
Eurasia Consort: Music Of Paradise
Pop Jazz Latin Folk Chanson Concert
Eurasia Consort: Music Of Paradise – The Center For Chamber Music, Seattle
- Date
- Saturday, 10 October 2026
- Time
- 19:30
- Venue
- The Center For Chamber Music
- City
- Seattle
- Organisation
- Early Music Seattle
About this event
In the far reaches of northwestern China lies Dunhuang, a cultural crossroads of the ancient Silk Road, famed for its hundreds of caves filled with Buddhist frescoes depicting music and dance. Inspired by these vivid murals, the Eurasia Consort brings the sounds of the Tang Dynasty back to life more than 1,200 years later. Through reconstructed instruments, ancient performance practices, and a spirit of discovery, the ensemble founded by Tomoko Sugawara and Gus Denhard invites audiences to experience this ancient musical heritage. The group performs on a distinctive collection of reconstructed period instruments — including the Chinese kugo (angular harp), Korean piri and saenghwang, the Japanese shakuhachi, biwa, and hokyo metallophone — instruments that carried court and ceremonial music across East Asia for centuries.
Cast & creative
- G
Theorbo
Gus Denhard - G
Lute
Gus Denhard - G
Baroque Guitar
Gus Denhard - G
Biwa
Gus Denhard - T
Kugo
Tomoko Sugawara - T
Harp
Tomoko Sugawara - T
Irish Harp
Tomoko Sugawara - G
Piri
Gamin - G
Saenghwang
Gamin - R
Hokyo
Rex Benincasa - R
Percussion
Rex Benincasa - J
Shakuhachi
James Nyoraku Schlefer