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Next up: Big!World!Fun!
Monday, June 29th, 2009If you have young kids and live in Los Angeles this next performance is for you! We’ll be performing at the Ford Amphitheatre’s Big!World!Fun! Family series Saturday July 11th at 10:ooam. Children are FREE (reservations required) and adults are only $5. Get your tickets and reservations at the Ford Amphitheatre’s website.
On Ensemble at the Oregon Bach Festival
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
This June we’re very excited to be performing in Eugene, OR at the Oregon Bach Festival!
Since 1970, the Oregon Bach Festival celebrates the music and legacy of J.S. Bach in an unequaled environment of performance, discovery, and community, in the refreshing early summer of the Pacific Northwest. Perhaps the most expansive and critically acclaimed platform for Bach’s music in America, the Festival forges connections between people through a love of great music.
I’m still not sure quite how we were picked to be a part of the OBF but it’ll be an absolute honor to be among the amazing artists at this year’s festival!
On Thursday June 25th, we’ll be performing at 6:00pm at the Jordon Schnitzer Museum of Art for the public reception of the World Harmony Project.
On Saturday June 27th we have a kids show “Taiko Together” at 11:00am and a full concert at 7:30pm at the Soreng Concert Hall.
Check out the Oregon Bach Festival website for the full schedule of events.
Next up: May Tour
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009We’ve officially released “Ume in the Middle” and are celebrating with a May tour with stops in Tahoe, Placerville, Berkeley and Ashland.
5/9/09 - On Ensemble in concert, Ashland OR
5/10/09 - Hands on workshop, Ashland OR
5/13-14/09 - Assembly programs at Tahoe area schools
5/15/09 - On Ensemble in concert, Tahoe City CA
5/16/09 - On Ensemble in concert, Placerville CA
5/17/09 - Workshop with Stanford Taiko, Stanford CA
5/17/09 - On Ensemble in concert, Berkeley CA
5/18/09 - Lecture Presentation for Perspectives on North American Taiko, Stanford CA
Next up: Salt Lake City
Monday, March 30th, 2009April going to be a bit of crazy month. Kris is heading up to San Francisco for shamisen performances with renowned hogaku master Saburo Mochizuki, then will be heading up to Pendleton, Oregon to perform with Portland Taiko.
At the end of the month we’ll be headed to Salt Lake City for a FREE performance at Salt Lake Community College:
April 22, 11:15am
Salt Lake Community College
Student Center - The Lair
4600 South Redwood Road
Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
We’ll also be gearing up for the official release of Ume in the Middle and will be posting reviews as they come it!
TAIKOX2 : On Ensemble and Kenny Endo
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
We are really excited about our upcoming performance: TAIKOX2 with Kenny Endo at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Kenny Endo is a taiko legend and has done so much for our art form. He is a true innovator and continues to be an inspiration for all of us who are trying to explore new directions with taiko. It’s going to be an honor to have him be a part of our TAIKOX2 collaborative series.
Last year’s collaboration with the Somei Yoshino Taiko Ensemble sold out so get your tickets soon!
TAIKOX2 : On Ensemble and Kenny Endo
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
March 28, 8pm
tickets available online
Ticket Office 800.300.4345 or 562.916.8500
Masato to perform at Academy Awards
Thursday, February 19th, 2009If you are watching the Academy Awards this weekend keep your eye out for Maz! He’ll be performing in one of the “Best Song” presentations from the film Slumdog Millionaire! The Jefferson Agrarian, a blog that covers the Mt. Shasta area, also wrote up a post on Maz’s upcoming Academy Awards debut! Go Maz!
Indonesian Arts Education Fellowship Program
Sunday, January 25th, 2009From Jan 24th to Feb 16th Shoji will be in Yogyakarta as one of four fellows selected for UCLA/Center for Intercultural Performance’s Indonesian Arts Education Fellowship Program. The other three fellows are Bhrata Natyam dancer and teacher Viji Prakash, Kumu Hula Keali’i Ceballos and musician, educator, ethnomusicologist, and musical instrument maker Dr. Craig Woodson. The three week program is centered around working with middle school children in the Yogyakarta area along with performances, lecture demos and workshops for the greater community.
On the road back to LA
Saturday, January 17th, 2009The last performance of our East Coast tour is finished! Kelvin and I fly back to Los Angeles today and Kris and Maz start the long drive back to Los Angeles with workshop stops in Philadelphia, Denver and Moab. More from the road later!