Japanese Taiko drumming returns! Burlington Taiko Group Workshops and an outdoor performance!

Wow, it went from hot to cool really fast, didn’t it? The fall is upon us and you know what that means—Taiko drums!

Please check the location for each of the events!
Concert tickets by Sliding Scale donation (pay what you can). Students FREE.

Stay well, be happy, keep being creative, and see you at our next event!

Alexander Hawkins & Taylor Ho Bynum Duo at the Claremont Creative Center, 9/25/24

Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko)

Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko

Thursday, October 3 & 10th, 2024 @ 6:30 — 8:45 PM
Intro Taiko 10/3 @ 6:30—7:15 PM
Claremont Creative Center

56 Opera House Square Claremont, NH

Come drum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?

Join us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko,) with Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko, where we share drumming and stories about Japanese culture and history.

No experience is required.

This program is supported in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

More info here >


Burlington Taiko Performance

Burlington Taiko Group

Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 3:00 — 4:30PM
Broad Street Park
Broad Street, Claremont NH

Join us as our friends the Burlington Taiko Group returns to Claremont for an afternoon outdoor performance.

In case of inclement weather, the event location will be at the Claremont Creative Center, 56 Opera House Square, right across the street from Broad Street Park.

Since its inception in 1987, Burlington Taiko Group has been involved in hundreds of performances, including feature performances at the 100th running of the Boston Marathon, annual performances at Burlington’s First Night, the Joseph Campbell – Keepers of the Lore festival, the Black Ships Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, and over 200 corporate, collegiate and public performances.

Taiko (太鼓) are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. In Japanese, the term taiko refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used specifically to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called wadaiko (和太鼓, lit. ‘Japanese drums’) and to the form of ensemble taiko drumming more specifically called kumi-daiko (組太鼓, lit. ‘set of drums’). The process of constructing taiko varies between manufacturers, and the preparation of both the drum body and skin can take several years depending on the method.

Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

More info here >


SAVE THE DATE for more events in October

10/19 SAT 11AM — Food Comics for Beginners with Wayne Carter @ CCC

10/25 FRI 4PM — Songwriting Workshop with Myra Flynn @ CCC

10/25 FRI 7PM — Myra Flynn concert @ CCC


Have you missed previous concerts? Watch them on our YouTube Channel!


Thank you for your continued support!
We look forward to sharing a great summer with you in 2024.

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