Mid-Summer 2021 Happenings!

Raion Taiko at World Taiko Gathering 2014, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles (CA) USA [Photo: Korabo Taiko]

When you join the Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) you are supporting and connecting to a global community.

Check out updates on our GLTC CALENDARS (shared below and also on our Taiko Classes page) for info about our GLTC Classes & Performance events

…as well as GLTC Partner offerings and a whole World of Taiko happenings which we think might be of interest to our members and followers!

GLTC CLASSES & EVENTS calendar

GLTC Classes & practices are scheduled for the 1st three weeks of each month, followed by a GLTC Break Week/s of Ma. GLTC performances and special events are scheduled throughout the year.

Upcoming Events (see calendar for details):

August 21st 2021 (SAT 3pm EDT) Raion Taiko at the International Festival of Holland (MI)

August 27th 2021 (6pm EDT) Sakura Japanese Instrumental Group and (6:45pm) Godaiko Drummers at Michigan Cultural & Diversity Festival in Dearborn Heights (MI)

August 29th 2021 (SUN 9:30am EDT) Godaiko Drummers at Opening Ceremony of Dragon on the Lake Boat Races in Lake Orion (MI)

September 5th 2021 (SUN 9:45pm EDT) Raion Taiko at Arts Beats & Eats Festival in Royal Oak (MI)

GLTC Partners & World of Taiko calendar

Explore the World of Taiko with us! Through a variety of taiko-related classes and events, our members can connect with others in communities around the world.

GLTC Partner: kaDON
LIVE (and recorded) series of Classrooms, Workshops, Workouts, Community Activities and Concerts offered at kaDON.com (with discounts for subscribers, including GLTC members, of this online taiko arts resource)

GLTC Partner: SBBI
Online classes for Taiko (drumming for adults & kids) and Yokobue (flute) w/Rome Hamner & Kristin Block at South Bay Beat Institute (SBBI) in San Jose, CA. – info and register at https://sbbeat.online

Summer-Fall Highlights (Click calendar events for more info):

August 12th 2021 NEW kaDON course release! Composition Basics w/Kaoru Watanabe

SUN (times vary) August 15th through October 10th (register by preceding FRI) Online Prep Courses for Euro Taiko Expo 2021, open to all taiko enthusiasts!

August 21st and 22nd 2021 (4am EDT) Livestream virtual concerts by Kodo in Japan for the Earth Celebration 2021

WED 8:30-9:15pm EDT August 2021 DRILL your DRILLS online class w/SBBI

SAT 2-2:45pm EDT August 2021 Tap-Along Play-Along COMMUNITY TAIKO w/SBBI

SAT 3-3:45pm EDT August 14th thru September 18th 2021 IZAKAYA GROOVE online class w/SBBI

"As we all get back in the groove of playing taiko together, it's a great time to (re)build skill by challenging ourselves with new rep! Izakaya Groove fits that bill, with some unexpectedly fun and challenging rhythms. The bass jiuchi is an especially good groove.

Rome Hamner wrote Izakaya Groove in 2012-13, inspired by rhythms from music she loved in her youth, and it has been performed by groups in multiple states many times since. The song invokes the lively atmosphere of an Izakaya, a Japanese eating and drinking establishment where people can spend hours with friends. They tend to get kind of rowdy, and the song has its rowdy moments!

Izakaya Groove is released under a Creative Commons license so you'll be welcome to perform it once you've learned it (cc-by-nc-nd). Don't miss your chance to learn this modern grooving taiko song from its composer!"

~Rome Hamner & Kristin Block at South Bay Beat Institute (SBBI) in San Jose, CA. Register at sbbeat.online/groove

SAT 12:30-1:00pm EDT August 2021 Continuing YOKOBUE online class w/SBBI