Music in the Dark with Kishi Bashi In-Person
Dr. Kimberly Dill will continue speaking about the importance of dark skies (register for her earlier presentation here), accompanied by live acoustic music from acclaimed singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Kishi Bashi, as he responds in improvisation to Idaho’s dark sky.
This program will be held offsite at the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) headquarters at the North Fork Visitors Center on Highway 75, north of Ketchum.
Space is limited, and registration is required. This program will be held outdoors in the SNRA parking lot. Participants should plan to bring camp chairs, blankets, and binoculars or other stargazing tools.
- Date:
- Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- Time:
- 9:00pm - 10:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Off-Site
- Campus:
- Off-Site
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Films & Performances
Kishi Bashi is the pseudonym of singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi. Born in Seattle, Washington, Ishibashi grew up in Norfolk, Virginia where both of his parents were professors at Old Dominion University. As a 1994 graduate of Matthew Fontaine Maury High School, he went on to study film scoring at Berklee College of Music before becoming a renowned violinist. Ishibashi has recorded and toured internationally as a violinist with diverse artists such as Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, and most recently, the Athens, Georgia-based indie rock band, of Montreal. He remains based in Athens.
Omoiyari is Kishi Bashi’s fourth album following the acclaimed 151a (2012), Lighght (2014), and Sonderlust (2016), which have garnered serious acclaim from outlets including NPR Music, The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian.
