Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see the Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble at UMass Amherst! ($70 value)

The drawing will be conducted the week of March 21. The winner will be contacted via email, and the tickets will be available for pick-up at will-call.

WHO: Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble

WHEN: Thursday, April 7 7:30PM

WHERE: Bowker Auditorium University of Massachusetts, Amherst (80 Campus Center Way, Amherst MA 01003)

Kenny Endo is an inspiration and a mentor to Mountain River Taiko, regularly visiting western MA to provide world-class workshops. Don't miss this rare chance to catch professional taiko in the Pioneer Valley!

From the UMass FAC website:

Celebrating his 45th Anniversary in taiko, Kenny Endo stands at the vanguard of the genre, and is a leading persona in contemporary percussion and rhythm in North America and Japan. Combining taiko with funk, jazz, Afro-Cuban and Hawaiian music, Endo’s Contemporary Ensemble will feature prominent artists from Japan and the U.S. for this tour, including Kiyohiko Semba, percussion master, and Kaori Takahashi, electric violin, Kaoru Watanabe, flutes, and Abe Lagrimas, vibes, drumkit, and ‘ukulele. Their performances are nuanced, brilliant, and exciting!

Funds raised from this raffle will go towards Mountain River Taiko's 10th Anniversary Concert, scheduled for summer 2022. Your donations will be used to fund transportation and compensation for our invited guests, as well as costs associated with venue rental. For more information, see: https://givebutter.com/MRT10th...

These tickets were generously donated by the UMass Fine Arts Center.

Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble @ UMass : Ticket Raffle for Mountain River Taiko

By Mountain River Taiko

Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble @ UMass : Ticket Raffle for Mountain River Taiko

Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets! ($70 value)

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