by Peter | Feb 28, 2014 | Jazz & Popular, News, United States of AmericaRA
Jacob Koller performing on stage Listening to the soundtrack album of a memorable movie enables those who saw the movie to recall and implicitly re-experience scenes from the film. As Time Goes By from the romantic scene in the movie Casablanca released in 1942, and...
by Peter | Feb 28, 2014 | ChinaRA, Cultural Exchange, News
Jiang Xiaoqing “Even in the deepest quiet of a snowy day, there was a resonance within the stillness. I was staring at the falling snow from a window and spontaneously composed this piece for my guzheng.” With these words, Jiang Xiaoqing, an...
by Peter | Feb 28, 2014 | Jazz & Popular, KoreaRA, News, TaiwanRA
Cheuni (left) and Ouyand Feifei (right) The legendary diva of Asia, Ouyand Feifei, began her career in Taipei in 1967; she came to Japan in 1971 and in the same year scored a number one hit with her debut single entitled Ame no Midousuji (Rainy Avenue of Midosuji),...
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...
by Peter | Dec 22, 2013 | ChinaRA, Cultural Exchange, News, Overseas Dispatch Series
Traditional Japanese dance arranged in modern style Based on the Founder’s belief that a genuine bridge of culture connecting people to people cannot be broken, the Min-On Concert Association has invited more than 40 cultural groups and artists from neighboring...
by Peter | Dec 22, 2013 | Independent Productions, Jazz & Popular, News
The late Hibari Misora’s performance projected on to a screen Hibari Misora, which means “lark in a beautiful sky,” is the name of Japan’s most famous multifaceted singer, actress and cultural icon of the post WWII era in Japan, offering people...
