Join u s for a performance of Japanese Taiko Drumming by Burlington Taiko Group. A popular annual Claremont community Tradition\, this will be WCCMA’s firs t ensemble public performance since before the pandemic. This performance will take place outdoors at Union Episcopal Church\, the rain location wil l be inside the church. Please bring a chair or blanket.
\nThis even t is by free will sliding scale donation\, suggested at $5-45. Students ar e free. Your donations help to support keeping live music and arts educati on live and local!
\nThis concert will be available in person and st reamed. An HD version of the concert will be uploaded after the performanc e in the event in the event of streaming issues or imperfections.
\nAbout Burlington Taiko Group
\nSince 1987\, Burlington Taiko has bee n mesmerizing audiences with the powerful\, spellbinding and propulsive so unds of the taiko.Burlington Taiko Group estimates it has introduced over half a million people to the power of taiko via public performances includ ing feature performances at the 100th running of the Boston Marathon\, ann ual performances at Burlington’s First Night\, the Joseph Campbell – Keepe rs of the Lore festival\, the Black Ships Festival in Newport\, Rhode Isla nd\, 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 sele cted 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.Burling ton Taikois the performance arm of our non-profit entity\, Taiko AikoKai N ew England (TANE). Our mission: to promote the performance and practice of Taiko and provide education about Taiko and Japanese culture.
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-group-performance-tickets -647560640307.
X-COST:free will sliding scale donation\, suggested at $5-45 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-group-performan ce-tickets-647560640307 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3986@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260311T192956Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Education\,Music\,Taiko\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join the Claremont Taiko Club for Japanese Drumming! An introdu ction will be held on the first practice to learn or refresh your skills! \n\n\nJoin 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.\nSuggested donation $25\, or $50 for family (for th ose able)\nThis program is funded in part by the New England States Tourin g 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.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.ev entbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-open-rehearsal-tickets-717419159017. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230927T210000 GEO:+43.383754;-72.37137 LOCATION:WCCMA at Union Church @ 133 Old Church Road\, Claremont\, NH 03743 \, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Claremont Taiko Club – Open rehearsal URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/claremont-taiko-club-open-rehearsal-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3986_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/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.or g/wp-content/uploads/3986_image.jpg\;1024\;768\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Join the Claremont Taiko Club for Japanese Drumming! An introduction will be he ld 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.
\nSuggested donation $25\, or $50 for family (for those able)
\nThis program is funded in part by the New England States Tou ring prograrm of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible w ith funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Prog ram and the six New England state arts agencies.
\nT ickets: https://ww w.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-open-rehearsal-tickets-71741915901 7.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-open-rehear sal-tickets-717419159017 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3983@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260311T192956Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Education\,Music\,Taiko\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Learn\, or get a refresher\, on the basics of Japanese taiko dr umming with Paton Sensei of Burlington Taiko Group. Suggested donation $10 \n\n\nLearn\, or get a refresher\, on the basics of Japanese taiko drummin g 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 Cl aremont Taiko Club!\nWeather and outdoor conditions permited this event wi ll be held outdoors\, otherwise it will be held at the Union Church Hall ( upstairs)\nThis residency is funded in part by the New England States Tour ing prograrm of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible wi th funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Progr am and the six New England state arts agencies.\n\n\nTickets: https://www. eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-japanese-taiko-drumming-tickets-717226312207. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T193000 GEO:+43.383754;-72.37137 LOCATION:WCCMA at Union Church @ 133 Old Church Road\, Claremont\, NH 03743 \, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Intro to Japanese Taiko Drumming URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/intro-to-japanese-taiko-drumming/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/3983_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/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\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Lear n\, or get a refresher\, on the basics of Japanese taiko drumming with Pat on Sensei of Burlington Taiko Group. Suggested donation $10 (if able). The n you are welcome to stay after and learn more along with the Claremont Ta iko Club!
\nWeather and outdoor conditions permited this event will be held outdoors\, otherwise it will be held at the Union Church Hall (ups tairs)
\nThis residency is funded in part by the New England States Touring prograrm of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possibl e with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring P rogram and the six New England state arts agencies.
