BRIARCRIER
August
16, 2013 – Friday 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff
Manor Rotary Club.
TODAY
IN HISTORY
1483:
The Sistene Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV.
MEETING
LEADER – President Anne Cargill
PLEDGE
– Sy Yuter
PATRIOTIC SONG – Sy Yuter
PRAYER – Rev. Lee Carrozzi
HAPPY
THOUGHTS AND BUCKS: Ken, his son's wife is expecting; Toshi
Shishido, speaker, his dream is to be in New York.
GUESTS:
Prospective members Lou Fitzgerald , Beth Hussain , Vinnie and Ken Chapin.
ROTARIANS
PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS - 20 Rotarians present. Soon our club
will have more members. Via Ernie, Community Day is September 7.
SPEAKER
AND SUBJECT – Japanese Folk Music by Toshi Shamimaster whose
real name is Toshi Shishido.
SUMMARY
OF TALK By Dr. Ken Shimazu
Mr.
Toshi Shishido a Tsugaru-Jamisen master came to the Briarcliff
Rotary on Friday Aug.16th to give us a flavor of this ever popular
form of Japanese folk music played with a Shamisen. Shamisen is a
three stringed instrument played with a fan shaped striking stick
with which a rather loud sound is possible. Tsugaru-Jamisen is
often associated with northern Japan where the instrument accompanied
many local folk songs. Kozan Oyama, Mr. Shishido's stage name,
signifies that he is an accomplished master teacher of
Tsugaru-Jamisen in the style of Oyama. He and his assistant Ms.
Mai Tsuboi performed several Japanese folk music songs along with the
demonstration of how this instrument can be broken into pieces for an
easy travel.
Here is the video of one of his performance "Rokudan-kyokubiki".
This
Friday at The Briar's Restaurant -- World War II battles
in Italy by Mike Sturm, whose cousin was killed there.
Elinor
Yuter, Reporter
Rachel
Leihbacher, Expediter
