Joe Small w Swarthmore Taiko Ensemble - "Horizons" - Little Tokyo LA Terasaki Budokan 5 20 23 +20 DB

Event: Judges' Concert at inaugural North American Taiko Taikai (competition), Saturday 5-20-23
Location: Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
Video originally off of livestream, sponsored by TaikoVentures
"Horizons" (working title, 2023) - Trio arrangement featuring odaiko, developed during the "Moontides" collaboration with Kizuna Dance at Swarthmore College, 2022-2023.
Performers:
Joe Small
Clara Mulligan '25
Kieran Mulligan '25 (HC)
MC: Tamlyn Tomita
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Special Thanks:
-Taiko Taikai organizers - Walter Nishinaka, Arthur Mok, Adam Weiner, Kyle Abbott / Bachido
-Cameron McKinney and Kizuna Dance.
-Terasaki Budokan
-Katsuji and Julia Asano and Asano Taiko US for use of the fabulous taiko.
-Koji Flynn-Do '23, Min Fruman '24, Quincy Ponvert '23 for helping me adjust the arrangement earlier in the week on campus (first time using an odaiko instead of a set).
-Clara Mulligan '25 and Kieran Mulligan '25 for performing!
-Daisy Lee '22 and Jason Wong '21 for additional on-site support.
-Swarthmore Taiko Ensemble members past and present.
-William J. Cooper Foundation
-Eitetsu Hayashi, Kodo and 26th apprentice cohort, Isaku Kageyama, and the many taiko friends and teachers who have helped and continue to help me along the way.
Notes:
+20 DB audio boost