by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | News
Guests at the opening ceremony enjoy the classical sounds of an antique fortepiano Aiming to extend and improve its activities, the Min-On Concert Association newly dedicated a western Japan branch of the Min-On Music Museum in the international city of Kobe in Hyogo...
by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | ArmeniaRA, Choral Music, Cultural Exchange, News
The Little Singers of Armenia On the Friday evening of August 10, The Little Singers of Armenia choir, directed by its founder Tigran Hekekyan, successfully concluded their first Japan tour in front of a capacity audience at the magnificent Tokyo Opera City Concert...
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...
