Japanese Drum Troupe Performs at John Carroll University

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WHO: This performance is presented with the support of the Japan Foundation, the Japan Association of Northeast Ohio (JANO), the Japan America Society of Northeast Ohio (JASNO), the Nippon Taiko Association & the Ishikawa Taiko Foundation and the John Carroll University Liturgical Music and Musical Arts Program. John Carroll University is the last venue for the Yuzuriha Taiko troupe. Their U.S. tour included Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terra Haute, Indiana, and Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. WHAT: John Carroll University’s East Asian Studies Program presents Yuzuriha Taiko, a group of women who perform Japanese music with drums and the bamboo flute. Yuzuriha is comprised of four women. The group performs traditional Japanese music, incorporating original compositions by the well-know composer and musician, Shunsuke Kimura. WHERE: John Carroll University 20700 N. Park Blvd University Heights, OH Dolan Center for Science and Technology / Donahue Auditorium WHEN: Friday, April 25, 2008 7:30 p.m. CONTACT: Dr. Roger Purdy Coordinator, East Asian Studies 216.397.4776 rpurdy@jcu.edu

Japanese Drum Troupe Performs at John Carroll University

April 20, 2008