We’d like to welcome back continuing students for a 4-week class starting June 2!
Details and registration here:
http://japansocietypa.org/event-3411358
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Carnegie Mellon JSA Matsuri 4/23
Pittsburgh Taiko will be joining Carnegie Mellon University’s Japanese Student Association for their annual festival on Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 8.
Have some takoyaki and crepes, and listen to a variety of performers! Details here: https://cmujsa.com/matsuri/booths/
We perform at 6:00.
The event is a fundraiser for Red Feather Community Chest, a disaster relief organization in Japan. https://cmujsa.com/matsuri/cause/
More about the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/268303537457369/
Sakura Taiko Takeover 2019
We are hard at work getting ready for our performance in Washington DC on Sunday, March 31 at the National Cherry Blossom Festival!
(photo: Eric Gardner)
We were lucky enough to join some of our friends from the taiko community last year at this event, and we’re excited to have another opportunity. (Thanks to Mark H Rooney, Miyako Taiko, and all the other local organizers!)
If you’re near DC, or need an excuse to go, please join us for a great day of taiko! Details here: https://www.markhrooney.com/event/2019-sakura-taiko-fest/
Level 2 class registering now
We had a great beginner session in January, and we want to keep it going with a level 2 class starting March 10!
The class will run four Sundays, March 10, 17, and 24, then finish up on April 7. Classes are 1:30-3 pm in our studio, on the second floor at 2 North Balph St. in Bellevue.
The class is open to students who have taken a previous beginner class or have taiko experience.
Register at the JASP website here – http://japansocietypa.org/event-3267477
University of Pittsburgh Seijin Shiki (成人式)
Look who we met on Friday at Pitt’s coming-of-age day ceremony!
To read more about the event, check out the stories by the Post-Gazette and TribLive.
Beginner session registration deadline
Don’t miss out! We will close registration for our 4-week beginner session (starting Sunday 1/13) at the end of this week – or earlier if we hit our class size limit. So if you’re looking to learn to play these awesome drums, make sure to preregister!
Details are here. Follow the link to the JASP website to sign up.
Hope you can join us!
Beginner Class Starts January 13
Start the new year with a new hobby – join our four-week beginner session this January!
The four-week class will teach you the basics of playing taiko. We provide all equipment and no prior experience is necessary!
Read details here and use the link to preregister through the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania.
Nationality Rooms Open House – December 2
Our next public performance will be December 2 at the Pitt Nationality Rooms holiday open house.
We’ll kick off the music and dance program at Noon. (UPDATED – an earlier version of the post said 1 pm, that’s wrong.) There are a lot of performances so we only have 12-12:15 to play; don’t be late!
Come join us for the great food and tours of specially decorated classrooms celebrating cultures all over the globe.
Read more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1966463520100695/
Dragon Boat Festival performance September 30
Pittsburgh Taiko will head out to North Park Lake for a day of racing and fun at the Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, September 30. This free event features food, performances, crafts, and best of all, dragon boat races!
Look for our performance between 12:40 and 1.
Carnegie Mellon Matsuri performance – April 10
Pittsburgh Taiko will join CMU’s Japanese Student Association in their annual Matsuri event on Tuesday, April 10.
Pittsburgh Taiko is performing at 7 pm, but come early to enjoy Japanese food, games, and a full program of performers. The event runs 3:30-8:00 pm in Wiegand Gymnasium in the Cohon University Center at CMU.
Matsuri is a fundraiser for Minato school, which was destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.
More details here: https://cmujsa.com/matsuri/