Elizabeth Reian Bennett
Shakuhachi
elizabethreian@hotmail.com
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Elizabeth Reian Bennett received a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Princeton in 1975 and a Ph.D. in Chinese Arts History from Yale in 1984. Japanese music became a major interest while she pursued her academic studies, and in 1982; two years before she received her Ph.D., she became a shakuhachi Shihan and received her performing name, Reian. In March of this year, Reian Bennett was further awarded the rank of grand master. Reian Bennett's teacher is Aoki Reibo; she has trained in the Reibo-kai techniques and style for twenty years.
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Teachers
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Albums
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Wild Silence Kinko and Meian Honkyoku. Themes of nature and meditation. |
Tracks Recorded
| Pieces | Kanji | Length | Album | Instrument | |
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Emptiness | 09'20 | Wild Silence | Shakuhachi | |
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Shika no Tône (Don't know which version) | 鹿の遠音 | 08'30 | Wild Silence | Shakuhachi |
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Song of Oshu | 07'49 | Wild Silence | Shakuhachi | |
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Song of Truth | 12'06 | Wild Silence | Shakuhachi | |
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Tsuru no Sugomori (Don't know which version) | 鶴の巣籠 | 22'24 | Wild Silence | Shakuhachi |
Composed or Arranged
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| Title | Kanji | Year | Alternate Title |
| Spring Dreams |