Music Department announces winter concert series

The Music Department is presenting a series of concerts during the winter term.

The series kicks off with Zakuro-Daiko, the Japanese Drumming and Global Fusion Band, performing “Playing with the Planets” Friday Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. and Saturday Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in Emerson Auditorium in the Taylor Music Center.

There is a suggested donation of $15 for the general public, $10 for Union faculty, staff and alumni, and $5 for students. Tickets are available through Eventbrite. All donations directly support the band.

The ensemble (whose name translates to Garnet Drums) was established in 2007 by resident ethnomusicologist and Music Department chair Jennifer Milioto Matsue to bring Japanese music and culture to life on campus. The group performs a type of Japanese ensemble drumming that is popular in Japan and throughout the world.