Jeffrey Nyofu Lependorf
Born 1962
Composer
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In 1984, Jeffrey Lependorf received the venerable performing name "Koku" ("Empty Nothingness") from shakuhachi master Yoshinobu Taniguchi, while studying at the Oberlin Conservatory. In 1992, Lependorf received a Jun Shihan license from shakuhachi master Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin. A Phd in music composition from Columbia University, he has had works performed across the United States, and in Japan, Italy and Ireland. He has helped create a new repertoire of music for the shakuhachi and is currently completing his third opera, American Lit, to be premiered in New York City in 1999.
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Tracks Recorded
| Shakuhachi | Album | |
 | Myaku | Prayer for the Missing, A |
Composed or Arranged
| Shakuhachi Compositions | |||
| Year | Title | Kanji | Alternate Title |
| 1988 | Night Pond | ||
| 1990 | Scivias |
Publications
| Title | Kanji | Publisher | Year | Pages | Language |
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| Contemporary Notation for the Shakuhachi: A Primer for Composers | Perspectives in New Music 27, no. 2 | 1989 | 20, 232-251 | English |
The International Shakuhachi Society - 2013