Awaya-kai presents 2023 Fall Concert on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 2:00 pm at James Armstrong Theatre in Torrance. The 2023 Fall Awaya-kai Concert features six talented guest artists as well as Awaya-kai members including the ones who will perform debut presentation. It’s been six years since the last concert in 2017. Awaya-kai looks forward to […]
Cultural News is the comprehensive source of Japanese art and cultural events in Southern California. For your free sample copy of Weekly Cultural News, please send email to editor@culturalnews.com Contents of Weekly Cultural News, April 18-24, 2022 (Reiwa 4) P01: Artist in Japanese American Community: Koto artist Yoko Awaya selected 2022 Women of the […]
Video: Koto music “Kojo no Tsuki” (Moon over the Ruined Castle) by Yoko Awaya, left, and Sachiyo Yoshimoto at the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix on Oct. 7, 2017. Los Angeles-based koto master Yoko Awaya and violinist Sachiyo Yoshimoto were invited to perform at “Otsukimi: Moon-viewing Festival” in the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix on […]
As of April 13, tickets are sold out. The Yoko Awaya Koto Music Conservatory (Awaya-kai) will present the 40th Anniversary Awaya-kai Koto Concert on Saturday, April 15 from 2 p.m. at the James Armstrong Theater in Torrance. The concert program is a diverse, international mix of musical genres to be performed by Awaya-kai members and […]
Sold Out The18th Awaya-Kai Koto Concert Sunday, November 3, 2013, 2:00 pm James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance CA 90503 Tickets: General Admission, $25; At the Door, $30; Student (Under 18 years old), $20 Tickets are available at Sakuraya in Gardena at (310) 323-7117, Yoko Awaya in Gardena at (310) 329-5965, Hiromi Komiyama […]