ABOUT HISTORY Kishin Daiko is a multi-ethnic, multi-generational Kishin Daiko, formerly West Covina Taiko, taiko group that exemplifies harmony with was established at the East San Gabriel Valley diversity in their membership makeup and the Japanese Community Center in 1981. With music they play. Kishin Daiko’s music consists help from the late taiko craftsman, Stan of traditional and adaptations of traditional Morgan, a handful of members and their Japanese taiko pieces, along with original families built Kishin’s first set of drums from compositions by contemporary musicians and old wine barrels. Kishin members. KISHIN DAIKO Most of the various sized drums JAPANESE DRUMMING GROUP used by Kishin are handmade by the group members. The time-consuming process of making and maintaining their own drums helps members better understand and gain respect for the instrument and its sound. The Japanese characters for Kishin mean Various melodic wind instruments such as the “energy, spirit, and heart.” Renowned fue (bamboo flute played horizontally) and the musician Masakazu Yoshizawa took Kishin shakuhachi (bamboo flute played vertically) Daiko under his wing and taught taiko are also incorporated to fundamentals and how to play other complete Kishin Daiko’s traditional Japanese instruments. original ethnic sounds. Today, with over 30 active members, Kishin Daiko devotes itself Kishin Daiko performs at various school to sharing Japanese functions, corporate events and cultural culture and promoting festivals while also providing classes and community harmony workshops for all ages and experience levels. through the group’s Their performance highlights include the uniquely engaging and 2016 Special Olympics Torch Run in West diverse expression of taiko Covina and the LA Clippers’ Japanese music. We invite you to American Community Night at Staples join us in this experience. WWW.KISHINDAIKO.COM Center in Downtown Los Angeles. HOW YOU CAN HELP This concert will be Kishin Daiko’s greatest CLASSES & WORKSHOPS 35th ANNIVERSARY fundraising intitative to date. Proceeds from the concert will benefit all the programs Kishin provides to the community. Please see CONCERT the donor benefits below as a gesture of our 2016 marks Kishin Daiko’s 35th anniversary. In appreciation for your support. celebration of this milestone, we are holding a concert to share over three decades of music SPONSORSHIP LEVELS with the community, our supporters and the Platinum $500 general public. EXHIBITIONS & CONCERTS • Two premium seating concert tickets Date: Saturday, October 22, 2016 • One full page concert program ad Time: 7:00pm Gold $350 Location: Aratani Theatre • One half page concert program ad 244 S. San Pedro Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Silver ...... $200 • One quarter page concert program ad Tickets are available for purchase at: Bronze ...... $75 www.jaccc.org • One eighth page concert program ad FESTIVALS & EDUCATIONAL SHOWS Service/handling fee applicable $25 - Orchestra Friend ...... $25 $15 - Balcony • Name listed in concert program Discount available for groups of 10 or more. Feel free to contact us if you would like to For more information, please email discuss other sponsorship opportunities. [email protected] All sponsorships are tax deductible. Please include your name, address and contact number with your donation so we can pro- COMMUNITY & SPORTING EVENTS vide confirmation and supply the ESGVJCC tax ID number. Please make all checks pay- able to “Kishin Daiko” and send to: ESGVJCC WHAT Attn: Kishin Daiko 1203 West Puente Avenue WE DO West Covina, CA 91790