2.0-//74.208.236.113//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9//GREGORIANPUBLISHhttps://www.wcc-ma.orgAmerica/New_YorkAmerica/New_YorkAmerica/New_York2025-11-02T02:00:002026-11-01T02:00:002027-11-07T02:00:00EST-04:00-05:002026-03-08T02:00:002027-03-14T02:00:00EDT-05:00-04:00ai1ec-3920@www.wcc-ma.org2026-05-18T06:02:07Z

Burlington Taiko Group Performance

<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3920_image-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></div><div style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p>Join us for a performance of Japanese Taiko Drumming by Burlington Taiko Group. A popular annual Claremont community Tradition, this will be WCCMA’s first ensemble public performance since before the pandemic. This performance will take place outdoors at Union Episcopal Church, the rain location will be inside the church. Please bring a chair or blanket.</p> <p>This event is by free will sliding scale donation, suggested at $5-45. Students are free. Your donations help to support keeping live music and arts education live and local!</p> <p>This concert will be available in person and streamed. An HD version of the concert will be uploaded after the performance in the event in the event of streaming issues or imperfections.</p> <p>About Burlington Taiko Group</p> <p>Since 1987, Burlington Taiko has been mesmerizing audiences with the powerful, spellbinding and propulsive sounds of the taiko.Burlington Taiko Group estimates it has introduced over half a million people to the power of taiko via public 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.In 2001, Burlington Taiko received First Night International’s Prism Award, first place recognition for Most Creative Programming.In 2002 Burlington Taiko participated in its first tour of Japan, performing a series of concerts in the prefecture of Tottori at the Gaina Matsuri in Yonago.The group has been honored 3 times by the International Taiko community having been selected as a feature performer at the 2008 40th International Taiko Festival in San Francisco, the 1999 North American Taiko Conference in Los Angeles, and the 1998 30th International Taiko Festival in San Francisco.Burlington Taikois the performance arm of our non-profit entity, Taiko AikoKai New England (TANE). Our mission: to promote the performance and practice of Taiko and provide education about Taiko and Japanese culture.</p> </div> </div> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-group-performance-tickets-647560640307">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-group-performance-tickets-647560640307</a>.</p>America/New_York2023-06-09T18:30:00America/New_York2023-06-09T19:30:00en-USMusic,Taiko,World MusicWest Claremont Center for Music and the Arts; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080+43.383754-72.37137Outdoors at Union Episcopal Church @ 133 Old Church Road, Claremont, NH 03743, Claremont, NH 037430https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/burlington-taiko-group-performance-3/externalthumbnail;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3920_image-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3920_image-300x200.jpg;300;200;1,large;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3920_image-1024x683.jpg;584;390;1,full;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3920_image-scaled.jpg;2560;1707;free will sliding scale donation, suggested at $5-45https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-group-performance-tickets-647560640307ai1ec-3986@www.wcc-ma.org2026-05-18T06:02:07Z

Claremont Taiko Club – Open rehearsal

<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3986_image-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></div><div>Join the Claremont Taiko Club for Japanese Drumming! An introduction will be held on the first practice to learn or refresh your skills!</div> <div style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p>Join the Claremont Taiko Club for Japanese Drumming! An introduction will be held on the first practice to learn or refresh your skills! Thsi event will be held outdoors, conditions permitting, or indoors at Union Church Hall if needed.</p> <p>Suggested donation $25, or $50 for family (for those able)</p> <p>This program is funded in part by the New England States Touring prograrm 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.</p> </div> </div> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-open-rehearsal-tickets-717419159017">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-open-rehearsal-tickets-717419159017</a>.</p>America/New_York2023-09-26T18:30:00America/New_York2023-09-27T21:00:00en-USEducation,Music,Taiko,World MusicWest Claremont Center for Music and the Arts; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080+43.383754-72.37137WCCMA at Union Church @ 133 Old Church Road, Claremont, NH 03743, Claremont, NH 037430https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/claremont-taiko-club-open-rehearsal-2/externalthumbnail;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3986_image-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3986_image-300x225.jpg;300;225;1,large;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3986_image.jpg;584;438;,full;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3986_image.jpg;1024;768;https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-open-rehearsal-tickets-717419159017ai1ec-3983@www.wcc-ma.org2026-05-18T06:02:07Z

