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![For the Japanese Festival Opening Ceremony, performers play Taiko drums. The event is hosted in the Botanical Gardens due to having one of the largest Japanese gardens in the United States. "The garden [has] cherry blossoms, Japanese palm trees, a beautiful lake and a bonsai, very Japanese style. There’s a lot of Japanese related events because of that," Webster University instructor Hitomi Salini said.
Photo Courtesy Of Nathan Kwarta](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Taiko_Opening_Ceremony_Nathan-Kwarta_230902_031-1200x800.jpg)
![Sophomore Ezra Leslie stands and plays "Pete's Groove" on the trombone at the Rockwood Jazz Festival in front of other bands and parents. Leslie has enjoyed being in the jazz band because of the unique style of music he has been exposed to. “The articulations and patterns are just fun to play [on the trombone],” Leslie said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ezra-900x600.jpg)
