Shakuhachi Solos from Isle Royale

shakuhachi (2005)

1. Loons

2. Black-Throated Blue Warbler

Elizabeth Brown, shakuhachi

duration: 7.5′

program note

Shakuhachi Solos from Isle Royale was written during an artist residency in Isle Royale National Park, a U.S. Biosphere Reserve in the middle of Lake Superior. The two movements are modeled on traditional Kinko School shakuhachi gestures.