Join the musicians of Collectio Musicorum for a concert of the Music of Medieval Spain. Admission is free. The concert will feature music from across the Iberian peninsula. On the program are selections from several important manuscripts — the Llibre Vermell, the Las Huelgas Codex, and the Cantigas de Santa Maria. Also included will be […]

New York Qin Society presents Master Jung-Ping Yuan and its early members in a 15th Anniversary Celebration Come and hear the silk-stringed zither said to have been played by Confucius and enjoying a renaissance since UNESCO proclaimed it a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Admission: $20 (Tickets will be available at […]

Rokyoku is a style of traditional Japanese narrative singing accompanied by Shamisen, three-stringed Japanese banjo. Rokyoku stories are largely based on historical events and people, and the characters run the gamut of all classes and eras, from aristocratic warlords to fast-talking city conmen and sumo wrestlers. Award-winning Keiko Haruno was a popular TV personality when […]