Tembusu College Fellow’s Tea

Mr. Tim M. Hoffman

3pm, Monday

29th October 2012

Master’s Common Lounge,

Level 3, Residential Block

Refreshment will be served.

Only 30 seats available!

Please register at: dev-tembusu-nus.pantheonsite.io

Tim Hoffman was born in the USA and spent 40 years in Asia (Japan 28, India 8, etc). He has trained extensively in piano and Western music, in shakuhachi by Japanese Living National Treasure Yamaguchi Goro, and in Hindustani vocal music by Benares gharana head Pdt Ganesh Prasad Mishra.

He performs Indian classical music on shakuhachiand koto – authenticated by the government and institutions in India and through scores of major events throughout India, Japan, USA, Europe. He also sings and publishes in languages of a few Asian cultures.

An honors graduate of four major universities of USA, India and Japan, Tim Hoffman was also a lecturer in ethnomusicology in leading universities such as Musashino Music Academy and Keio University since 1992.

He has also garnered major international awards as a musician and a scholar. As founder/director of the Indo-Japanese Music Exchange Association, Hoffman has produced many international/intercultural events in Asia, USA & Europe.