Cornelius Boots (Cornelius Shinzen Boots) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist.[1] Best known for founding and leading Edmund Welles, the only composing bass clarinet quartet in the world[citation needed], he now mainly plays and composes for the shakuhachi flute having retired from bass clarinet in 2015[2]
Cornelius Boots | |
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 Cornelius Boots playing a Taimu shakuhachi bamboo flute. | |
| Background information | |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Instruments | |
| Website | http://corneliusboots.com |
He received his shakuhachi master teaching’s license (Shihan)[3] from Grand Master Michael Chikuzen Gould[4] in 2013. He has recorded five albums and performs internationally.[5] He played on stage during Sony's E3 2018 conference, prior to the reveal of Ghost of Tsushima, a samurai-based video game.
Boots mostly plays taimu shakuhachi, which are long, wide-bore flutes noted for their deep tones.[6]
References
edit- ^ Knolls, Forest. "Cornelius Boots". San Francisco Classical Voice. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ Boots, Cornelius. "Post by Boots". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ The International Shakuhachi Society – Biography: Boots, Cornelius Shinzen Archived 2017-04-17 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ The International Shakuhachi Society – Biography: Gould, Michael Chikuzen Archived 2017-04-18 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "New Music USA – Presentation: Cornelius Boots". Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ "Mujitsu/Taimu Shakuhachi – Ken LaCosse". www.mujitsu.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
External links
edit- Official website
- Cornelius Boots on iTunes
- Sony E3 2018 on YouTube
- Interview on The Next Track podcast
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