While you wait for Kevin Burke on May 17, we’d like to highlight other concerts you might enjoy.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (UOGB)

The UOGB is best known for performing musically faithful but often tongue-in-cheek covers of popular songs and musical pieces from a wide variety of music genres taken “from the rich pageant of western music”. See highlights of this variety on Youtube.  They have been called “not only a national institution, but also a world-wide phenomenon”.

YAMATO Drummers

They call themselves “YAMATO, the Taiko drumming group that travels all over the world”. They have given more than 4,700 shows across 55 countries since their formation in 1993. They do not simply make their Taiko drums explode with sound; they produce delicate music that provides the listener with a palette of meticulously crafted sound. This is why YAMATO’s original performances are known as “Physical music”, and continue to receive high acclaim all over the world. YAMATO is sometimes intense, sometimes sad, sometimes comforting, and in the next moment comical on stage.

Intrigued?  Check out this concert video from their 2024 London performance. Then join them at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on March 23 at 3 pm.