by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | Japanese Arts, News, Performing Arts
Hanayakara The islands of Okinawa are surrounded by beautiful ocean and blessed with a superb natural environment. The islands were once a small independent nation called the Ryukyu Kingdom, where since ancient times a unique culture had developed with distinctive...
by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | Jazz & Popular, News
Original member Don Wilson (second from right) and The Ventures during the 2012 Japan tour One of the most influential of rock and roll pioneers, the Ventures— the quintessential American guitar combo formed in the pre-Beatles era of 1958—served as a prototype for...
by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | News, Outreach, Tohoku Hope Concert
Members of the a cappella group INSPi performing at a school in Tohoku More than a year has passed since the great earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the northeastern coastal areas of the Tohoku region in Japan. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people in the...
by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | ChinaRA, News
Mr. Hiromasa Ikeda (second from left) accepts the honorary title on behalf of his father, the Min-On founder On July 2, 2012, the Institute of the Shaanxi Provincial Song and Dance Theater from Xi’an, China, bestowed the title of Honorary President on Min-On founder...
by Peter | Apr 28, 2012 | Czech RepublicRA, News, Orchestral
The Czech Phil Brass in concert The Czech Philharmonic Brass has been at the pinnacle of the Czech cultural tradition of brass performance for several decades. This virtuoso brass ensemble was formed in 1973 at the initiative of Miroslav Kejmar, principle trumpet with...
by Peter | Apr 25, 2012 | KazakhstanRA, Lectures, News, Outreach
Kazakh folk music performance at the Min-On Music Museum On the afternoon of April 25, President Mukhamediuly Arystanbek and a delegation from the T. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts consisting of 15 music students and five faculty members, visited the Min-On...
