Greg started studying Taiko with Seiichi Tanaka and the San Francisco Taiko Dojo immediately after seeing them perform at the annual Zellerbach Taiko Festival at UC Berkeley, November 1996. A few months after starting class, he changed to the SFTD affiliated Oakland group taught by Sensei Susan Horn. When the Oakland Taiko Group moved from Oakland and became the Emeryville Taiko Group, Greg was one of the founding members. In 1999, Greg assumed the duties of the Head Instructor for the Onami Taiko Group in Union City. He continued there as Head instructor into 2002. In the beginning of 2003, Greg left the Onami group and with eight other former members, formed Wadaiko Newark. In addition to Wadaiko Newark, Greg and members Marie Payne and Sue and Terry Eustice also formed the Newark Taiko Center. The Taiko Center is a partnership with the Newark Unified School District and teaches afternoon Taiko to grade school level children and teaches evening adult school classes. Greg's family is just as Taiko motivated as Greg is. His daughter, Stacey Clark, is the Head Instructor for Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan at UC Davis. She and several other students formed BTD in 2001. Dr. Greg Clark has moved to Alabama, however, Wadaiko Newark considers him a continuing “honorary” member of our group. Greg Clark was the Head Instructor for the Wadaiko Newark performing Taiko group. Greg has been playing Taiko since November of 1996. |
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| Greg Clark Founding Member Wadaiko Newark |
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