The International Shakuhachi Society

Home

Schools

Discography

Lineage Charts

Pieces

People

Glossary

Other Sites

Teachers

Governors

For Sale

Member's Area

This is a Modern piece . This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Schlefer, James Nyoraku .

History (from Schlefer, James Nyoraku)
Solstice Spirit is one of only a handful of pieces specifically composed for shakuhachi orchestra - in this case, 18 shakuhachis of differing lengths. The work is made up of ten short sections in widely varying styles, contrasting microtonal tone clusters with lyrical sections played by a featured shakuhachi quartet. Solstice Spirit was first performed at St. Mark's Church in New York City, where each year hundreds of people gather to hear shakuhachi music played at the precise moment of the winter solstice. For this recording Schlefer performs all the music himself by multi-tracking the separate parts in the studio.

Solstice Spirit appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Prayer for the Missing, A  (Listen)	Schlefer, James Nyoraku
Solstice Spirit  (Listen)	Schlefer, James Nyoraku
Solstice Spirit is one of only a handful of pieces specifically composed for shakuhachi orchestra - in this case, 18 shakuhachis of differing lengths. The work is made up of ten short sections in widely varying styles, contrasting microtonal tone clusters with lyrical sections played by a featured shakuhachi quartet. Solstice Spirit was first performed at St. Mark's Church in New York City, where each year hundreds of people gather to hear shakuhachi music played at the precise moment of the winter solstice. For this recording Schlefer performs all the music himself by multi-tracking the separate parts in the studio.