Wem Taiko Fest Visiting Artists - Esther Vandecar

ESTHER VANDECAR
Esther E. Vandecar
Esther has a B.S. and an MAED and two menjo for Taiko (licenses for teaching Japanese drumming). She lived, worked, studied, performed and taught in Hiroshima and on Shikoku, Japan. She started Fushicho Daiko Phoenix Drummers in Phoenix, Arizona in 1992. She has been on the Arizona Commission on the Arts roster since 1993 and with Fushicho Daiko since 1996. Her mission has been to share the wonderful Japanese culture and the art form of taiko, with as many people as possible.