Basic Information
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Background Information
Missão e Motivação
To enjoy Taiko and share Taiko with the community
Group History
Describe how, where, and why the ensemble was founded. What was its inspiration?
Koichi Ando inspired the beginning of the group.
It has provided a means for which the Japanese students and alumni from Western Oregon University can share their culture with the community
Lista de membros fundadores
Koichi Ando
Todd Wilson
Composição do grupo
(i.e. ethnicity, generation, average years of experience, musical backgrounds, and motivation for playing)
Primarily Japanese students or Alumni of Western Oregon University
Directors: community members Todd Wilson and Tom Jenkins
Principais evoluções
Describe two of the biggest changes that have characterized the group's development since its founding
We now have original compositions
Performances, Gravações, Publicações
Performances
List a selection of your regular performance venues (for example, Denver Sakura Matsuri, Seabrook obon, business conventions, Manzanar Pilgrimage, Maui Marathon, etc.)
schools and multi-cultural festivals through out Oregon
Journal feed
