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DESCRIPTION:<strong>Chojuro Imafuji Naguta Shamisen Concert</strong>\n\nMon
 day\, September 19 at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.)\n\nWeill Recital
  Hall at Carnegie Hall &ndash\; 154 W. 57th Street (between 6th and 7th Av
 enues)\n\nAdmission: $60 orchestra/$40 balcony\n\nExperience Japanese trad
 itional music at this concert by a fourth generation &ldquo\;Nagauta Shami
 sen&rdquo\; Grand Master\, Chojuro Imafuji IV\, and her co-performers on v
 ocals\, drums\, and fue (Japanese flute). Nagauta is a &ldquo\;long song&r
 dquo\; accompanying Kabuki theater and is considered an original treasure 
 of Japan.\n\nChojuro Imafuji IV\, the third daughter of National Living Tr
 easure Chojuro Imafuji III\, made her debut at age four. She has taught th
 e modern charms of Nagauta and shamisen to young students and spread her k
 nowledge of the art form throughout Japan. She brings this classic Japanes
 e traditional music to an audience in New York at this special performance
  at Carnegie Hall.\n\n&ldquo\;This performance of Nagauta . . . aspires to
  communicate the unique beauty of the shamisen and contribute to musical a
 dvancement and cultural exchange\,&rdquo\; says Chojuro Imafuji IV. &ldquo
 \;The Nagauta Shamisen combines elements of string and percussion instrume
 nts. The percussive element comes from the use of a plectrum (bachi)\, and
  the melody comes from fast yet subtle finger movements at the neck of the
  instrument\, which is similar in length to the neck of a cello. The strin
 gs are made of silk and require constant tuning\, even while playing\, to 
 prevent stretching and distortion of the sound\, thus requiring very sophi
 sticated technique and musicality . . . We are pleased and honored to have
  this opportunity to perform Nagauta in New York.&rdquo\;\n\nTo purchase t
 ickets\, please visit&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.carnegiehall.org/default.
 aspx?logo" target="_blank">Carnegie Hall&rsquo\;s website</a>&nbsp\;or cal
 l Carnegie Charge at 212.247.7800.\n\nhttp://www.japanculture-nyc.com/2016
 /09/08/chojuro-imafuji-naguta-shamisen-concert-at-carnegie-hall/
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SUMMARY:Chojuro Imafuji -- Naguta Shamisen Concert at Carnegie Hall
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