Goro Yamaguchi

Goro Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Goro 山口五郎 1933-1999 Was A Japanese Shakuhachi Vertical Bamboo Flute Player Known For His Musicality Phrasing Impeccable Technique And Modesty In Solo And Ensemble Performances. He Headed The Chikumeisha Shakuhachi Guild And Became A World-Famous Japanese Performer And Teacher. In 1967-68 He Was Appointed Artist In Residence At Wesleyan University In Middletown Connecticut USA .
While At Wesleyan Nonesuch Explorer Series Recorded His "Bell Ringing In An Empty Sky" LP An Influential First Recording Of Shakuhachi In The US. NASA Included One Honkyoku From That LP "Tsuru No Sugomori " Nesting Of Cranes On The Voyager Golden Record Which Was Sent Into Space. In 1992 The Japanese Government Designated Yamaguchi A Living National Treasure Ningen Kokuhô . read less