Japanese Taiko Master Eitetsu Hayashi to Perform in San Francisco
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San Francisco, CA, September 20, 2014 --( Calendar Editors Please Note Who: Eitetsu Hayashi What: Art of Wadaiko – The Heartbeat of Japan Where: McKenna Theater, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Street When: Saturday November 1, 8:00pm, Sunday November 2, 3:00pm Tickets: $27 - $45 Reserved Seating (Full Time Students & Seniors Tickets Discounted by $5) Box Office: www.sfiaf.org or call 415-338-2467.Internationally recognized and highly respected as a pioneering performer, composer, and teacher, Eitetsu has toured extensively around the world to share the art of Wadaiko, which epitomizes the essence of beauty and discipline of Japanese culture.The engagement is part of Eitetsu’s tour of the Americas as Japan’s Cultural Envoy that includes concerts in Cuba and Trinidad as well as the United States.Internationally recognized and highly respected as a pioneering performer, composer, and teacher, Eitetsu has toured extensively around the world to share the art of Wadaiko, which epitomizes the essence of beauty and discipline of Japanese culture.Despite the popularity of Taiko across the United States, American practitioners and the general public have had few opportunities to experience the art of Eitetsu.Eitetsu will also be joined on-stage by Bay Area special guests: pianist Dee Spencer, for an improvised rendition of the Gershwin’s 1930s classic hit I Got Rhythm; and the San Francisco School of the Arts classical music students, who will perform a section of Hi-Ten-Yu (a concerto for Japanese drum and orchestra).Having made his solo U.S. debut with the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in 1984 as the first-ever solo taiko performer, Eitetsu has played with major orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic, as well as with world renowned artists including Yosuke Yamashita, Sadao Watanabe, Kim Duk Soo, and Mamady Keita to name just a few.The engagement in San Francisco is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.Contact Information San Francisco International Arts Festival Andrew Wood 415-399-9554 www.sfiaf.org Cell Phone: 415-305-1102 Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from San Francisco International Arts Festival Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend