Publicity

If you would like publicity material about Michael Chikuzen Gould and people with whom he preforms, you may download any of the documents and photos on this page.

Formatted Documents

PDF files that may be used to promote Chikuzens Studios:

Chikuzen Profile Flyer (77kb)
Monshogodo Promotional Flyer (106kb)

Unformatted Text

This is a text file (RTF) that may be used to create your own publicity:

Biographies of Michael Gould, Chieko Iwazaki, and Kuniyasu Iwazaki (3kb)

Photographs

Below are some photos in JPEG format to choose from. The small photo simply is a thumbnail —click on the thumbnail to view and download the full sized photo. If you use a photo, please credit the photographer as indicated.

Photos of Michael Chikuzen Gould

Michael Gould at the Chicago Botanic Garden, May 2007 (554kb) – photo credit to Dean DelBene

Michael Gould, Oct 2008 (916kb) – photo credit to Michael A. Firman

Michael Gould, Nov 2009 (806kb) – photo credit to Marilyn L. Schweitzer

Michael Gould, Nov 2007 (1.07mb) – photo credit to Michael A. Firman

Photos of Chieko Iwazaki:

Chieko playing koto (24kb)

Chieko Iwazaki playing koto, Oct 2008 (723kb) – photo credit to Michael A. Firman

Chieko Iwazaki playing koto, Oct 2008 (1.32mb) – photo credit to Marilyn L. Schweitzer

Chieko Iwazaki playing shamisen, Nov 2009 (1.30mb) – photo credit to Michael A. Firman

Photos of Kuniyasu Iwazaki:

Kuniyasu Iwazaki, Oct 2008 (852kb) – photo credit to Michael A. Firman

Kuniyasu Iwazaki, Nov 2008 (874kb) – photo credit to Marilyn L. Schweitzer

Group photos:

Michael Chikuzen Gould & Gishin Cyr (576kb)

Michael Chikuzen Gould & Kuniyasu Iwazaki in concert (576kb)

Michael Chikuzen Gould, Chieko Iwazaki & Kuniyasu Iwazaki, Oct 2008 (1.5mb) – photo credit to Marilyn L. Schweitzer

Chieko Iwazaki & Kuniyasu Iwazaki, Oct 2008 (1.45mb) – photo credit to Marilyn L. Schweitzer

Student Testimonials

I feel very honored to be able to pick the brain of such a master player. The lessons are always inspirational. I feel that my association with Michael has improved my playing and my understanding of the shakuhachi.

-Michael A. Firman

I have spent many hours practicing and taking lessons with Michael, under whose masterful tutelage I have been lucky enough to learn. In playing I hope to convey some of the joy and the wonder that I feel everytime I pick up the shakuhachi and think back on how it is that I got to be where I am.

-Brian Furner