Three Days till...!!!

Ok folks, it's coming down to crunch time for Makoto Taiko! We are wrapping up with concert practices and rehearsals this week.

This Saturday, we are having our annual taiko concert at Thorne Hall in Occidental College. We will not only present our fantastic repertoire of modern and traditional taiko pieces, we have a NEW PIECE in the works by our very own taiko master, Koji Nakamura, Revelation. It will debut officially at our annual concert this Saturday. Don't miss this incredible moment!



One more exciting bit of news! We have finally, finally finished our new costume!! Thank you thank you to everyone who helped with this big project! This was no small feat--Makoto Taiko is now approximately 49 members strong. Forty-nine. Wow! We seem to be growing exponentially every year! It's a really great feeling when you can see all 49 members come together during a concert run-through...all these people from all stages of life, and forms of thought and belief, assembling for a common passion: Taiko.

So make sure to mark this down on your calendar:

SATURDAY, June 25
6:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm)
Thorne Hall
Occidental College
1600 Campus Rd. Los Angeles 90041

FREE ADMISSION

Donations gratefully accepted for the continued maintenance of our wonderful drums and the purchase of even better instruments.

2011: So much to do, so little time!

Happy New Year!
Its been a while since we updated our blog. New Year's resolution: update more often!

2011 is full of exciting projects and events for Makoto Taiko. Among our big projects for the year are 1) making new uniforms and 2) producing a taiko educational DVD. Both projects are already under progress and we're really excited to see the final product!
We are ordering custom happi for our new uniforms from happi.jp, a Japanese company based in Aichi Prefecture. The taiko educational DVD is a supplementary resource to our taiko classes for people who are interested in practicing outside of the dojo. Performances of Makoto Taiko's standard repertoire and general information about Makoto Taiko will be included in this DVD and we hope to have it available this year for anyone who is interested in purchasing it. Stay tuned for updates on these projects!


As for performances, we've been pretty busy since the beginning of this month. On January 2nd, we performed at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Little Tokyo for the annual Kotohajime.

For our next performance this coming weekend, we are going......to Kauai!!! If you're going to be on the island, check us out at the 7th Annual Kaua'i Wellness Expo 2011!



Even as 2011 has just begun, we are already looking ahead to big performance opportunities in the fall. We applied to be part of the World Festival of Sacred Music which will be held in Los Angeles this October. Hopefully we will be selected to perform at this wonderful event--keep your fingers crossed!


As always, you can keep up with our performances on the Events page of our website www.makototaiko.org.
Looking forward to sharing more exciting news with you this year!

Peace & Prosperity,

Makoto Taiko

Makoto Taiko's 10 Anniversary Concert

August 22 is the date of the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of Makoto Taiko, a concert featuring four-time Grammy Award® winner Paul Winter and Grand Taiko Master Seiichi Tanaka of San Francisco Taiko Dojo, as well as other special guest performers.

Our venue will be at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse at 7pm - 9pm with an Intermission.

Tickets can be obtained through Ticket Alternative and the Makoto Taiko office at the Shumei Hall in Pasadena (626) 584-8841.

Ticket prices:
$25 (premium seating) with $5 discount for students and seniors (55+) - must show picture ID at venue window.
$20 (regular seating) with $5 discount for students and seniors (55+) - must show picture ID at venue window.