Cornelius Boots

Cornelius Boots playing a Taimu shakuhachi bamboo flute.

Cornelius Boots (Cornelius Shinzen Boots) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. Best known for founding and leading Edmund Welles, the only bass clarinet quartet in the world, he is now mainly playing and composing for the shakuhachi flute. He received his shakuhachi master teaching’s license (Shihan)[1] from Grand Master Michael Chikuzen Gould[2] in 2013. He has recorded five albums to this day and performs internationally.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The International Shakuhachi Society - Biography: Boots, Cornelius Shinzen.
  2. ↑ The International Shakuhachi Society - Biography: Gould, Michael Chikuzen.
  3. ↑ New Music USA - Presentation: Cornelius Boots.


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