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Taiko Class next week, sign up now!

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Not cut out to be a taiko drummer, but love to watch? Information on the performance can be found by clicking here.

Taiko is fun and addicting, here is your chance to work with an amazing taiko professional! This class will be taught by Stuart Paton (Founder and Artistic Director of Burlington Taiko Group), in include 3 days of rehearsal. We have limited spaces, so participants must sign up by Monday, October 1st (if you miss the deadline, email or call us to see if there is space left). Priority is given to school aged students, and this program is designed for ages 9 and up (most younger students can still attend).

Want to participate?

The dates are October 3-4-5, and time/details are below. You will need to attend all three rehearsals to learn the piece for a performance on the last day. This class is free, but a donation in any amount to help support it is suggested.

This engaging program will end with you performing in a concert along with Stuart Paton Sensei, students, and adults from across the Claremont and the surrounding communities. The class will be taught by Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko, who many saw perform at the Claremont Farmers’ Market program. The performance will be in a field outside under a tent (it will be chilly, so warm clothing will be a necessity!). The evening of the performance there will be a final rehearsal. WCCMA will be hosting a dinner buffet and hot snacks and beverages for your convenience should you decide to eat on site before the performance. Buffet discounts for families will be available.

Please email: [email protected] with the participation info, or any questions.

What we need to know for your participation:
Name(s):

How many spaces would you like (please note ages of students, and relationship to any participating adults)?

Can you attend the performance (priority is given to these participants)?

The schedule:

Wed, Oct. 3
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6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Taiko Class
Location: Union Church Parish Hall
133 Old Church Rd, Claremont, NH

Thurs, Oct. 4
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6:30 pm – 8:30 pm 
Taiko Class
Location: Union Church Parish Hall
133 Old Church Rd, Claremont, NH

Fri, Oct. 5
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5:30 – 6:00pm 
Taiko Class – DRESS REHEARSAL
Union Church Field
133 Old Church Rd, Claremont, NH

7:00 – ~8:00
Taiko Performance with Stuart Paton Sensei and local students
Union Church Field

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Instruments for Inspiration begins: Trumpet needed!

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Dear friends,

WCCMA is so excited to beginning our Instruments for Inspiration lending program. There are 4 students in the Claremont school district that will be receiving instruments because of our generous supporters out there like you. Three of those students will be learning an instrument for the first time, something they will remember and appreciate their whole lives.

We need your help though. Even though we have received several grants to support this program, we have not received the funding yet. We have a student that would like to begin studying the trumpet along with their classmates this Friday, but we don’t have a trumpet to lend, nor do we have the money to purchase one yet. We also have a particular need for flutes, clarinets, and saxophones because we have loaned all of ours out.

If anyone has a trumpet they would like to donate, or if you would like to make a contribution towards the purchase of a trumpet email us at: [email protected] or click here for donation information. Our goal is $300 to purchase a good used instrument.

Thank you for the part you are playing in bringing joy and inspiration to local children!

 

 

Taiko Japanese Drumming workshop

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Explore the entertaining and fun Japanese drumming tradition of Taiko at the First Thursday Music Series of the Claremont Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market!

Taiko Drumming Performance and Workshop
by Burlington Taiko Group
Thursday, Sept 6th: 4-7pm – Broad St Park

Award-winning Burlington Taiko Group offer this chance for all to hear and try Taiko Drumming. All ages are welcome to participate in this free program. This event is made possible through the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts (WCC-MA.org) with funding from the New England Foundation for the Arts. For more info click here or to join the event on facebook click here. This event is presented by WCCMA through a collaboration with the Claremont Farmers’ Market Association, and Claremont Parks and Recreation.

Rain location for the Taiko Workshop tomorrow will be the Zotto Gym (behind the Post Office), but hopefully we won’t need it! Thanks to Claremont Parks and Recreation.

Check them out in action on youtube!