On Ensemble : Masato Baba, Kristofer Bergstrom, Shoji Kameda and Kelvin Underwood » Featured Project http://onensemble.org Neo-traditional taiko Mon, 14 May 2012 12:54:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Next up: Intercollegiate Taiko Invitational http://onensemble.org/2012/05/next-up-intercollegiate-taiko-invitational/ http://onensemble.org/2012/05/next-up-intercollegiate-taiko-invitational/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 12:54:43 +0000 kris http://onensemble.org/?p=5799 Maz and I will be representing On Ensemble at the 7th-annual Intercollegiate Taiko Invitational. We will be teaching multi-drum basics, slant drum basics, and demonstrating our research with lighted batchi. I am excited to be back at Stanford for the weekend and to see what’s new in the exciting world of collegiate taiko!

]]> http://onensemble.org/2012/05/next-up-intercollegiate-taiko-invitational/feed/ 0 Up Next: In2In Thinking and El Camino College http://onensemble.org/2012/04/up-next-in2in-thinking-and-el-camino-college/ http://onensemble.org/2012/04/up-next-in2in-thinking-and-el-camino-college/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:44:21 +0000 shoji http://onensemble.org/?p=5698 Later in April we’ll be performing at the In2In Thinking conference on April 21st. In May we’ll be performing a full concert at El Camino College in Torrance, CA. We’re looking forward to the El Camino College concert as it has been a little while since we’ve presented a full length concert in the Los Angeles area. Here are the details:

On Ensemble in Concert at El Camino College
Saturday, May 12, 8:00pm
Tickets: $26
Order online: http://www.elcamino.edu/commadv/centerforarts/mainstage.html#7
Marsee Auditorium
El Camino College
Torrance, CA

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Fue
Slant-Nanigans
The Beauty of the Basic Strike
Sukeroku style/Yodan Uchi
Slant Choreography Primer
Developing Kiai while Playing
Kata from the Ground Up: Stance Fundamentals for Beginners

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the east coast!

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I’m tremendously excited to announce “Good in Gardena”, a self-produced concert and meet-the-performers lunch! For the last few years, Hiro and I have been working on our ideal musical event; an intimate On Ensemble concert with exciting guest artists and an opportunity for performers and audience members to interact over vegetarian, local food! We’re bringing eight musicians from Japan to showcase large-ensemble nagauta (the music of Kabuki with shamisen and singing), alongside On Ensemble’s newest music in an intimate, all-acoustic setting. I can’t wait for this show!!!

Read more here!: Good in Gardena details

TICKETS ON SALE NOW: Tickets

]]> http://onensemble.org/2012/02/next-up-good-in-gardena/feed/ 1 Next Up: TAIKO 2.0 at Texas A&M http://onensemble.org/2012/01/next-up-taiko-2-0-at-texas-am/ http://onensemble.org/2012/01/next-up-taiko-2-0-at-texas-am/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:32:56 +0000 shoji http://onensemble.org/?p=5428 Our next performance is our TAIKO 2.0 collaboration with taiko pioneer Kenny Endo! The Department of Performance Studies at Texas A&M is bringing us to college station for a concert performance and educational activities. It’s always great to share the stage with Kenny and the amazing musicians in his ensemble.

TAIKO 2.0
On Ensemble and the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble
Wednesday Feb 8th, 7:30pm
Rudder Theater
Texas A&M
General Admission $10 Students $5
For more information call (979) 845-1515

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Friday Jan 20th
7:00pm
Pinedale Auditorium
147 E. Hennick St.
Pinedale, WY 82941

Tuesday Jan 24th
7:00pm
Heritage Center Theater
Gillette, Wyoming

]]> http://onensemble.org/2012/01/happy-new-year-up-next-wyoming/feed/ 0 Happy Holidays! http://onensemble.org/2011/12/happy-holiday/ http://onensemble.org/2011/12/happy-holiday/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:08:53 +0000 shoji http://onensemble.org/?p=5303 Happy Holidays all!  Still a lot on the On Ensemble to do list before the year ends.  Our year long residency at the Japanese American Community and Cultural Center is also coming to an end so we’ll be moving to a new location soon.  If you have any leads on a rehearsal space suitable for a small group with a bunch of equipment let us know!

We’ll also be starting a new recording project soon.  Right now I’m trying to finish up two other recording projects including a Kenny Endo and Kaoru Watanbe duet album I’m producing and a ‘decadent’ electronica album with Grammy Award winning composer Christopher Tin.  Once these two are finished we’ll be starting the new On Ensemble album.  Hopefully we’ll get the album started before the year ends!

]]> http://onensemble.org/2011/12/happy-holiday/feed/ 0 Next Up: On Ensemble at Carlsbad Dove Library http://onensemble.org/2011/10/next-up-on-ensemble-at-carlsbad-dove-library/ http://onensemble.org/2011/10/next-up-on-ensemble-at-carlsbad-dove-library/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:56:08 +0000 shoji http://onensemble.org/?p=5147 Our next performance is in Carlsbad for the Museum of Making Music on Saturday November 19th at 7:00pm.  As a part of this performance we will also be doing educational outreach programs for some of the schools in the Carlsbad area.  Come check out our performance if you are in the area!

Saturday, November 19, 2011, 7:00 PM
Schulman Auditorium @ Carlsbad Dove Library
Ticket Price: $15 – Purchase Tickets Online
Member Price: $10 – Purchase Tickets Online
More Information: 760-438-5996

 

]]> http://onensemble.org/2011/10/next-up-on-ensemble-at-carlsbad-dove-library/feed/ 0 Next up: Juried Showcase at Arts Northwest http://onensemble.org/2011/10/next-up-juried-showcase-at-arts-northwest/ http://onensemble.org/2011/10/next-up-juried-showcase-at-arts-northwest/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:46:14 +0000 shoji http://onensemble.org/?p=5117 We’re headed to Eugene, OR for a juried showcase at the 31st Annual Northwest Booking Conference.  Our showcase will be on Monday Oct 17th from 9:13-9:25pm. More information available at the Arts Northwest website.

Videos of On Ensemble performing:
Gamelgong:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF5R2U47gOQ
Turns:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlAsqTM-IjE
Yamasong:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGMfP81c_UA
After Rain:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiqBIuM-1DI

Video of Educational Programs for the Sun Valley Center for the Arts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey1n__n6L3U

Video of Educational Outreach programs in Los Angeles area:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xekmfn_on-ensemble-educational-programs-pr_creation

]]> http://onensemble.org/2011/10/next-up-juried-showcase-at-arts-northwest/feed/ 0 Next up: Kenny Endo and On Ensemble TAIKO 2.0 Concert http://onensemble.org/2011/10/next-up-kenny-endo-and-on-ensemble-taiko-2-0-concert/ http://onensemble.org/2011/10/next-up-kenny-endo-and-on-ensemble-taiko-2-0-concert/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:49:58 +0000 shoji http://onensemble.org/?p=5104 Our next performance is a TAIKO 2.0 concert with Kenny Endo at the San Luis Obispo performing arts center.  It’s always fun and inspiring to play with Kenny and his contemporary ensemble which features Eien Hunter-Ishikawa on vibraphone, Kaoru Watanabe on flutes and Charlene Huang on violin.  It should be a great performance.  Come check it out if you are in the area:

Kenny Endo and On Ensemble TAIKO 2.0
Friday, October 14th  8:00pm
Christopher Cohan Center
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo,  CA  93407

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