Swarthmore Taiko Ensemble at Brown University, Lindenmann Hall. 2-17-24 Saturday
2024 East Coast Taiko Conference (hosted by Brown/RISD Gendo Taiko)
Audio combined with camera audio from Hanbin Baik (Soh Daiko), house left of center stage.
"Horizons with Awakening" (2024)
"Horizons" - By Joe Small and KCUT/ECTC 2024 STE members: Liya Chang, Myles Farrall, Koji Flynn-Do, Min Fruman, Anna Jing, Clara Mulligan, Clara Mulligan, Quincy Ponvert.
"Awakening" (thematic material excerpts) - Original composition by Ian Cleworth for Taikoz, 2012. Arranged by Joe Small with permission from Ian Cleworth. Solo material by Juno Chang, Myles Farrall, Min Fruman, and Moss Wacker.
Notes: "Horizons" came out of taiko material developed during a full-length collaboration, "Moontides", between members of Swarthmore Taiko Ensemble (directed by Asst. Prof. Joe Small), and the NYC-based contemporary dance company, Kizuna Dance, directed by choreographer Cameron McKinney. Funded by Swarthmore College's Cooper Event Series, "Moontides" and the yoko-uchi based material debuted in February 2023, and was revamped from January 2024 in advance of ECTC.
Our borrowed use of "Awakening" came out of Joe's ongoing work with the Sydney-based professional ensemble Taikoz, as well as the 10-week summer 2023 opportunity that three STE members had for extensive study, training, and performance as part of Taikoz's Australian Taiko Academy, (including no small amount of odaiko work!) To quote Ian, "No worries… if the (Awakening) theme fits, wear it!"
Special thanks and acknowledgements: Sam, Kikuyo, Filbert, Ford -- and all of Gendo Taiko and ECTC2024 organizers for this opportunity -- we love you!, Hanbin Baik, our Taikoz and ATA Ensemble fam, including Ian Cleworth, Kerryn Joyce, Ryuji Hamada, Silvana Imperatori, Haruka Kunimune, Kerryn Joyce, Samantha Newton, Eoin deBurca, Nerida Wu; Asuka Minehide and Wadaiko Hiryu; Kodo 26ki and members, and Kodo members who taught the Miyake form during Joe's apprenticeship; the Tsumura family; STE members past and present; Eitetsu Fu-Un no Kai (Ueda Shuichiro, Kimura Yuichi, Hattori Hiroshi, Koizumi Keinichi, Hase Mikita, Tashiro Makoto, and Tsuji Tasuku), and last but not least Eitetsu Hayashi.
ECTC 2024 STE Performers (12)
Juno Chang '24
Keira Dandy '25
Myles Farrall '24
Min Fruman '24
Emily Lathers '25
Lucas Liu '24
Kieran Mulligan (HC) '25
Quincy Ponvert '23
Drake Roth '25
Moss Wacker '25
Rain White '24
Joe Small '05
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