Ralph Samuelson has been a pioneer in the growth of shakuhachi music in the United States through decades of teaching and performing. He was trained in the classical tradition of the Kinko School of Shakuhachi by the late Living National Treasure Goro Yamaguchi and other distinguished teachers in Japan. He has performed across North America, Europe, and Asia and has recorded for numerous labels. Ralph will share several traditional and contemporary works for shakuhachi in an evening of Hope at Apartment 1.