Seattle Flute Society: Felix Skowronek Memorial Event
$15 ($10 SFS members)
- Pamela Mortensen, didgeridoo
- Paul Chiyokten Wagner, Native American flutes
- Hanz Araki (Hanzaburo, Araki Kodō VI), Irish flute & shakuhachi
The Felix Skowronek Memorial Event is an annual event to honor the Seattle Flute Society's founder, Felix Skowronek. The event traditionally features local artists and/or wooden flute specialists. Past events have featured performances by Demarre McGill, Jeffrey Barker, Janet See, and Cathy Ransom Karoly, among others. In the online 2020-2021 Season, the Felix Skowronek Memorial Event was expanded into a series of presentations, workshops, and performances by local flutists, teachers, and artisans. The event in its original design returned for the 2021-2022 Season onwards.
Event Schedule
2:15pm: Doors Open
2:30pm-3:40pm: Guest Artists' Recital
3:45pm-4:15pm: "Introduction to Global Flutes" Panel Discussion
4:15pm-4:30pm: Meet and Greet
About Pamela Mortensen, didgeridoo
About Paul Chiyokten Wagner, Native American flutes
Paul "Che oke ten" Wagner is an internationally performing presenter of traditional songs and stories of his Coast Salish tribal ancestors. Che oke ten is a member of the Wsaanich (Saanich) Tribe of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. An award-winning Native American flutist, his songs have come to him with visions of healing and prayer for all relations (tree people, animal people, and human people).
https://www.sacredbreath.ca/About Hanz Araki (Hanzaburo, Araki Kodō VI), Irish flute & shakuhachi
For six generations, the Araki family has carried the Kodō name and its perspective on the tradition of Kinko-Ryū shakuhachi. Named for his great-great grandfather, Hanzaburō, or Hanz as he's commonly known, made his professional debut in 1988 in Shimonoseki, Japan where he was given the name Baikyoku by his father, Kodō Araki V. He attained the name Kodō at his father's retirement ceremony in Tokyo in 2009. Hanz performed and taught in Japan until 1992 when he returned to the United States and shifted his focus almost entirely to performing. Notable appearances include The Newport Folk Festival, The Vancouver Folk Festival, Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, The Gates Estate, and was a featured soloist for The Seattle Symphony "Celebrate Asia" concert in 2013. He was also invited to perform and speak at the Interdependence Day Celebration in Mexico City and The Future of Music Coalition conference in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to his career in traditional Japanese music Hanz is a Juno Award-winning Irish flute and whistle player and singer. His most recent album of Irish music was recorded in his mother’s ancestral village of Dingle, Co. Kerry with Lúnasa founding member Donogh Hennessy producing.
https://www.hanzaraki.com/