by minon_admin | Mar 2, 2020 | News
Due to ongoing concerns regarding the recent novel coronavirus outbreak in Japan, the Min-On Concert Association has cancelled all performances of both foreign and domestic artists planned for the month of March. In addition, the Min-On Music Museum and Music Library...
by minon_admin | Feb 18, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, International Student Musical Festival, News, Outreach
On December 7 at the 6th Kanagawa International Student Music Festival at Yokohama Kannai Hall, 30 performers from seven countries showed off a variety of musical and dance talents. This included harmonies between the erhu and the biwa, vocal percussion and...
by minon_admin | Feb 18, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, Folk Music & Dance, News, Outreach, Overseas Dispatch Series, Performing Arts, SpainCE, SpainRA, TaiwanCE, TaiwanRA
Min-On’s dispatch tours to Taiwan began in 1989, and in 2019 on the occasion of their 30th anniversary, the Yoko Komatsubara Spanish Dance Troupe was sent to Taiwan. Beginning on November 23 at the Northern Miaoli Art Center and ending on December 5 at the National...
by minon_admin | Feb 17, 2020 | AustriaCE, AustriaRA, Choral Music, Lectures, News, Outreach, Performing Arts
On January 13, a matinee and evening show were performed by Singakademie Graz for Min-On Lecture Concerts celebrating 150 years of friendly relations between Austria and Japan. The shows were jointly hosted by the Austrian Embassy Tokyo and the Japan Agency for...
by minon_admin | Jan 30, 2020 | Japanese Arts, News, Outreach, Performing Arts, School Concerts
In 2019, on November 15 at Sasame Higashi Elementary and on December 12 at Katori City Yamada Elementary, AUN & HIDE performed Min-On School Concerts. Japanese instrumentalist twins Ryohei and Kohei Inoue of AUN together with musician HIDE are the three members...
by minon_admin | Jan 30, 2020 | BrazilCE, BrazilRA, Choral Music, Cultural Exchange, Latin & Tango, News, Performing Arts
On November 11, 2019 at 10:45 a.m., the seven-member Brazilian group Ordinarius arrived safely at Haneda Airport. After winning Brazil’s National Vocal Group Competition, Ordinarius started including instruments alongside their acapella numbers, and the mixed...
