by Peter | Jun 8, 2016 | ChinaRA, Features, RussiaRA
“The basis of genuine world peace will be formed by the fostering of a mutual understanding through a grass-roots exchange that transcends distinctions of race, nation and ideology. To this end, exchanges in art and culture will be indispensable. Music, dance and...
by Peter | Jun 8, 2016 | ChinaRA, Features
In this beautiful Japanese spring season, the Min-On Concert Association presented a spectacular performance by the China National Acrobatic Troupe through the support of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo. Their nationwide tour, including a total of 53 shows in 27 cities...
by Peter | Jun 8, 2016 | Features, Lectures, News
The Min-On Music Museum is one of only a handful of music museums in the world. Located in Shinanomchi, Tokyo, this valuable repository of musical artifacts houses over 300,000 items, including antique pianos, music boxes and various ethnic instruments displayed in a...
by Peter | Jun 8, 2016 | Cultural Exchange, IndonesiaCE, IndonesiaRA, Jazz & Popular, News
A Cappella is the musical term that describes a genre of music, specifically solo or group singing without any musical accompaniment. An a cappella singer once told us in an interview, “What fascinates me about a cappella is that it’s music made by nothing more than...
by Peter | Jun 8, 2016 | Cultural Exchange, FinlandRA, News, Orchestral
The concert began with a quiet entrance of four gentlemen dressed in three-piece suits without neckties, carrying briefcases in hand. After lining up at center stage, each of them unclasped their briefcases simultaneously, and brought out small, box-like instruments,...