Intro to Japanese Taiko Drumming

<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3983_image-211x300.jpg" width="211" height="300" /></div><div>Learn, or get a refresher, on the basics of Japanese taiko drumming with Paton Sensei of Burlington Taiko Group. Suggested donation $10</div> <div style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p>Learn, or get a refresher, on the basics of Japanese taiko drumming with Paton Sensei of Burlington Taiko Group. Suggested donation $10 (if able). Then you are welcome to stay after and learn more along with the Claremont Taiko Club!</p> <p>Weather and outdoor conditions permited this event will be held outdoors, otherwise it will be held at the Union Church Hall (upstairs)</p> <p>This residency is funded in part by the New England States Touring prograrm 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.</p> </div> </div> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-japanese-taiko-drumming-tickets-717226312207">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-japanese-taiko-drumming-tickets-717226312207</a>.</p>America/New_York2023-09-26T18:30:00America/New_York2023-09-26T19:30:00en-USEducation,Music,Taiko,World MusicWest Claremont Center for Music and the Arts; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080+43.383754-72.37137WCCMA at Union Church @ 133 Old Church Road, Claremont, NH 03743, Claremont, NH 037430https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/intro-to-japanese-taiko-drumming/externalthumbnail;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3983_image-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3983_image-211x300.jpg;211;300;1,large;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3983_image-720x1024.jpg;584;831;1,full;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3983_image.jpg;743;1057;https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-japanese-taiko-drumming-tickets-717226312207ai1ec-3994@www.wcc-ma.org2026-05-18T06:02:07Z

Burlington Taiko Group Performance: Big Drum performance!

<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3994_image-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></div><div> <p data-key="43"><span data-key="44"><strong data-slate-leaf="true">* RAINLOCATION *</strong></span></p> <p data-key="45"><span data-key="46">Due to the weather condition, the performance will be at the<strong data-slate-leaf="true"> Claremont Savings Bank Community Center, 152 South St, Claremont, NH 03743</strong></span></p> <p data-key="48" data-slate-fragment="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"><span data-key="49"><strong data-slate-leaf="true">——————-</strong></span></p> <p>Celebrate WCCMA’s 15th Anniversary with a performance by Burlington Taiko Group and a Japanese taiko demonstration.</p></div> <div style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p>Celebrate WCCMA’s 15th Anniversary with a performance by Burlington Taiko Group and a Japanese taiko demonstration. After more than a decade of annual performance with Burlington Taiko Group we are pulling out all the stops: See the biggest contingent of drummers and drums yet performing at Broad Street Park! Stay tuned for more information about anniversary festivities during this very special event.</p> <p>Suggested donation: $40 per family. No tickets required.</p> <p>This Burlington Taiko performance and residency is funded in part by the New England States Touring prograrm 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.</p> </div> </div> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-group-performance-big-drum-performance-tickets-729792177047">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-group-performance-big-drum-performance-tickets-729792177047</a>.</p>America/New_York2023-10-22T14:00:00America/New_York2023-10-22T16:00:00en-USEducation,Music,Performance,Taiko,World MusicWest Claremont Center for Music and the Arts; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080+43.371856-72.336848Claremont Savings Bank Community Center @ 152 South St, Claremont, NH 037430https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/burlington-taiko-group-performance-big-drum-performance/externalthumbnail;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3994_image-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3994_image-300x225.jpg;300;225;1,large;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3994_image-1024x768.jpg;584;438;1,full;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3994_image-scaled.jpg;2560;1920;https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-group-performance-big-drum-performance-tickets-729792177047ai1ec-4285@www.wcc-ma.org2026-05-18T06:02:07Z

Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko)

<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></div><div style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p>Come drum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?</p> <p>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.</p> <p>No experience is required.</p> </div> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p><em><em>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.</em></em></p> </div> </div> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-1031453634587">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-1031453634587</a>.</p>America/New_York2024-10-03T18:30:00America/New_York2024-10-03T20:45:00America/New_York2024-10-03T18:30:00America/New_York2024-10-10T18:30:00en-USEducation,Music,Taiko,World MusicWest Claremont Center for Music and the Arts; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080+43.372609-72.337334Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square, Claremont, NH 037430https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko/externalthumbnail;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-300x200.jpg;300;200;1,large;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-1024x683.jpg;584;390;1,full;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image.jpg;1344;896;https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-1031453634587ai1ec-4288@www.wcc-ma.org2026-05-18T06:02:07Z

Burlington Taiko Performance

<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image-300x169.jpg" width="300" height="169" /></div><div style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p>Join us as our friends the Burlington Taiko Group returns to Claremont for an afternoon outdoor performance.</p> <p>This program is presented in collaboration with Claremont Parks and Recreation, and included residency activities with Claremont Middle School music students.</p> <p>In case of inclement weather, the event location will be at the <strong><strong>Claremont Creative Center, 56 Opera House Square</strong></strong>, right across the street from Broad Street Park.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><em><strong><strong>Taiko</strong></strong></em> (<a title="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%AA%E9%BC%93" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%AA%E9%BC%93" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-msys-clicktrack="0">太鼓</a>) are a broad range of <a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Japanese_musical_instruments" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Japanese_musical_instruments" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-msys-clicktrack="0">Japanese</a> <a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-msys-clicktrack="0">percussion</a> instruments. In <a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-msys-clicktrack="0">Japanese</a>, the term <em><em>taiko</em></em> refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used specifically to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called <em><em>wadaiko</em></em> (和太鼓, lit. ‘Japanese drums’) and to the form of ensemble <em><em>taiko</em></em> drumming more specifically called <em><em>kumi-daiko</em></em> (組太鼓, lit. ‘set of drums’). The process of constructing <em><em>taiko</em></em> varies between manufacturers, and the preparation of both the drum body and skin can take several years depending on the method.</p> </div> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p><em><em>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.</em></em></p> </div> </div> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performance-tickets-1031472872127">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performance-tickets-1031472872127</a>.</p>America/New_York2024-10-12T15:00:00America/New_York2024-10-12T16:30:00en-USMusic,Performance,Taiko,World MusicWest Claremont Center for Music and the Arts; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080+43.371856-72.336848Broad Street Park @ Broad Street, Claremont, NH 037430https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/burlington-taiko-performance-3/externalthumbnail;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image-300x169.jpg;300;169;1,large;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image-1024x576.jpg;584;329;1,full;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image.jpg;2400;1350;https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performance-tickets-1031472872127ai1ec-4489@www.wcc-ma.org2026-05-18T06:02:07Z

Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko)

<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></div><div>Join us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) with Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko.</div> <div style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p>Come drum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?</p> <p>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.</p> <p>No experience is required.</p> </div> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p><em><em>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.</em></em></p> </div> </div> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-1382756173939">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-1382756173939</a>.</p>America/New_York2025-06-05T18:30:00America/New_York2025-06-05T20:45:00en-USEducation,Music,TaikoWest Claremont Center for Music and the Arts; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080+43.372609-72.337334Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square, Claremont, NH 037430https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-2/externalthumbnail;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-300x200.jpg;300;200;1,large;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-1024x683.jpg;584;390;1,full;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image.jpg;1344;896;https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-1382756173939ai1ec-4491@www.wcc-ma.org2026-05-18T06:02:07Z

Burlington Taiko Performance *rain location*

<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image-300x169.jpg" width="300" height="169" /></div><div style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p><em><strong>Due to the expected rain in the weather forecast, the performance will take place at the Claremont Creative Center, located at 56 Opera House Square, across from Broad Street Park.</strong></em></p> <p>Join us as our friends the Burlington Taiko Group return to Claremont for an afternoon outdoor performance. Your freewill donation helps to support community arts and keeps music LIVE!</p> <p>This program is presented in collaboration with Claremont Parks and Recreation, and included residency activities with Claremont Middle School music students.</p> <p>In case of inclement weather, the event location will be at the <strong><strong>Claremont Creative Center, 56 Opera House Square</strong></strong>, right across the street from Broad Street Park.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><em><strong><strong>Taiko</strong></strong></em> (<a title="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%AA%E9%BC%93" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%AA%E9%BC%93" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-msys-clicktrack="0">太鼓</a>) are a broad range of <a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Japanese_musical_instruments" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Japanese_musical_instruments" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-msys-clicktrack="0">Japanese</a> <a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-msys-clicktrack="0">percussion</a> instruments. In <a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-msys-clicktrack="0">Japanese</a>, the term <em><em>taiko</em></em> refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used specifically to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called <em><em>wadaiko</em></em> (和太鼓, lit. ‘Japanese drums’) and to the form of ensemble <em><em>taiko</em></em> drumming more specifically called <em><em>kumi-daiko</em></em> (組太鼓, lit. ‘set of drums’). The process of constructing <em><em>taiko</em></em> varies between manufacturers, and the preparation of both the drum body and skin can take several years depending on the method.</p> </div> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p><em><em>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.</em></em></p> </div> </div> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performance-tickets-1382769533899">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performance-tickets-1382769533899</a>.</p>America/New_York2025-06-06T18:30:00America/New_York2025-06-06T20:00:00en-US2025 Summer Concert Series,Music,Performance,TaikoWest Claremont Center for Music and the Arts; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080+43.371856-72.336848Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square, Claremont, NH 037430https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/burlington-taiko-performance-4/externalthumbnail;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image-300x169.jpg;300;169;1,large;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image-1024x576.jpg;584;329;1,full;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_image.jpg;2400;1350;https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performance-tickets-1382769533899ai1ec-5373@www.wcc-ma.org2026-05-18T06:02:07Z

Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko)

<div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"><img src="https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></div><div>Join us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) with Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko.</div> <div style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div style="margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <p>Come drum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?</p> <p>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.</p> <p>No experience is required.</p> </div> </div> <p>Tickets: <a class="ai1ec-ticket-url-exported" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-1982250062297">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-1982250062297</a>.</p>America/New_York2026-02-05T18:30:00America/New_York2026-02-05T20:30:00en-US2026,Music,Taiko,WorkshopWest Claremont Center for Music and the Arts; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080+43.372609-72.337334Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square, Claremont, NH 037430https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-3/externalthumbnail;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-300x200.jpg;300;200;1,large;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image-1024x683.jpg;584;390;1,full;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_image.jpg;1344;896;https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-1982250062297