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1999 The Portland Observer
Internationally acclaimed Taiko
m aster Kenny Endo presents
“Journey of a Japanese American
Drummer: Integrating Tradition
with Innovation,” a special lecture
demonstration on Sunday, June 4,
at 2 p.m. in the Portland Art
Museum’s Whitsell Auditorium.
Complimentary tickets are required
and can be picked up at the Oregon
Nikkei Legacy Center(ONLC), 117
NW 2nd Avenue in Portland.
“Kenny's performances perfectly
blend his mastery of traditional
Japanese percussion with influences
of jazz, fusion and classical music,”
said Portland Taiko drummer and
ONLC Executive Director June
Arima Schumann. “He incorporates
ancient
techniques
into
contemporary compositions.”
Endo, a third generation Japanese
American bom in Los Angeles,
studied Taiko in San Francisco
before moving to Japan, where he
concentrated his studies on classical
Japanese theater percussion and
festival music. During his ten years
of training in Japan, Endo became
the first non-Japanese national to
receive a “natori,” formal stage
name that recognizes a high level
of accomplishment in Japanese
classical percussion.
Endo’s program will feature his
original music, with percussion
instruments such as a ’Tsuzumi,’
a hand-held drum that is tuned
by tightening or loosening ropes
while played and stylized
Japanese vocalizations. He will
also discuss the role of Taiko in
Kabuki and Noh Theater and
festivals in the United States
and Japan, and describe the
contemporary ensemble-style
taiko groups developing
worldwide.
This program is a part of the
Continental Harmony Project,
made possible by the National
Endowment for the Arts and the
American Composers Forum.
One grant was awarded to an
organization in each of the 50
states in celebration of the year
2000. As Oregon’s recipient,
Portland Taiko designated Endo
as their artist in residence. Endo
will compose an original piece
for Portland Taiko, which will
be featured at their fall concert.
Crossings, at Newmark Theater.
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