by minon_admin | Mar 11, 2021 | Min-On Music Journey, News, SwedenRA
Welcome to Min-On’s Music Journey! Today, the Min-On Concert Association and the Embassy of Sweden in Japan welcome you to the Kingdom of Sweden in Northern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula. ©Lola Akinmade Åkerström/imagebank.sweden.se Sweden is a...
by minon_admin | Mar 22, 2019 | News, Recent Visitors, SwedenRA
On March 14, 2019, H.E. Mr. Magnus Robach, the ambassador for Sweden in Japan, visited the Min-On Culture Center. Ambassador Robach expressed how moved he by Min-On’s actions, which have played an important role in building world peace through music, and that he...
by Peter | Mar 2, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, Jazz & Popular, News, SwedenRA
Sweden has a prominent choral tradition and is home to many singers. In fact, some statistics show that out of a total population of 9.5 million, an estimated 600,000 belong to some sort of choral group. They feature a wide variety of folk songs from the Scandinavian...
by Peter | Feb 28, 2014 | Features, SwedenRA
The Svanholm Singers People who hear a conversation in Swedish for the first time often comment that the language is very melodic with an almost sing-song quality. Indeed, Sweden is a country of singers—some statistics indicate that among a population of 9 million...
by Peter | Dec 22, 2013 | Cultural Exchange, Jazz & Popular, News, SwedenRA
A cappella—a colorful array of wonderful voices in harmony A cappella is the Italian term historically referred to music performed “in the style of the chapel”—vocal music without instrumental accompaniment—typically performed as part of religious...
