Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival February 17, 2007

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Performances Series:

Zakir Hussain and Friends
Saturday, February 17, 2007 | 8:00 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
$20 general / $10 student
The Pan-Asian Music Festival opens with a performance by world-renowned tabla player Zakir Hussain featuring master percussionists Abbos Kosimov of Uzbekistan and Vince Delgado, and classical Kathak dancer Antonia Minnecola.

Zakir Hussain is one of the pre-eminent percussionists of our times. A child prodigy and classical tabla virtuoso, Zakir is known for his deep knowledge, intuitive playing, facile improvisation and thrilling performances. Vince Delgado is a master percussionist and composer. He combines jazz, Middle Eastern, and classical North Indian musical styles in his works and performances. Abbos Kosimov is a world-renowned player of doira, the most popular percussion instrument of Uzbekistan. Antonia Minnecola is an exponent of Kathak dance, the rhythmic and expressive classical style of North India

Sivamani
Sunday, February 18, 2007 | 2:30 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
$15 general / $5 student
Sivamani, the “Prince of Percussion,” plays dozens of instruments from drums and kanjira to cymbals, pots and pans – all in one concert. His unique style combines traditional Indian drumming with Japanese, African, jazz and Latin rhythms. Sivamani is one of India’s most popular and colorful percussionists known as much for his charisma and showmanship, as his talent.

East-West Drum Fusion
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 | 8:00 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
$10 general / $5 student
The Stanford New Ensemble hosts an evening of contemporary music inspired and influenced by traditional music from Burma, China, Korea and Japan. Kyaw Kyaw Naing performs on the traditional Burmese drum circle in his Bay Area debut. Jin Hi Kim performs her composition Unknot for electric komungo and drum set, with Bay Area jazz drummer/bandleader Anthony Brown. Kim and Naing also join forces with composer/pianist Jon Jang in a new genre-defying musical collaboration. Chinese-born composer Jingjing Luo premieres her composition, Wild Grass and Wild Fire… and Toru Takamitsu’s Rain-Tree completes the program.

Drum and Dance Ensemble,
Thailand College of Dramatic Arts
Thursday, February 22, 2007 | 8:00pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
$15 general / $5 student
Sixteen performers from Thailand’s most renowned performing arts school present an exuberant performance of Thailand’s colorful drum and dance traditions. The concert showcases the diverse drum styles, colorful costumes, and enchanting dances of different ethnic groups and regions. This is a rare opportunity to see them perform in America.

Free Family Performance
Wednesday February 21 | 5:00 pm
Thai Drum and Dance Ensemble, with pre-performance introduction to Thai drumming by Professor Pamela Moro. Made possible by the generous support of Helen and Peter Bing.

Kenny Endo and Stanford Taiko
Presented in collaboration with Stanford Lively Arts
Friday, February 23, 2007 | 8:00 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium (SOLD OUT)
“Music that is transcribed directly from the inside...music that comes from the spirit—that is the music that concerns [Kenny Endo].” —Nadir
A true musical innovator, Kenny Endo blends traditional Japanese taiko with global musical influences. Performing on drums that range from small hand drums to others standing almost seven feet high, Endo and an ensemble of world-class performers expertly create vivid soundscapes that convey the beauty of the human spirit and evoke sounds from the world around us. Talented members of Stanford Taiko join Endo and his ensemble for an illuminating and heart-pounding performance.

Thunder from Asia—The Stanford Symphony Orchestra and Asian Drums
Saturday, February 24, 2007 | 8:00pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
$10 general / $5 student
Under the baton of Maestro Jindong Cai, the Stanford Symphony Orchestra is joined by world-renowned guest artists Kenny Endo and Jin Hi Kim in a rousing concert of works written for Asian drums and symphony orchestra. The program includes a world premiere by Jin Hi Kim, Monk Dance for Korean barrel drums and orchestra, co-commissioned by the Festival and the New Haven Symphony, Beijing Drum for pipa and orchestra by Zhou Long, and Let Freedom Ring, a composition for Taiko and orchestra written by E. Takeo Kudo especially for Kenny Endo.

Lecture Series:

1: THE DRUMS OF BURMA
Tuesday February 20, 2007 | 12:00 pm
Campbell Recital Hall
• Kyaw Kyaw Naing
Pat Waing: The Burmese Drum Circle

2: COMPOSER’S ROUNDTABLE
Tuesday February 20, 2007 | 1:30 pm
Campbell Recital Hall
Composers Jingjing Luo, Jin Hi Kim, and Jon Jang discuss how their compositions featured in the festival are informed by Asian music traditions. Moderated by Artistic Director Jindong Cai.

3: KOREAN P’ANSORI AND INDIA’S
PERCUSSION TRADITIONS
Tuesday February 20, 2007 | 7:00pm
Campbell Recital Hall
• Professor Chan E. Park, Ohio State University
Traditional Korean Music and Storytelling Today
• Zakir Hussain
The Music of India

4: PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURE
Thursday February 22, 2007 | 6:45 pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
• Professor Pamela Moro, Willamette University
Music of Thailand: Court, Temple, and Regional Traditions


5: POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
Friday February 23, 2007 | 9:30pm
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
• Kenny Endo
Professor E.Takeo Kudo, University of Hawaii
Professor Steven Sano, Stanford University
Taiko: Tradition and Innovation

Official Website: http://panasianmusicfestival.stanford.edu