Kaguya-hime no Wakare by Adrian Sherriff - Bronwyn Kirkpatrick - shakuhachi 尺八

Commissioned for the Australian Shakuhachi Festival 2026, Kaguya-hime no Wakare (The Parting of Princess Kaguya) refers to the emotional climax and departure scene from Japan's oldest folktale, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, where Princess Kaguya must leave Earth and return to her true home on the Moon. Mvt 1 Mysterious Light Mvt 2 Ascension of Kaguya-hime Mvt 3 Triple Elegy Mvt 4 Mountain Journey Mvt 5 Wisps of Smoke from the Summit https://bronwynkirkpatrick.com/ https://bronwynkirkpatrick.bandcamp.com/