by minon_admin | Oct 14, 2020 | Min-On Music Journey, News, United States of AmericaRA
Welcome to the United States of America for the ninth stop on Min-On’s Music Journey! America’s greatest strengths are its patchwork heritage and diversity, and these are prevalent in the country’s friendly and welcoming people, its vast, eminent terrain and its...
by minon_admin | Jan 27, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, News, Outreach, School Concerts, United States of AmericaCE, United States of AmericaRA
On October 28, American trio The Gothard Sisters visited Shiritsu Kishiminami Elementary, Wakayama, during their Japan tour to perform. Approximately 400 people attended, including children, school staff and guardians. The trio performed on violin and guitar, and the...
by Peter | Mar 19, 2018 | Features, United States of AmericaRA
Jazz was born in the African-American communities of New Orleans in the United States, between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Since then, many distinctive styles of jazz have appeared—free jazz emerged in the early 1950s, modal jazz followed in the late...
by Peter | Aug 23, 2017 | ArmeniaRA, BulgariaRA, ChinaRA, Features, IsraelRA, LatviaRA, NorwayRA, RussiaRA, SloveniaRA, United States of AmericaRA
Inspiring Audiences across Japan since 1970 Choral music refers to music written specifically for a choir or chorus to perform. Each part in a piece of choral music is sung by two or more voices. Since the size of a choir can vary, naturally, the structure of a choral...
by Peter | Feb 22, 2016 | International Student Musical Festival, News, Outreach, United States of AmericaRA, VietnamRA
Min-On Founder Daisaku Ikeda once remarked that international exchange students are the future leaders of their countries. Placing value on exchange students is equal to treasuring the future of that country, and forming bonds with international exchange students...
by Peter | Dec 7, 2015 | Features, United States of AmericaRA
The Min-On Concert Association has offered a wide range of musical, cultural and educational programs to an ever-growing audience for over 50 years. They have contributed to music and art flourishing wildly among the general public and cultivated artistic sentiments,...