This CD by Bruno Deschenes presents a series of pieces from the solo repertoire for the Japanese shakuhachi, the well-known bamboo flute that was played by Zen Buddhist monks during the Edo period. The 10 pieces include an original piece by Bruno Deschenes written in the spirit of the Zen pieces, as well as an arrangement for 2 shakuhachis of a well-known piece originally played in solo: Tsuru no sugomori.

05 - Hifumi Hachigaeshi

06 - L'appel du huard

07 - Shika no tone

08 - Yamagoe

09 - Ryuhei

10 - Tsuru no sugomori

This piece for two shakuhachi, composed by Bruno Deschênes, is part of a new CD released in October 2017 and titled "Hibiki, Resonance. The CD is available on iTunes and Amazon MP3.

Hazure, Rustling of Leaves

This piece for three shakuhachi, composed by Bruno Deschenes, is part of a new CD released in October 2017 and titled "Hibiki, Resonance'. It is available on iTunes and Amazon MP3.

Hakanai, Ephemeral

This piece for two shakuhachi, composed by Bruno Deschenes, is part of a new CD released in October 2017 and titled 'Hibiki, Resonance'. It is available on iTunes and Amazon MP3.

Hibiki, Resonance, Echo

This solo piece for shakuhachi, composed by Bruno Deschenes, is part of a new CD released in October 2017, and titled "Hibiki, Resonance". It is available on iTunes and Amazon MP3.

Rōsoku

Bruno Deschenes is a shakuhachi player living in Montreal. He also has developped an expertise as an ethnomusicologist, specialist in Japanese traditional music and aesthetic. He is also the artistic director of the Matsu Take Ensemble (that you can also hear on SoundCloud). Lately he has released a solo CD of honkyoku pieces for shakuhachi from the solo repertoire created by Zen buddhist monks in Japan. 

Bruno Deschenes

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