Geoff Wood will broadcast a documentary in his Encounter series on ABC Radio National (Australia) featuring the background and music of the komuso monk. Inspired by his visit to Myoanji Fukuji Temple of Light and Darkness in Kyoto, where the remaining monks in the tradition of the mendicant Fuke sect remain, Wood visited guided by Kyoto shakuhachi master, Kurahashi sensei. The radio program will include Katsuya Yokoyama (Tokyo), Yoshio Kurahashi (Kyoto), Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin (New York), Christopher Yohmei Blasdel (Tokyo) and Riley Lee (Sydney). 'Zen Priests of Nothingness': Sunday 1 April 2007, 7:10am; repeated 4 April, 7:10pm. This program will be online for MP3 download for 4 weeks following the broadcast at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/encounter/. Accompanying the radio documentary is a special edition of 'The Rhythm Divine' on Friday 30 March, 7:35pm featuring Katsuya Yokoyama and Riley Lee. [...this information is courtesy of the Japan Foundation Sydney 'Omusubi' newsletter]
Monday 5 February 2007
Zen priests of nothingness on ABC Radio National
Geoff Wood will broadcast a documentary in his Encounter series on ABC Radio National (Australia) featuring the background and music of the komuso monk. Inspired by his visit to Myoanji Fukuji Temple of Light and Darkness in Kyoto, where the remaining monks in the tradition of the mendicant Fuke sect remain, Wood visited guided by Kyoto shakuhachi master, Kurahashi sensei. The radio program will include Katsuya Yokoyama (Tokyo), Yoshio Kurahashi (Kyoto), Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin (New York), Christopher Yohmei Blasdel (Tokyo) and Riley Lee (Sydney). 'Zen Priests of Nothingness': Sunday 1 April 2007, 7:10am; repeated 4 April, 7:10pm. This program will be online for MP3 download for 4 weeks following the broadcast at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/encounter/. Accompanying the radio documentary is a special edition of 'The Rhythm Divine' on Friday 30 March, 7:35pm featuring Katsuya Yokoyama and Riley Lee. [...this information is courtesy of the Japan Foundation Sydney 'Omusubi' newsletter]
