About this Event
Santa Clara City Library is proud to present our Summer Adventure Concert Series of events!
Join us on June 27 at 5:30 p.m. at the Mission Branch Library for this special live performance with celebrated flutist and professor Rayo Furuta and internationally renowned guzhengist Chiffon Fu!
Dubbed “The Rockstar of the Flute” by the Informador de Guadalajara (Mexico), Mexican-Japanese American flutist Ráyo Furuta has performed worldwide as a commanding and versatile performing artist within the classical, contemporary, world, jazz, and pop sectors. This collaboration between Rayo and Chiffon highlights the connection cultures and genres have with one another within the encompassing singularity of music. So bring out some family and friends and don't miss out on this concert!
Seating will be first come, first served.
Bio:
Officiated as a cultural ambassador to the United States of America in 2014, Furuta has toured as a performer and teacher across Mexico, Japan, Austria, Czech-Republic, Poland, Hungary, and throughout the Middle East and North America. He has performed for internationally recognized names including Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, The United Nations, and the Mainly Mozart, Okayama, Sarasota, and Yellowbarn Music Festivals. As a dynamic performer, he has also frequented the stage as a concerto soloist, championing the contemporary concerti of Gabriela Lena Frank, Yuko Uebayashi, and Paul Schoenfield and a touring solo recitalist mastering the cornerstones of the flute repertoire.
Dedicated to Chamber Music, Furuta maintained an active role as the flutist with several ensembles including established duos with pianist Michelle Cann, percussionist Haruka Fujii, and flutist Carol Wincenc. He has also shared the stage with classical luminaries including Jon Nakamatsu, Peter Frankl, and members of the Avalon, Brooklyn Rider, Kronos, Mendelssohn, and Emerson String Quartets. Additionally, his passion for world music has led to performances with superstars Van Anh Vo (Danh Tranh), Sandeep Das (Indian Tabla), Vijay Gopal (Bansuri), Merima Kljuco (Accordion), Ghassan Sahhab (Qanun), and Christina Pato (Galacian Bagpipe) to name only a few. He is also a member of the Mexico-city based Contemporary Mexican Jazz Band, Toktli, and is a leading-artist-member of the Common Sounds ensemble.
As a passionate teaching artist, Furuta is the Professor of Flute and Chamber Music at San Jose State University, as well as the Lecturer of Performance Practice and Community Engagement at Santa Clara University.
He has held residencies and given master classes at institutions including the Oberlin Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Stanford University, Lebanese American University of Beirut, UC San Diego, University of Akron, University of Victoria (BC), and New York University, among others. In addition, he is a regularly rotating faculty member of the Icicle Creek Chamber Music Institute, Yes Academy - Egypt, Imagine Music Seminar in Beirut, and the Orqesta Sinfonica Juvenil de Guadalajara.
As a celebrated curator, he is the Producing Artistic Director for Chamber Music Silicon Valley, a leading Californian arts organization. As well as Santa Clara University’s weekly Music@Noon concert series. He was named the winner of the 2018 X-Factor Arts Prize, which recognizes entrepreneurial and innovative ideas to advance the arts and creativity. And most recently, was announced as the 2019 “On the Stage” Artist Laureate of SVCreates, design to identify and recognize Silicon Valley’s finest artists based on the quality of their work and their commitment to enriching the community. In addition, he is an alumnus of the Multicultural Artist Leadership Institute (MALI).
For more information visit them at: rayofuruta.com & chiffonmusic.com
If you have questions about this program please email: [email protected]
This concert series is in honor of Jan Lieberman, former Santa Clara City children's librarian, mentor, and friend, and is sponsored by the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends.
Your attendance to this program grants permission to the City of Santa Clara to take your photograph and/or your child's photograph for marketing purposes.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mission Branch Library, 1098 Lexington Street, Santa Clara, United States
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