CRS presents an original, kirtan-like concert by beloved Japanese musician Chakkiri. Chakkiri has traveled all over the world with his sound and soul. In this meditative concert, Chakkiri guides you to find your own「Mother Note」and add your own voice to this rapturous music. Tickets are $30 and are available online, by phone (212-677-8621), and at CRS. […]

CRS invites you to Shades of Green in the Light, an immersive multi-media dialogue between sound, video, space and stillness improvised for us by CRS Healer and crystal singing bowl player Miyoko Satoh followed by musicians Seungmin Cha and JunYi Chow with video artist Karen Y. Chan. Though often fleeting, the awareness of stillness is like entering the wilderness, where time melts […]

CRS presents an afternoon of new and traditional Japanese works performed by the trio Elizabeth Brown and Ralph Samuelson on shakuhachi (vertical bamboo flute) and Issui Minegishi on ichigenkin (one-string koto). With roots in the principles of Zen Buddhism and in spiritual practice, these traditional Japanese instruments share an underlying aesthetic concept:  the discovery of […]

CRS and Mar Creation, Inc. are delighted to present an evening of fantastic female singer-songwriters on Saturday, Oct 14, 2017 at 7 pm. LittleStarRun (based in PA and Greece) and Rie Tamuro (from Japan and now based in NY) will play solo and Yuka Yamamoto and her bandmate Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz  of The Fugu Plan (NY, Israel, […]

We joyfully invite you to our 14th Annual Holiday Celebration on Sat, Dec 9, 2017! The theme this year is inner light. We can all share and witness one another's light and creativity and limitlessness together through art, craft, food, music and service! 5:30 – 7 pm   Program:   Spiritual Talk and Concert (see […]

CRS invites you to an intimate afternoon of music and meditation with concert pianist, music therapist and Hug Music Founder Kana Kamitsubo Markovic and CRS Founder Yasuko Kasaki. Kana magically weaves our visualizations into her music, improvisationally creating rich tapestries of sounds with emotional depth and breadth to compliment her own haunting compositions. In Kana's […]

CRS invites you to the next installment of our meditation and live music series with singer/songwriter/trumpeter Rhys Tivey & friends (vocalist Joy Elysse and guitarist Thomas Monkell). These are their first full-band shows since June, so they'll be playing some new songs, many of which were first written at Hawthorne Valley Farm this past summer. The program […]

Mar Creation, Inc. and CRS invite you to the NY stop on the U.S. tour of singer/accordionist/composer Aco Tomine of Japan. Enjoy a glass of wine and an irresistible set of songs blending east and west. Accompanying herself on accordion, Aco sings old Japanese folk songs (Min-yoh) in a contemporary style, as well as her […]

CRS presents Shan.Shui (山水, Mountain Water),  an improvisational concert of music and dance in six movements by cellist JunYi Chow, shō player Chatori Shimizu, crystal singing bowl player Miyoko Satoh, and binbinFactory dance artist Satoshi Haga. The performance is inspired by the paradoxical feelings that arise when viewing paintings in the Shan.Shui landscape tradition of China, particularly scenes of mountains bathed […]

CRS invites you to an intimate afternoon of music and meditation with concert pianist, music therapist and Hug Music Founder Kana Kamitsubo Markovic and CRS co-Founder Christopher Pelham. Kana magically weaves our visualizations into her music, improvisationally creating rich tapestries of sounds with emotional depth and breadth to compliment her own haunting compositions. Participants are […]

CRS presents an afternoon of music, meditation and dance created by recording artist Chigusa Fukushima (zanmaikin bowls), CRS healer Miyoko Satoh (crystal singing bowls) and dancer and color artist Masae Cathy Satouchi. The program celebrates the arrival of the new moon and the midpoint of the year, offering an opportunity to express gratitude for what […]

CRS presents an original, kirtan-like concert by beloved Japanese musician Chakkiri. Chakkiri has traveled all over the world with his sound and soul. In this meditative concert, Chakkiri guides you to find your own「Mother Note」and add your own voice to this rapturous music. Chakkiri learned Classical Indian Raga Music from Kishor Gosh, who studied under world-renowned […]

CRS presents Rio x Rio Special Live in NY, a showcase of dazzling rock-style sanshin playing by Rio Inyaku (kankara-sanshin and vocal) and melodic ballads by Rio’ (piano and vocals), two exceptional young musicians from Japan, on August 23, 2018 at 8 pm. The teen phenoms will each play a solo set and also perform together. After the concert we […]

CRS Presents an evening of improvisational music and visual art by the multi-instrumentalist duo ATOWA and visual artist Amir Bey. ATOWA combines the celestial sounds of pianist/vocalist/crystal-singing bowl player Naoe Moriya with the earthy instincts of singer-songwriter/pianist/percussionist Saco Yasuma. With Amir Bey's "Comets and Magic Mirrors" mobiles twisting in the air above them, the duo evokes […]

We joyfully invite you to our 15th Annual Holiday Celebration on Sat, Dec 8, 2018! This is the one night of the year when so many participants in our many communities comes together to share and celebrate oneness. This year our theme is freedom from fear of aging. Regardless of the body's age or condition, […]

CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) invites you to a concert by our dear friend and frequent collaborator the pianist and singer songwriter Saco Yasuma celebrating the New Year and the release of her new album “AS IT IS is Beautiful.” The concert will take place on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 2 pm at […]

CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) Presents Resonance ~ 響 ~ Relaxation Sound Bath with Crystal Bowls and Vibraphone by Boston-based Ayumi Ueda and NY-based Mika Mimura Erickson. Enjoy deep relaxing music, meditation and transcendent vocals guiding you gently to peace. The event will take place Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 5 – 7 pm. Tickets are […]

CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) in association with Mar Creation and Noontan Music invite you to Japan ♥️ Korea Songs for Peace, an evening of mostly acoustic music by the always warm and engaging Rino (vocals and sanshin, Japan), Lucite Tokki (synth-pop duo, Korea), and Asuca Hayashi (J-pop and R&B star, Japan, with a […]

CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) invites you to join us in observing Okinawa Memorial Day (慰霊の日 Irei no Hi, which means "the day to console the dead”) with Okinawan and Japanese folk/traditional music performed by Okinawa Goodwill Ambassador Sonny Ochiai and Rino (sometimes backed by guitarist Hiroshi Kono and drummer Jun Nakanishi). Opening for them are Yoshiko ♡ and Naomi Mizuguchi. […]