2-4 July
- Rockies Down Under Shakuhachi Camp
Nearly three full days of workshops. Hands on practice. This pre-Festival event will be a combination of The Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies, The Australian Shakuhachi Festival, The Hawaii Shakuhachi Festival, and The European Shakuhachi Summer School. For more information and to register, please visit the website.
- 4 July
- Registration in afternoon.
- 5-8 July
- Concerts, workshops, etc., 10am - 6.30pm at Sydney Conservatorium of Music (SCM)
Special Events
- 2 July
- Wednesday - 6.30pm
NSW Art Gallery
Taisho Shakuhachi
Art After Hours Concert Series.
30' concert by faculty of Rockies Down Under Camp.
Free concert, featuring pieces from Taisho era (to coincide with exhibit in Art Gallery)
- 4 July
- Friday - 8pm
City Recital Hall at Angel Place
Opening Concert - TaikOz
Special TaikOz concert, featuring taiko and shakuhachi
- 5 July
- Saturday - 10am
Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
S-1 One Grand Prix Young Players Competition Finals Concert
International finalists from Japan, the USA, Europe, and Australia compete for Young Performer’s Prize.
Click here for more information about the S-1 Grand Prix.
Saturday - 7pm
City Recital Hall at Angel Place
World Shakuhachi
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.
Saturday - 10pm and 12 midnight
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Music Workshop - '…in the Between'
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 and 8pm
Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
“APRA Shakuhachi Chamber Music Concert”
Afternoon concert for the general public; evening concert for WSF08 participants. This concert will feature mostly modern works, including world premiers, for shakuhachi and string quartet, etc. Second half will present compositions entirely by Australian composers.
- 7 July
- Monday - 7pm
City Recital Hall at Angel Place
Masters Concert
The main concert of the Festival, featuring the top "Invited Performers"
Classical and modern pieces for shakuhachi and other instruments (koto, shamisen, etc.)
- 8 July
- Tuesday - 5pm
Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Final Concert
programme TBC
Tuesday - 8pm
Farewell Dinner on the Sydney Harbour!
WSF08 has chartered Captain Cook Cruises’ largest vessel, the Sydney 2000 for our Farewell Dinner. This fabulous ship is the most prestigious cruising restaurant on Sydney Harbour. The success of WSF08 will be celebrated in style! Read more about the Sydney 2000 on the venues page.
Examples of other concerts throughout Festival
- Electronic/computer music & shakuhachi concert
- Shakuhachi/koto ensemble concerts – featuring groups from Japan, etc
- Traditional honkyoku concerts
- Improvisation concerts.
- Open mike jazz “jam session” – late nights?
- Open mike concerts
- WSF08 has access to enough venues in order to programme as many as 20 other concerts