Hi All, I’m holed up in Barrington, Rhode Island for the month of July. The kids need some green for the summer. What better place than Grandma and Grandpa’s. I have a work bench set up and can undertake all aspects of shakuhachi repair and will continue to take commissions while I’m here.
If you plan on sending an instrument for repair, please contact me first to let me know a flute is on it’s way. Then send it here:
Perry Yung C/O Donohues
10 Woodward Ave
Barrington, RI 02806

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Welcome to the home of New York City artist, Perry Yung. In 2002, I received support by both the American and Japanese governments to specifically study shakuhachi making and playing in Japan. I received combined grants from the Japan-US Friendship Commission, National Endowment for the Arts and the International House in Tokyo that enabled me to travel throughout Japan to meet with both Zen and modern shakuhachi makers and master players. I was introduced to my main shakuhachi making and playing sensei, Kinya Sogawa, through my NYC shakuhachi teacher, Ralph Samuelson. Before I embarked on my journey to Japan, I had been performing on the shakuhachi in experimental theater productions internationally with La MaMa E.T.C. What I discovered in Japan was utterly fantastic and beyond the scope of an introduction. It would be both a privilege and honor to share that experience with you and encourage any questions what so ever. This unique flute is shrouded in the mysteries of ancient folklore and much of the information on the internet is a little muddy. My Blog would a great place to start your explorations with a solid foundation.

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