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(T liv j.fritfhinh ©bserwer Music August 23, 2000 Focus Page 3 Portland Taiko, Fall concert - Crossings CONTRIBUTED STQRY E 0 8 jjlE _ P tlR I L A N D .f)B !!lR \E R P ortland T a ik o ’s fall co ncert, ‘Crossings’, featuring guest artists Kenny Endo, Obo Addy and Jeffrey Peyton, will take place September 8-9,2000 at 8 p.m. a the Newmark Theater, Portland Center for the Performing Arts. ‘Crossings’ will feature the world premiere o f E ndo’s Continental Harmony composition for Portland Taiko, entitled Wind, Water, and Wood. As the recipient ofO regon’s C o n tin e n ta l H a rm o n y aw ard, Portland Taiko was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the A m erican C om posers Forum to commission this new work Visit us on the web at www. portland observer, com by Endo. This collaborative peformance o f E n d o ’s c o m p o sitio n w ill be Wind, Water, and Wood will be the perform ed by Portland T aiko’s highlight o f an evening full o f ensemble o f drummers, joined by Portland Taiko’s original repertoire. Endo on taiko, Addy on African The group’s power, humor, and percussion, and Peyton on marimba exuberance will weave through a and latin percussion. b le n d o f c o n tem p o rary taiko The piece draws from traditional rhythms, movement, and stories. Tokyo festival music, Afro-cuban Portland Taiko will also premiere rhythms, and driving kumi-daiko Bamboo Bridge, a work that fuses (e n se m b le d ru m m in g ), w ith spoken word with Filipino and extensive improvisation by each Japanese American communities. guest artist and Portland Taiko Endo, Addy and Peyton will also performer. perform solo works. The work explores a broad range o f For more information on Taiko, m u sic a l so u n d sc a p e s, from call 503/224-1458. contemplative melodies on marimba Tickets are on sale now through the and violin, to explosive rhythms on PCPA Box O ffice and at all drums from Japan, Africa and Latin FASTIXX outlets at 503/224-8499. America. Ticket El R O P E R EB ER T * T H E M O V IE S , R o g er E b e rt an d R ic h a rd R o ep er u TWO THUMBS UP!” Enjoy live music in one o f P o rtla n d ’s finest acoustic show room s M M H I M M C M M BfRNIf MAC I f O M O B i M r « Æ M f M «.BARRY AlEXAIDfR BROWN P. ÏHOH« JSSSMAUISWKi ROBIlSfH œVAITOFHfl ” WAIÏER LAIHAM 0AV1B MU SROIEE "g OTtt IB H earty Pub Fare • H andcrafted Ales & W ines O u td o o r Seating Available «æB W □ 8263 N Ivanhoe Street • P ortland • (503) 283-8520 www. in t in e n a m i n s. co m Food, ales and wines available to go. i « B NOW PLAYING I, / 2 2 5 -9 9 9 9 *4 8 2 7 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 *4 6 0 6 T IG A R D DIVISION ST. 13 R E G A L C IN E M A S J 7 7 5 -0 0 0 0 2 2 5 -9 9 5 5 *4 6 0 1 LLOYD MALL lO IB tK » U H L WOO COW i 3 6 0 -3 9 7 -5 9 5 5 *4 8 3 1 CITY CENTER 1 2 1 R E G A L C IN E M A S R E G A L C IN E M A S IH & I ¡E A S T P O R T 1 6 k / COCUR*’ HfA’ -'iES «WCSESÎNCf
