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• Débutants : Dimanche 27 November, 2016, 13:30-16:00
• Avancés : Samedi 26 November, 2016, 16:00-19:00 et Dimanche 27 November, 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

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

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.

• 12 & 13 March, 2016, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at Ateliers d'Ethnomugicologie, Geneva, Swiss. Advanced group: 12th 16:00₁₈:30 / 13th 18:30₂₁:00. Beginners: 13th 10:00₁₃:00. More info clic here.
• 9 & 10 April, 2016, Shomyo Buddhist Chanting workshop at Aula de Musicas, Madrid, Spain. 9th 16:30₁₉:30, 10th 11:00₁₄:00. 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 13:30₁₆:00 / 29th 18:30₂₁:00. Beginners: 29th 10:00₁₃:00. 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 27th October at Comedie de Geneva, Junko Ueda participates among 30 artists in the Marathon concert by the Geneva based chamber orchestra Geneva Camerata.

Concert
October 3, 2015, 20:30: Double concert 'Musiques du Japon Ancien, Chants Biwa et Koto' at MEG - Musée d'ethnographie de Genève.

Shomyo workshop
October 3, 2015, 14:00 ~ 16:00: for advanced students
October 4, 2015, 10:30 ~ 12:30: for beginners
October 4, 2015, 14:00 ~ 16:00: for advanced students
October 4, 2015, 16:30 ~ 17:15: presentation of the workshop at MEG

Concert and workshops are organized by Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie in the occasion of the exhibition at MEG 'The Buddhism of Madame Butterfly, Buddhist Japonism'. Registration and information of the workshop: 022-919.0494

• Date: Tuesday, 15 June 2015
• Time: 18:00 ~ 21:00
• Place: Ateliers d'Ethnomusicologie (10, Rue de Montbrillant, Geneva)
• Fee: 60 frs (50 frs for ADEM members)

After the one-week Shomyo Summer Course last year in Geneva (La Croisée des Cultures - 20e Stage de Danses et Musiques du Mondo), from last December Ueda is presenting Shomyo Workshop every two month at Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie, Geneva, Swiss. The nest session is:

• Date: Thursday, 23 April, 2015
• Place: Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie (10, Rue de Montbrillant, Geneva)
• Time: 18:00 ~ 18:50 : beginner, 19:00 ~ 21:30 : All together (beginner + advanced)
• Fee: beginner + all together 60 frs (50 frs for ADEM members), All together 50 frs (40 frs for ADEM members)
• Information: 022-919.0494
• Registration: 022-919.0494, stages@adem.ch

• November 14, 2014, 18:30: Gion-Shoja Biwa Singing Workshop at Kôfuku-ji Temple, Nagasaki, Japan.
• November 15, 2014, 18:00: Duo Ueda Offermans Concert at Kôfuku-ji Temple, Nagasaki, Japan. The program includes: Tsuru-no-Sugomori; Shunkan; Heike Duo and Ingen's Dream (with shomyo Buddhist chanting of Obaku-shu monks). Ingen's Dream is their special composition, dedicated for Ingen's (Chinese founder of Obaku-shu Buddhist sect) arrival in Japan 360 years anniversary.
• December 11, 2014, 18:30 ~ 21:30: Shomyo Workshop at Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie, Geneva, Swiss.
• February 26, 2015, 18:15 ~ 19:00 beginners / 19:00 ~ 21:30 all together: Shomyo Workshop at Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie, Geneva, Swiss.
• March 28, 2015, 22:00: Festival Electr()cution, Brest, France. Ueda will perform "Erkos" and "Galaxies", compositions by French composer Jean-Claude Eloy for biwa/voice and live-electronics.

Junko Ueda presents a one-week Shomyo chanting course in Geneva, Swiss from 29 June till 6 July, 2014. This course is organized by Atelier d'Ethnomusicologie as part of their annual summer course series " La Croisée des Cultures - 20e Stage de Danses et Musiques du Monde". The shomyo chanting course schedule:

• 29th June, 15:00: Demonstration at Atelier d'Ethnomusicologie
• 30th June - 5th July: Shomyo classes (time table and place, see below)
• 6th July: Final Presentation

Participation fee: 260 SFr (about 215 euro)

More information:
www.adem-geneve.com
Tél. (+ 41 22) 919 04 94
Fax (+ 41 22) 919 04 95
E-Mail : stages at adem dotch

• 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.