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* RA INLOCATION *
\nDue to the weather condition\, the performance will be at the Claremont Savings Bank Community Center\, 152 South St\, C laremont\, NH 03743
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\nCelebrate WCCMA’s 15th Anniv ersary with a performance by Burlington Taiko Group and a Japanese taiko d emonstration.
Celebrate WCCMA’s 15th Anniversary with a perform ance by Burlington Taiko Group and a Japanese taiko demonstration. After m ore than a decade of annual performance with Burlington Taiko Group we are pulling out all the stops: See the biggest contingent of drummers and dru ms yet performing at Broad Street Park! Stay tuned for more information ab out anniversary festivities during this very special event.
\nSugges ted donation: $40 per family. No tickets required.
\nThis Burlington Taiko performance and residency is funded in part by the New England Stat es Touring prograrm of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made poss ible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Tourin g Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
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Come d rum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko dru mming?
\nJoin us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taik o\,) with Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko\, where we share drumming and stories about Japanese culture and history.
\nNo experience is required.
\nFun ded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England F oundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endo wment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com /e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-1031453634587. X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introductio n-to-taiko-tickets-1031453634587 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4288@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260311T192956Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Music\,Performance\,Taiko\,World Music CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us as our friends the Burlington Taiko Group returns to Cl aremont for an afternoon outdoor performance.\nThis program is presented i n collaboration with Claremont Parks and Recreation\, and included residen cy activities with Claremont Middle School music students.\nIn case of inc lement weather\, the event location will be at the Claremont Creative Cent er\, 56 Opera House Square\, right across the street from Broad Street Par k.\nSince 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 Firs t Night\, the Joseph Campbell – Keepers of the Lore festival\, the Black S hips Festival in Newport\, Rhode Island\, and over 200 corporate\, collegi ate and public performances.\nTaiko (太鼓) are a broad range of Japanese per cussion instruments. In Japanese\, the term taiko refers to any kind of dr um\, but outside Japan\, it is used specifically to refer to any of the va rious Japanese drums called wadaiko (和太鼓\, lit. ‘Japanese drums’) and to t he 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 ta ke several years depending on the method.\n\n\nFunded in part by the New E ngland States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regio nal Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.\n\n\nTick ets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performance-tickets-103 1472872127. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T163000 GEO:+43.371856;-72.336848 LOCATION:Broad Street Park @ Broad Street\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Burlington Taiko Performance URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/burlington-taiko-performance-3/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/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\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
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Join u s as our friends the Burlington Taiko Group returns to Claremont for an af ternoon outdoor performance.
\nThis program is presented in collabor ation with Claremont Parks and Recreation\, and included residency activit ies with Claremont Middle School music students.
\nIn case of inclem ent weather\, the event location will be at the Claremont Creative Center\, 56 Opera House Square\, right across t he street from Broad Street Park.
\nSince its inception in 1987\, Bu rlington Taiko Group has been involved in hundreds of performances\, inclu ding feature performances at the 100th running of the Boston Marathon\, an nual performances at Burlington’s First Night\, the Joseph Campbell – Keep ers of the Lore festival\, the Black Ships Festival in Newport\, Rhode Isl and\, and over 200 corporate\, collegiate and public performances.
\nTaiko (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 specific
ally to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called wadaiko<
/em> (和太鼓\, lit. ‘Japanese drums’) and to the form of ensemble
Funded in part b y 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 .
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-perform ance-tickets-1031472872127.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performance-tic kets-1031472872127 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4489@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260311T192956Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Education\,Music\,Taiko CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) w ith Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko.\n\n\nCome drum with us! Have y ou played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?\nJoin us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko\,) with Stuart Paton fro m the Burlington Taiko\, where we share drumming and stories about Japanes e culture and history.\nNo experience is required.\n\n\nFunded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for t he Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the A rts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. \n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduct ion-to-taiko-tickets-1382756173939. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T204500 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko -2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/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\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCome drum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?
\nJoin us for th e Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko\,) with Stuart Paton from t he Burlington Taiko\, where we share drumming and stories about Japanese c ulture and history.
