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updated 11.21.09

Compositions for Shakuhachi

Recorded November 21st, 2009:

Silver Mountain (2009) 

Composition for One Voice (2004/2009) 

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updated 09.20.09

Shakuhachi (traditional honkyoku)

Recorded September 20th, 2009:

Hon Shirabe 

Darani* 

Murasaki Reiho* 

updated 08.25.09

Shakuhachi.  A candid track on a rain-soaked evening (July 2009):

Itsuki / Kojo no Tsuki (Two Japanese folk tunes) 

updated 05.27.09

Grey Sky, Wet Sky.  Sound Dialogue Between Ellerton and Doherty. (2005-09)

Available now!: CDBaby

sample track: Circulation 

Ellerton and Doherty.  Description: Reprise of part one performed by Doherty on Armenian duduks (B, A, and Ab Bass).  Ellerton added acoustic guitar, synthesis and reworked phonographic recordings from part three.

updated 02.23.09

Toby Sinkinson & Michael Andrew Doherty

Improvisational Sessions October 5-7, 2008. 

Excerpts..

     1. Duduk and bass duduk (doherty); Percussion (sinkinson).  

        

     2. Hichiriki*, shakuhachi, and bamboo percussion (doherty); Percussion, hydrolics, and electronics (sinkinson).   

            

     3. Duduk (doherty); Electronics (sinkinson). 

        

     4. Hichiriki* (doherty); Percussion and electronics (sinkinson). 

        

     5. Shakuhachi* (doherty); Percussion (sinkinson).

             

    

Toby Sinkinson & Michael Andrew Doherty Improvisation February 24th, 2007.  Naropa University, Boulder Colorado. (clip) format: online mp3

     In this clip- Doherty: Duduk.  Sinkinson: Phonography, percussion.