Free Show: Ho Etsu Taiko & Yuta Sumiyoshi of Kodo
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Free Show: Ho Etsu Taiko & Yuta Sumiyoshi of Kodo
December 11, 2016 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Ho Etsu Taiko of Chicago and Yuta Sumiyoshi of world-renowned Kodo of Japan will play a free Japanese drumming show.
The performance and workshop are part of a free Japanese Culture Fair that’s open to the public. This event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Consulate General of Japan and Ho Etsu Taiko and made possible by a grant from The Japan Foundation, New York / Center for Global Partnership. The Japanese Cultural Fair will take place on December 11 at the Whitney M. Young Magnet High School:
1:30-1:50 p.m.: Koto (Japanese string instrument)
1:55-2:15 p.m.: Kendo (martial art)
2:20-3:45 p.m.: Taiko concert with Ho Etsu and Yuta Sumiyoshi (Japanese drumming)
3:50-4:30 p.m.: Eisa and Awa Odori dancing
About Ho Etsu Taiko
We are a collective of musicians with a fresh take on the art of Japanese drumming. We push the envelope through collaborations with other taiko groups, musicians and culturally focused performance artists while always staying grounded in the rich tradition of kumi-daiko.
https://www.hoetsu.org/portfolio_page/videos/
About Yuta Sumiyoshi
Known by colleagues as Kodo’s “sound maker,” Yuta Sumiyoshi specializes in nimble drumstick work and is always enhancing the musicality of performance pieces. He entered the Kodo Apprentice Centre in 2010 and became a Kodo member in 2013. Despite being a newcomer, he was selected for important soloist positions from his very first tour, including the coveted role of O-daiko. On stage, he is featured mainly on taiko drums and bamboo flutes and is one of three drum soloists featured in the climax of Kodo’s latest One Earth Tour production, “Chaos.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bODYMThlUxM
