Date: Saturday, May 25th, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Dinkelspiel Auditorium [Google Maps]
Tickets: https://events.stanford.edu/events/831/83122/
This is the first concert of a two-part concert series, featuring our ITI instructors. You will see several collaborations between instructors, new pieces being debuted at ITI, among other exciting things tonight - we hope you enjoy the performance!
Composed by: Roy Hirabayashi (1992)
Performers: PJ & Roy Hirabayashi
Description: Inspired from a harvest song of the Noto Peninsula in Japan, "Celebration" is a duet piece that intertwines rhythms and festivities to celebrate daily life. The song opens with a short fue and odaiko prelude.
Composed by: Sukeroku Taiko
Performers: Chizuko Endo & YeeMan “ManMan” Mui
Description: A “mikoshi” is a portable Shinto shrine. According to Shintoism, the indigenous religion of Japan, there are Gods everywhere. Inside the mikoshi also dwells a God. Mikoshi are brought out of storage during festival time and carried on the shoulders of 20-100 people depending on the weight of the mikoshi. They are paraded through the neighborhoods and to the local shrine to receive blessings and to give blessings to all the people. This piece is performed to give spirit and energy to the many mikoshi bearers.
Composed by: Kiyoshi Shikuma
Performers: Taiko SOBA
Description: Intrepid follows a band of explorers on a journey. The players’ path reflects their ongoing quest to improve while having fun with friends along the way. Interlocking rhythms create changing landscapes in which the group explore and share their adventures.
Composed by: Shoji Kameda & Masato Baba (2013)
Performers: Shoji Kameda & Masato Baba
Description: Many memories are revisited in this song named after the road that Maz and Shoji grew up on.
Composed by: Masato Baba (2014)
Performers: Masato Baba, Courtney Deguchi, Jeanne Mercer, & Russel Baba
Description: Shototsu, originally composed for Masato and Courtney’s wedding in March, 2014, describes a joyous collision of worlds. Stemming from our ancestors who shine in the night sky and the support and love of both families, two come together and shine forth.
Composed by: Russel Baba (2014)
Performers: Russel Baba, Jeanne Mercer, & Masato Baba
Description: Cohesion, Departure, Convergence, Unity. "O" has three movements and features improvisation. We will perform the 2nd and 3rd movements.
Composed by: Gary Tsujimoto (1978)
Performers: San Jose Taiko
Description: Living in the Present reflects the blending of traditional and modern rhythms to create a sound that combines a simple taiko beat with rhythm patterns of jazz.
Composed by: Tiffany Tamaribuchi, 1993 (Kokorozashi); Za Ondekoza
Performers: Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Sascha Molina, & Kristy Oshiro
Description: Combining elements of kumi-daiko (set percussion), improvisation, & an adapted version of Yōmatsuri-bayashi (”Yatai”), featuring Sascha Molina, Kristy Oshiro, and Tiffany Tamaribuchi.
Composed by: Yeeman “ManMan” Mui (2015, and still evolving)
Performers: Yeeman “ManMan” Mui, Kristy Oshiro, & David Wells
Description: Gliding dreams is an original choreographic composition by Yeeman Mui, known in the taiko community as ManMan. The piece explores a graceful yet dynamic approach to playing odaiko, which contrasts the more forceful style more commonly associated with the instrument. Gliding Dreams depicts a story of embracing change and finding hope. The song within the piece “Ja Dan Dui” is written by Soili Perkïo from Finland and was adapted by ManMan. The piece has been performed as a solo piece, a trio, and a duet collaboration with handpan. The trio version that is arranged for ITI 2019 will be performed by ManMan, Kristy Oshiro, and David Wells.
Composed by: David Wells (2019)
Performers: David Wells, Kristofer Bergstrom, & Yuta Kato
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Composed by: N/A (Traditional Style, Improvisation)
Performers: Yuta Kato & David Wells
Description: A solo/improvisation on the folk taiko style of Hachijo Island.
Composed by: Kristofer Bergstrom & Yuta Kato (2014, rev. 2019)
Performers: Kristofer Bergstrom & Yuta Kato
Description: In the Kabuki shamisen world, fast alternation of notes between two players is called "sugagaki". SugAmen applies this concept to the "oroshi" taiko pattern, and reinterprets the classic drum-and-bass Amen Break rhythm. Revised for today's performance, the piece now incorporates multiple time signatures.
Composed by: Kristofer Bergstrom (May 2019)
Performer: Kristofer Bergstrom
Description: "(January 2019) Recently I'm listening to sad, sweet music and I'm playing taiko gently with brushes. I don't know what form this interest will take by the time I get to the May performance but I'm committing to doing something new. I hope you like it!" -- Kris
Composed by: Karen Young, YeeMan “ManMan” Mui, & Kristy Oshiro (2019)
Performers: Karen Young, YeeMan “ManMan” Mui, & Kristy Oshiro
Description: “Me, You, Us” is a playful, interactive, engaging piece involving taiko, voice, and YOU the audience.
Composed by: Kenny Endo (1992)
Performers: Kenny Endo, Chizuko Endo, Hiroshi Tanaka, Susan Yuen, Masato Baba, Kristofer Bergstrom, David Wells, Shoji Kameda, & Yeeman Mui
Description: This composition was inspired by Hawai’ian pahu (drum) maker, Cioci, who had a dream that he was playing an unusually shaped pahu and chanting in a clearing in the forest. After awaking, he constructed a drum exactly like that in his dream. The first musical section is based on the Hawai’ian mele (song) “Ua Nani o Nu'uanu”. The second section is influenced by a Tahitian rhythm, ‘titau,’ arranged as a solo section. This pieces is dedicated to the native people of Hawai'i in support of their struggle for control of their culture, their land, and their destiny.