Tsukasa Taiko’s Taiko Legacy concert series celebrates the 19th iteration this year. The perennial presentation features arrangements of original compositions which emphasize the melodic capacity of the taiko. This year, the in-person concert will feature international guests including grandmasters Chizuru Kineya, Hyakkyo Fukuhara, Takane Umeya and Kimiei Fujima from Japan, who will be joined by local grandmasters Shunojo Fujima and Yoshinojo Fujima.
Preceding Taiko Legacy, Reduction is a theatrical response that brings back the foundational aesthetics of Japanese music with a pared down concert of music and dance. The evening is a confluence of the combined stylization of Tsukasa Taikos’ premiere performance ensemble Gintenkai with musicians Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang, and Nicole Mitchell, international grandmasters Chizuru Kineya, Hyakkyo Fukuhara, Takane Umeya and Kimiei Fujima, as well as local grandmasters Shunojo Fujima and Yoshinojo Fujima.
Time: Taiko Legacy 19: 2:00 pm (Dec. 18); Reduction 8: 7:00 pm (Dec. 17)
Tickets: Taiko Legacy $20 + fee; Reduction $20 + fee
