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Weekend of June 23, 2023 recognizing:
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Sanshin's 20th anniversary celebration will give our community the chance to connect, greet old and new friends, reflect on twenty years of practice, and look ahead to Sanshin's future. Below you'll find the schedule of events for the weekend and more information on the presenters and activities as well as the tools for entering the drawing for artwork by Mayumi Oda and sponsoring a congratulatory message in the printed program.
In person event registration has closed. Virtual attendance does not require registration. We will post virtual attendance information closer to the event date. Thank you for your participation! Platinum Celebration Event Schedule(All times are provided in US Eastern Standard Time.)
Friday - June 23, 2023 Location: First Christian Church on Kirkwood Location Website: https://www.fccbloomington.org/ 5 PM Platinum Celebration Welcome Reception 7 PM Concert Conversation with Yael Weiss Saturday - June 24, 2023 Location: First Christian Church on Kirkwood Location Website: https://www.fccbloomington.org/ 6 AM Morning Practice 7 AM Breakfast Break (light snacks) 9 AM Platinum Anniversary Celebration -Sanshin History & Open Discussion 11 AM Break 12 PM Lunch 1 PM Dogen Institute Presentation/Book Launch/Panel Discussion 3 PM Break 430 PM Stepping Down Ceremony - Online participant link posted soon 5 PM Platinum Celebration Reception - in honor of Shōhaku Okumura Roshi - on the Sanshin Zen Community Lawn Sunday - June 25, 2023 Location: The FAR Center for Contemporary Arts Location Website: https://www.thefar.org/ 9 AM Platinum Anniversary Presentation-"History and Future of Sanshin Style Kesa Sewing Practice" - Yuko Okumura 1030 AM Stepping Up Ceremony - Online participant link posted soon 11 AM Sanshin Community Celebration Special Friday Evening Kickoff Event
Sanshin is pleased to include a Concert Conversation with practitioner and world-renowned concert pianist Yael Weiss in its anniversary lineup. She'll be discussing and demonstrating her international commissioning and performance project, 32 Bright Clouds: Beethoven Conversations Around the World.” is a global music-commissioning, performing and recording project curated by pianist Yael Weiss. The project commissions a diverse group of composers from countries of conflict and unrest around the world, with all new works unified by a single “Peace motif” from Beethoven, where he added the inscription “A Call for Inward and Outward Peace” above the notes. Each new composition is connected to one of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. "32 Bright Clouds" aims to harness music’s great power for unity and peace.
Recital Program for June 23, 2023:
The project emerged from the practice and study of Zen Buddhism. The title, “Bright Clouds” comes from Dogen's Kyojukaimon, his comments on teaching and conferring the precepts. Dogen writes about the ninth precept, "Neither withdrawing nor setting forth, neither being real nor being void, there you will see the ocean of bright clouds, the ocean of magnificent clouds”. Cage: 4’33 Beethoven: Sonata No. 32 in c minor, Op. 111 II Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile Adina Izarra (Venezuela, b. 1959): Arietta for the 150 (2018) Dedicated to the 150 young people whose lives were taken during the 2017 Peace demonstrations in Venezuela Ne Myo Aung (Myanmar, b. 1983): Moha (2020) May all people learn to overcome “Moha” (delusion in mind and soul) and work together to pursue our collective wisdom and well-being Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein” I: Allegro con brio Usman Anees (Pakistan, b. 1986): Shades of Indus (2022) World Premiere Fluting down the valleys green, Nestled amid the mountain tops. Loud and clear through lush fields, Hear the Indus flowing down. As its waves echo with notes, Of this land’s mystic folk Beethoven: Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 III: Presto www.32brightclouds.com Saturday Morning Panel & Discussion:
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Drawing for art piece by Mayumi Oda
We are excited to announce that as part of the Platinum 20 Celebration Sanshin will be holding a drawing for a signed and numbered print by zazen practitioner and celebrated artist Mayumi Oda. From 1969 to the present, Mayumi has presented in multitudinous solo and group shows internationally and her work is in numerous private and permanent collections such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the U.S. Library of Congress and many more. She has donated the 13.5" by 38.5" piece, part of her series on the Heart Sutra, to Sanshin, and values it at $2000. Tickets for the drawing are available for $25 apiece, and participants may buy as many as they like. Entry into the drawing will close on Saturday, June 24th in the afternoon after lunch at the celebration. The drawing itself will take place Sunday morning at The FAR Center for Contemporary Arts. All proceeds from the drawing will go to support Sanshin Zen Community.
Drawing entry: $25 each
Sangha Salutations
Share your congratulations in a message in the event program
To celebrate our community’s anniversary, we invite everyone to support the sangha with a message saying some kind words about what the sangha has meant to them. Your message will be published in the program and shared with all attendees. This is a great opportunity to show your appreciation for the sangha and support our efforts. The program will be available in printed form for all in-person attendees and in PDF format for those attending virtually. Full, half, and quarter page messages are available for donations of $100, $65, and $30 respectively. Join us in celebrating our community's past, present, and future, and thank you for being a part of the sangha.
FAQs About the EventHow do I register?
In person event registration has closed. No registration will be required for virtual attendance. The virtual attendance link will be posted closer to the event. Why can't everyone attend the the stepping down and stepping up ceremonies in person? The zendo will be closed during the ceremonies, since there isn't enough space for everyone who has registered for the weekend's events. The ceremonies will be livestreamed. There will be a large screen where in-person registrants can watch the Saturday and Sunday ceremonies. More details are forthcoming. Can I stay in the zendo or camp on the grounds? Attendees will need to find their own accommodations off campus. It's unlikely we could house everyone who wanted to attend, and some spaces will be in use or set up for activities. Do you have any recommendations on accommodations that are available off campus? Hotels In Bloomington within 2 miles of Sanshin Courtyard Marriot Bloomington Hyatt Place Bloomington Graduate Hotel Airbnb options near Sanshin One Bedroom Apartment: $28/night Private Room: $32/Night Private Room: $48/Night Full House (3 room / 5 Beds) : $178/Night Entire Home (2 Room / 3 Beds) $179/night Is there a cost to participate? There's no charge for event participation, either in-person or virtual, but of course gifts of financial support are most welcome. Please go to this page anytime to make your contribution. And, of course, your purchase of tickets for the art drawing or message space in the printed program go to support Sanshin and help underwrite the costs of the event. FAQs about the Leadership TransitionWill the Okumuras be moving back to Japan?
No. It's likely they'll move to their own house relatively close to Sanshin, but the exact location, timeline and other details have not been determined. What will Okumura Roshi be doing after he steps back? He has several books he'd like to finish and will continue to give occasional dharma talks at Sanshin and elsewhere within the Sanshin Network. What about genzo-e? The final genzo-e has just been completed. The Dogen Institute is in discussions with Okumura Roshi about what may come next. There will be time for interaction following these brief presentations, and our hope is that this will be the opportunity to answer at one time many of the questions that attendees may have about where Sanshin is headed over the next decade or two.
Release of Sanshin Network collaborative book
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