Join Raion Taiko ensemble at the 2023 International Festival of holland!
https://www.internationalfestivalholland.com/festival-schedule
Raion Taiko at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park 2023-04-29 photo credit: Eileen S. Ho
Japanese TAIKO Drumming Demo
2:30-3:00pm at the Children’s Fiesta
Raion Taiko members from the Great Lakes Taiko Center will conduct a Japanese Taiko drumming demo & workshop for kids of all ages and abilities. No musical experience is necessary to enjoy this unique and fun art form.
https://www.internationalfestivalholland.com/gentex-childrens-fiesta
RAION TAIKO Performance
3:35-4:20pm on the Main Stage
Back by popular demand is the Japanese drumming ensemble, Raion Taiko from the Great Lakes Taiko Center. Taiko is rooted in Japanese music traditions and continues to grow today as a global cultural arts movement that amplifies imagination, uplifts spirits, and builds community. From the deep, thunderous sounds of the great Odaiko drum to the subtle beauty of the bamboo flute, festival-goers will share in the joy of experiencing Taiko together.
https://www.internationalfestivalholland.com/main-stage-performers
Raion Taiko at Japan Festival of Saginaw 2023-09-17 photo credit: @missplosion on IG
Raion Taiko will perform a mix of contemporary pieces composed and shared to the Great Lakes Taiko Center by artist Yamada Mizue in Kanazawa, Japan, songs from our own Midwest Taiko composers, and a traditional harvest festival song from the Kaga region in the Ishikawa prefecture of Japan:
YUME MIZUKI by Yamada Mizue (DIA+, Kanazawa, Japan) our “dream” of Taiko together
HARU by Brian Sole (Raion Taiko, Michigan) “Spring” excerpt
RAIGUN by Yamada Mizue (DIA+) “Gathering Thunder”
POUNDING HOOVES by Rick Shiomi (Mu Daiko, Minnesota) three horses
3-3-7 by Tomo Terakado (Raion Taiko) a joyful cheer
KOYAMA OROSHI by Ash Brown (Raion Taiko) “small mountain wind” flute excerpt
GODAIKO by Yamada Mizue (DIA+) “The Great Lakes”
MUSHI OKURI (Traditional, Kaga region, Japan) “Send Away Bugs!”