\nNo experience is required.
\nFunded in part by the New Englan d States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional T ouring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-intr oduction-to-taiko-tickets-1382756173939.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introductio n-to-taiko-tickets-1382756173939 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4491@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260311T192956Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2025 Summer Concert Series\,Music\,Performance\,T aiko CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Due to the expected rain in the weather forecast\, the performa nce will take place at the Claremont Creative Center\, located at 56 Opera House Square\, across from Broad Street Park.\nJoin us as our friends the Burlington Taiko Group return to Claremont for an afternoon outdoor perfo rmance. Your freewill donation helps to support community arts and keeps m usic LIVE!\nThis program is presented in collaboration with Claremont Park s and Recreation\, and included residency activities with Claremont Middle School music students.\nIn 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.\nSince its inception in 1987\, B urlington Taiko Group has been involved in hundreds of performances\, incl uding feature performances at the 100th running of the Boston Marathon\, a nnual performances at Burlington’s First Night\, the Joseph Campbell – Kee pers of the Lore festival\, the Black Ships Festival in Newport\, Rhode Is land\, and over 200 corporate\, collegiate and public performances.\nTaiko (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 proce ss of constructing taiko varies between manufacturers\, and the preparatio n of both the drum body and skin can take several years depending on the m ethod.\n\n\nFunded in part by the New England States Touring program of th e New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from th e National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.\n\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/b urlington-taiko-performance-tickets-1382769533899. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T200000 GEO:+43.371856;-72.336848 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Burlington Taiko Performance *rain location* URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/burlington-taiko-performance-4/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4288_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/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\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDue to the expected rain in the weather forecast\, the performance w
ill take place at the Claremont Creative Center\, located at 56 Opera Hous
e Square\, across from Broad Street Park.
Join us as our friends the Burlington Taiko Group return to Claremont for an afterno on outdoor performance. Your freewill donation helps to support community arts and keeps music LIVE!
\nThis program is presented in collaborat ion with Claremont Parks and Recreation\, and included residency activitie s with Claremont Middle School music students.
\nIn case of inclemen t weather\, the event location will be at the Claremont Cr eative Center\, 56 Opera House Square\, right across the street from Broad Street Park.
\nSince its inception in 1987\, Burl ington Taiko Group has been involved in hundreds of performances\, includi ng feature performances at the 100th running of the Boston Marathon\, annu al performances at Burlington’s First Night\, the Joseph Campbell – Keeper s of the Lore festival\, the Black Ships Festival in Newport\, Rhode Islan d\, and over 200 corporate\, collegiate and public performances.
\n< em>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 specifical ly 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< /em> (組太鼓\, lit. ‘set of drums’). The process of constructing taik o varies between manufacturers\, and the preparation of both the drum body and skin can take several years depending on the method.
\n< /div>\nFunded in part by t he New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for th e Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Ar ts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performanc e-tickets-1382769533899.
X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burlington-taiko-performance-tic kets-1382769533899 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5373@www.wcc-ma.org DTSTAMP:20260311T192956Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:2026\,Music\,Taiko\,Workshop CONTACT:West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts\; https://www.eventbri te.com/o/west-claremont-center-for-music-and-the-arts-10648461080 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) w ith Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko.\n\n\nCome drum with us! Have y ou played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?\nJoin us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko\,) with Stuart Paton fro m the Burlington Taiko\, where we share drumming and stories about Japanes e culture and history.\nNo experience is required.\n\n\nTickets: https://w ww.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko-tickets-198 2250062297. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T203000 GEO:+43.372609;-72.337334 LOCATION:Claremont Creative Center @ 56 Opera House Square\, Claremont\, NH 03743 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) URL:https://www.wcc-ma.org/event/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taiko -3/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/4285_i mage-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.wcc-ma.org/wp-content/u ploads/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\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCome drum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?
\nJoin us for th e Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko\,) with Stuart Paton from t he Burlington Taiko\, where we share drumming and stories about Japanese c ulture and history.
\nNo experience is required.
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claremont-taiko-club-introduction-to-taik o-tickets-1982250062297.
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