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March  1

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Music From Japan: Ancient Winds/Modern Percussion
Saturday,  March  1 , 4 pm
Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium

This concert of new music for traditional Japanese instruments features Mayumi Miyata on sho (mouth organ), a touring star who has performed under the conduction of Charles Dutoit and Vladimir Ashkenazy. She is the first person to play the sho as solo instrument and to introduce it worldwide in appearances with major orchestras. The concert is part of the Music from Japan Festival 2008. A pre-concert tour of the Arts of Japan gallery begins at 3:15 pm.  Free, but tickets are required; for more information, call 202.633.1000 or visit www.asia.si.edu/events/performances.asp.

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