The Beauty of the Desert

Hélène Seiyu, shakuhachi 2.4 & composition.
Composed during the Covid-19 pandemic, this piece is inspired by the "Robuki wave across the planet": blowing RO together for unity, solidarity and compassion for the suffering of the world. 
Dedicated to the members of my online meditation group.
Listen to the entire album @ https://heleneseiyu.hearnow.com

REFLECTION

Solidarity

Hélène Seiyu, composition & shakuhachi 2.4
Connecting to nature.
In the depth of the night, listen to the distant call of an owl. Become aware of the sacredness of nature and of your own sacredness as part of nature.

Reflection

Fukurō (Owl)

QR1 Metastaseis (1954)

analog southern Chinese gourd flute via pedalboard (slate digital mic, voco loco, boss eq, donner delay, Kelley compressor)
"water harp" instrument rack created in ableton
gibbon and bird samples
ableton post fx (stereo ping delay, reverb, eq, mulitband compressor and limiter)

gibbons 'n' gourds

My senior guitar recital on 12/09/2014 at The University of Nebraska at Omaha's Strauss Recital Hall. Enjoy.

J.S. Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 (Prelude)

I felt blessed to spend my birthday reconnecting with the piano (and myself) ... diving deeply into one of the most profound musical expressions of human sorrow ever - Chopin's E minor prelude, which I hadn't practiced for years, but have recently felt moved to revisit. Now I hope to offer this as some kind of beauty or solace in the wake of the TOTALLY senseless killings in Charleston ... it is my belief that offering beauty in the face of tragedy is the most skillful response I can muster, so I humbly share my recording of this timeless piece...

Chopin E Minor Prelude (Opus 28 no. 4)

Esbós #18 ·Vuit anys· (Piano Day 2016)

from MINIMAL HARP
(Decca)

Floraleda Sacchi (harp & percussion)
 
Among the original pieces, some in the world première recording or first recording in the version for harp, Mrs Sacchi invents a new fascinating chapter of harp history. 
Angelo Foletto, La Repubblica

Arvo Part - Pari intervallo - Floraleda Sacchi Harp

Dream Angus

New England Conservatory's Philharmonia led by Hugh Wolff perform Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54. Recorded live in Jordan Hall March 11, 2013.

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54 - Largo

Hélène Seiyu Codjo is a Shakuhachi Master (Japanese Bamboo Flute) and multi-flutist. 
Contact: helene@fluitshakuhachi.nl
Website/Blog: www.hijirishakuhachi.com
Patreon: www.patreon.com/shakudojo

During her career in classical music (Western flute), she discovered and learned to play different world flutes, until specialising in Japanese music (Hijiri-Kai, school founded by  Fukuda Teruhisa). She has been invited to perform and teach at international festivals in Paris, London, Vejle, Prague. 
Since 2017, she has been composing music for solo shakuhachi.  The Zen spirituality of the flute is essential for her ("Japanese Meditations"). 
More recently, she finds her inspiration through exploring her African roots and the possibility of the shakuhachi ("African Memories").
She lives and works in the Netherlands.
Contact: helene@fluitshakuhachi.nl
Website/Blog: www.hijirishakuhachi.com

Fukurō (Owl)

Hélène Seiyu Shakuhachi

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