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Yoneyama Jinku
Yoneyama Jinku Composer:Unknown - TraditionalArrangement:Aki TakahashiPremiere Performance:September 29, 2007 - Saugetuck Centre for the Arts ...
2002 – 1998
2002 Saturday, November 9CD release concert at Hart House Theatre, University of Toronto, celebrating Kiyoshi’s 20 years of performing taiko. Saturday, October 19Full concert presented by the Brampton Heritage Theatre as part of its World Music Series. Tuesday, August 27 to Saturday, August 31Canadian National Exhibition, National Trade...
2007 – 2003
2007 Saturday, December 1Annual self-presented concert ‘Tsuzure’. Ryerson Theatre, Toronto, ON. Saturday, November 3Full concert presented by Strathroy Arts Council. Strathroy, ON Friday, October 19 and Saturday, October 20Various performances at the Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF). Black Mountain, North Carolina. Sunday, October 14One-hour family concert presented by the...
2012 – 2008
2012 Saturday, November 10 and Sunday, November 11Fourteenth Annual Concert “Work Songs”. Enwave Theater, Toronto, ON. Sunday, October 27Performance for the Toronto Children’s Chorus. St. Anne’s Church, Toronto, ON. Saturday, September 29Performance for the East Asian Festival. Renison University College, Waterloo, ON. Saturday, July 28Joint/collaborative concert with Chicago’s Ho Etsu Taiko....
2018 – 2013
2018 Saturday, November 24 20th Season opening concert Rhythm, Stories, Movement in collaboration with acclaimed story teller Rui Umezawa and contemporary dancers Yuichiro Inoue and Noriko Kusama. Al Green Theatre, Toronto. Sunday, November 11 One-hour finale performance for Festival Internacional De Santa Lucia. Explanada de los Héroes, Monterrey, Mexico. Friday, October 26 Full...
2023-2019
2023 Saturday, December 9 Kiyoshi Nagata's 40th Anniversary as a taiko artist with guests Rusterrat Korean Music and Dance Collective, Canadian Chinese Orchestra, Oregano Percussion and Korokoro duo. Season opening concert of Nagata Shachu's 2023-2024 season. Al Green Theatre, Toronto. Sunday, November 12 Nagata Shachu and the Niagara...
Tayou
Date Composed:2013Composer:Akemi AkachiPremiere Performance:November 22, 2013 - Enwave TheatreRecording Title:Hymus Road CD There are many sides to every aspect of life. We can find diversity in each being and discover the many parts of their entity by seeing them from different angles. In this piece the...
Eclipse
Date Composed: 2019 Composer: Naoya Kobayashi Premiere Performance: Sunday, March 3, 2019 A graceful yet forceful taiko set solo composed by Naoya Kobayashi based on the composition Taichi no Sakebi by Kiyoshi Nagata. ...
Mikazuki
Date Composed:2017Composer:Jason HuangPremiere Performance:November 18, 2017 This is a solo performance based on Hachijo Daiko – a taiko tradition that encompasses both power and finesse. ...