Triangle Taiko
Club History
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| 01-20-2002 | The first forming meeting held. The first meeting of the organizational/informational meeting for Triangle Taiko was held on Sunday, January 20. The content of the meeting was as follows: Triangle Taiko will perform for the first time in spring, 2003. *(The first performance was 10-12-2002 at the Nippon Club Annual Meeting and Picnic at Apex Community Center.) Our short-term goals are:
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| 01-26-2002 | First Practice at the Iwashimafs home |
| 03-03-2002 | Workshop with San Jose Taiko San Jose Taiko performed at NC State University Stage on 3-02-2002. We learned the five basic rhythms of Matsuri. |
| 03-16-2002 | Triangle Taiko Club became an affiliate of the Nippon Club.
Under the new arrangement, Triangle Taiko is an autonomous subgroup within Nippon Club of the Triangle. |
| 04-XX-2002 | Our first Taiko arrived. Rocky Iwashima donated one nagado taiko and one slant stand to match with it. It has surprisingly a big sound and reached entire house. |
| 08-XX-2002 | Our second Taiko arrived Mic and Hiro Iwashima donated. |
| 08-30-2002 | Our first Recital (May-August session) at Raleigh Dance Studio
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| 11-09-2002 | Meeting about the future direction |
| 12-XX-2002 | Our third taiko arrived Donated by IBM Corporation |
| 01-XX-2003 | the First Shime-daiko arrived |
| 02-26-2003 02-27-2003 |
Hosted KODO Workshops with Eiichi Saito and
Masami Miyazaki at Duke University, Durham, NC |
| 10-XX-2003 | Fourth taiko arrived Donated by Mr. Maruyama, Sr. Vice President of IBM Japan |
| 01-17-2004 | Our second Recital@(September-December) at Aiki kai dojo
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| 03-XX-2004 | Our second Shime-daiko arrived |
| 08-XX-2004 | Our fifth and sixth taiko arrived |
| 08-29-2004 | Our third Recital (May-August) at Aiki Kai Dojo |
| 11-XX-2004 | Our third Shime-daiko arrived Donated by William Barry |
| 01-09-2005 | Our fourth Recital (September-December) at
A.B.Combs Elementary School Guests are Okinawa-daiko and Traingle Kodomo-daiko |
| 05-01-2005 | Our Fifth Recital of Saturday & Sunday II
(January - April) at Chapel Hill-Durham Nihonjinkai Picnic at
Wilson Park, Carboro |
| 08-xx-2005 | Fourth Shime-daiko arrived |
| 08-xx-2005 | Our first and second Okedo-daiko (Miyamoto
make, Tokyo) arrived |
| 08-xx-2005 | Seventh Miya-daiko arrived |
| 09-03-2005 | Our Sixth Recital with a Special Performance
Group composed of Special Olympic athletes, parents, and friends |
| 10-xx-2005 | Eighth Miya-daiko arrived |
| 12-xx-2005 | Ninth Miya-daiko arrived |
| 03-22-2006 | The first taiko workshop with Ringtaro Tateishi |
| 10-14-2006 | 32-inch Odaiko arrived |
| 03-xx-2007 | Our fifth shime-daiko arrived |
| 04-19-2007 | Taiko workshop with Katsutaka Kondo from Japan |
| 06-xx-2007 | Our fifth and sixth shime-daiko arrived |
| 12-28-2007 | Four Okedo taiko (now total of 6) arrived |
| 01-18-2008 | Workshop with Fugaku Taiko |
| 01-19-2008 to 01-29-2008 |
Hosted Fugaku Taiko of Japan, with 5 therapists and 5 special players. Fugaku held 10 concerts and 2 workshops in Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte, and Atlanta |
| 02-27-2008 | Workshop with On Ensemble, Kris, Maz, and
Kalvin |
