Stanford Taiko
A student music group dedicated to the art of Japanese American drumming
Who we are
Who we are
Stanford Taiko is Stanford University’s resident taiko ensemble. With over 30 years of history, we aim to spread the art of Japanese American ensemble drumming to the local community.
News
Auditions 2024
Are you a current Stanford student interested in joining? Come to our annual try-outs, starting on Tuesday, October 3rd. Learn more here.
Spring Concert 2024
Check out the recording from our most recent spring concert on our Youtube! (It sounds even better in-person, so you should consider buying tickets to this year’s or signing up for our mailing list.)
Fall Open Workshop
If you’re looking to learn a bit of taiko, are interested in auditioning, or want to see our end-of-workshop performance, come to our fall open workshop! We’ll be teaching how to play betta taiko, how to play a short piece, and performing another piece at the end.
Fall open workshop is from 2pm to 3:30pm on Sunday, September 29th, in Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Come on by!
CONTACT US
We are available for performances throughout the school year and over the summer. Please give us at least three weeks advance notice before your requested performance date.
For general inquiries, please e-mail stanfordtaiko@gmail.com
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