CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Performance Saturday, Apr 9, 2011 | 8 PM

Neighborhood Concert: Soh Daiko

Lehman Stages
Soh Daiko brings the Japanese mass drumming tradition to the stage as vibrant contemporary performance art. The ensemble’s powerful, energy-infused performances merge dynamic dance choreography with traditional Shinto music and original compositions by ensemble members. Soh Daiko collaborates with a wide range of musicians, from Korn to Kanye West. You may have also seen them on MTV or the Late Show with David Letterman!

This concert is part of Carnegie Hall’s JapanNYC, A Citywide Festival Exploring Japan’s Arts and Culture. carnegiehall.org/JapanNYC

Performers

  • Soh Daiko

JapanNYC Lead Sponsors are Epson Corporation; Mizuho Securities USA Inc.; Nomura Holding America Inc. and Nomura America Foundation; Kotaro ONO, The Chairman of The ONO Group; ROHM Co., Ltd. and Rohm Music Foundation; Sony Corporation; and Yoko Nagae Ceschina.

Supporting Sponsors are Deloitte LLP; Mitsubishi International Corporation; Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Hall; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Toshiba Corporation; and Toyota.

With additional funding from Aladdin Capital Holdings LLC; Asian Cultural Council; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.; GWFF USA Inc.; ITOCHU International Inc.; J.C.C. Fund of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York; Kawasaki Good Times Foundation; The NY Mets Foundation; Nihon Unisys, Ltd.; Nippon Express Foundation, Inc.; Nippon Life Insurance Company; Hiroko Onoyama and Ken Sugawara; Seiko Instruments Inc.; Subaru of America, Inc.; and Sumitomo Corporation of America Foundation.

With special thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan; the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan; Japan Tourism Agency; Japan National Tourism Organization; the Japan Foundation; and the Consulate-General of Japan in New York.


Lehman Stages at Lehman College
The Lovinger Theatre
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx, NY 10468
RSVP 718-960-8025

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Soh Daiko takes Japanese mass-drumming performance to explosive new heights as part of Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series. This concert is part of Carnegie Hall’s JapanNYC festival. Film Credit: Videographer Minette Mangahas.

 

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