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Elizabeth Reian Bennett

Bennett, Elizabeth Reian
Shakuhachi
elizabethreian@hotmail.com

Elizabeth Reian Bennett received a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Princeton in 1975 and a Ph.D. in Chinese Arts History from Yale in 1984. Japanese music became a major interest while she pursued her academic studies, and in 1982; two years before she received her Ph.D., she became a shakuhachi Shihan and received her performing name, Reian. In March of this year, Reian Bennett was further awarded the rank of grand master. Reian Bennett's teacher is Aoki Reibo; she has trained in the Reibo-kai techniques and style for twenty years.

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Albums

Wild Silence Wild Silence

Kinko and Meian Honkyoku. Themes of nature and meditation.

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Play Button Emptiness 09'20 Wild Silence Shakuhachi
Play Button Shika no Tône (Don't know which version) 鹿の遠音 08'30 Wild Silence Shakuhachi
Play Button Song of Oshu 07'49 Wild Silence Shakuhachi
Play Button Song of Truth 12'06 Wild Silence Shakuhachi
Play Button Tsuru no Sugomori (Don't know which version) 鶴の巣籠 22'24 Wild Silence Shakuhachi

Composed or Arranged

Shakuhachi Compositions
Title Kanji Year Alternate Title
Spring Dreams