[NetBehaviour] Shakuhachi

[Alan Sondheim]

Shakuhachi

http://www.alansondheim.org/sha.jpg
http://www.alansondheim.org/sha0.mp3
http://www.alansondheim.org/sha1.mp3
http://www.alansondheim.org/sha2.mp3

Azure Carter, song
Alan Sondheim, shakuhachi

I've been nervous about recording shakuhachi, but I just had my
best one recalibrated by Monty Levenson, and it sounds amazing;
here are three pieces. I won't be playing this at AS220; it
takes too much preparation. The instrument was originally made
by him, I think decades ago; it then went through a hard life.
When I found it, I showed it to Perry Yung who said it showed
the hand of Monty; I sent him images and descriptions and
finally the shakuhachi itself. It came back to me in beautiful
sonorous condition. Mind you, my playing is hardly traditional.
In fact it isn't.