Rocky Mountain Taiko Ensemble

10/23/2020

Our ensemble has been paused for the time being, due to Covid-19. To follow Japanese taiko drumming in Calgary, please follow Yama no Oto on Facebook or on Instagram. Thank you all for your support, and we hope to see you soon!

05/24/2020

For anyone who is participating in any of our video projects: this video may help clear up the instructions!

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05/21/2020

One year ago, the Calgary Roughnecks won the National Lacrosse League NLL Championship against the Buffalo Bandits at the Saddledome in front of thousands of fans who packed the Saddledome. We gave fans a booming welcome to the stadium, and then as a group we enjoyed watching the exciting game together. We’ll never forget the roar of the crowd when Calgary won in overtime! Photos and video clip are on our blog post at https://www.rockymountaindrums.com/post/calgary-roughnecks-lacrosse-nll-cup-final (or tap the link in our IG bio).

05/20/2020

The virtual Hiryu Project videos (to play along with) are up!

Please see our blog post for instructions and the click tracks for the video project. We’d love to see everyone’s videos and include them in our project!!

The Hiryu Project was created to bring together the world’s taiko groups to play the piece “Hiryu Sandan Gaeshi” which was created by one of the world’s greatest innovators in the world of taiko, Grandmaster Daihachi Oguchi. On June 27th, the day of Oguchi-sensei’s passing, we invite taiko...

05/14/2020

Today we are throwing back to Otafest, a festival which we were planning to perform this year before the pandemic canceled public gatherings. Our blog post from last May features some fun photos (including greetings from our member who is a professional Stormtrooper!) and a video of our performance for Otafest Amplified concert. Check out https://www.rockymountaindrums.com/post/otafest

05/10/2020

Happy Mother’s Day to all the taiko mamas who are working hard to share their taiko love with the next generation!

05/07/2020

Have you seen our blog?

We are continuing to get together (virtually, of course) and working on new material, but we still miss being together to play as an ensemble in person. We’d like to share this post that includes a YouTube video of our performance and some really fun photos of us at GlobalFest - The Calgary Fireworks Festival Society.

Globalfest is known in Calgary for the amazing fireworks festival in August, along with cultural pavilions, performance stages, and food tru

05/02/2020

Covid has forced us to get creative with video tracks, online learning, and practice videos as we learn Kodo’s One Earth composition entitled Shunpuu (“Spring Wind”). We’ve finished the chudaiko part and about halfway through the shime part!

04/28/2020

Shogo Yoshii performs an original composition, utilizing the kaDON TimbreTaiko along with other instruments. In this video, Shogo uses a looping pedal to rec...

04/25/2020

Please participate in our Hiryu Project video! Details linked in our bio, or www.rockymountaindrums.com/blog. Like many artists and community groups, we are really missing our face-to-face rehearsals. We have been able to transition pretty smoothly to online format without missing any rehearsal time, focusing on learning new material. We can’t wait to play together soon!

04/24/2020

Ei Ja Nai Ka at a whole other level! Love their creativity during isolation time!

04/12/2020

We love this shot from our friends at Kita no Taiko! Happy Easter everyone!!

Happy Easter!