Performances 2008
Jan. 3, 2008 New Year Lucky Taiko Concert
This was the very first taiko concert for students who participated in "Taiko Class for Beginners" sponsored by the Ishikawa Taiko Association. The students practiced hard for six months. One of our members, Gono-chan has been teaching this class for the past six months for people who have never touched taiko. Everybody did very well. They played the instruments in many styles. It was very challenging and they had a lot of fun!
Yuzuriha performed Kochi and Matsuri in this concert as guest performers. They were so happy to participate because it was a very inspiring and heart-warming concert. It made them feel that this year must be a really lucky one.
April 20-28, 2008 Concerts and Workshops in Mid-West, US
Yuzuriha conducted concerts and workshops at the following three midwestern universities in the US in April, 2008. It was a very special experience for all of us.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN, April 22, 2008 flyer webpage
3:30-5:00 Taiko workshop for students 7:00- Concert (Hulbert Arena)
Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH April 23, 2008 flyer
13:00-14:00 Taiko workshop for studnets 7:00 Concert (Krieg Hall)
John Carroll University, University Heights, OH April 25, 2008
12:00-13:15 Taiko workshop for students 7:30 Concert
June 16, 2008 Concerts and Workshops at Koshomachi Junior High School, Kanazawa
We conducted a performance (Hanamichi, Mitsu-uchi, Kochi, and Kizashi) and a workshop at Koshomachi Junior High School. The children really enjoyed it. In particular, they had a lot of fun playing the taiko with Gonochi's good guidance!
August 10, 2008 Torigoe Ikko-Ikki Festival
We performed at Ikko-Ikki Festival for the first time. The stage was located outdoors, and it was an extremely hot day. We played Kochi and Kizashi. The audience's reaction was very good in spite of the weather and our worry that we may not be good at performing outdoors. We watched other groups' performances, too, and really enjoyed the festival atmosphere.
August 17, 2008 Taiko Festival at Elderly's Day Care Tokino-en Futatsuka
Three taiko groups--Kakeru, Daichi and us, performed at an elderly's dare care in Kanazawa. We performed Takeda-no-Komoriuta...Sunayama for the first time, as well as Kochi and Kizashi. We were very happy to see that the audience had a great time. The other groups were very good, too, and all of us are different from each other in characters, which must be fun to watch for the audience.
August 31, 2008 Kanazawa Shitamachi Mizukake-Mikoshi Festival
The weather forecast said it was going to rain, but it cleared up completely. We performed at a festival at Kakinokibatake, Kanazawa. The taiko performances started at 1:30, and Yuzuriha was the first group. We performed Kochi, Shingetsu, and Kizashi. The audience looked like they were really enjoying the music with a big smile, which made us enjoy the performance very much.
October 5, 2008 Kakimatsuri
The weather was pretty tricky this day. It looked like it was about to rain any minute, but after all it didn't. Lucky! We performed "Kochi," "Shingetsu," and "Kizashi." The audience got bigger as we played, and it looked like they were having a good time.
October 18, 2008 Kimono School Ceremony-Party
We were a little worried because we knew Mami-chan couldn't come. Everybody in the audience was wearing a kimono, which makes a special atmosphere, too. But we played "Kochi," "Takedano-komoriuta" and "Mitsuuchi" and the people said they really enjoyed it. Some of them were singing as we played.
November 3, 2008 Friendly Concert@Kanazawa University Festival
This is our fourth performance at a Friendly Concert sponsored by Ishikawa-ken Taiko Association. In the past, our performances were not what we hoped for, partically because we were not good at performing outdoors. But this time, we had a good time playing "Kochi" and "Shingetsu." The audience looked like they enjoyed the music, too! The weather looked threatening, but fortunately, it didn't rain until we finished our performance!
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