Traditional Music of Japan

Lecture Theatre 2-3pm Free, suggested donation £3. The haunting and evocative sound of the koto, Japan’s national instrument, comes to the museum for our Samurai Arms and Armour exhibition. Sumie Kent has over forty years’ experience of playing the koto and also has Samurai ancestry from both her parents. Wearing traditional costume, she will sing and play music which explores the full range of the koto from the time of the Samurai, when it was considered a romantic instrument, to its use in modern Japanese music.

Suitable for
11-13
14-15
16-17
18+

Admission
suggested donation £3

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/nw000125?id=EVENT543547