by minon_admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Japanese Arts, News, Outreach, Performing Arts, School Concerts
On Friday, November 27, 2020, the world-renowned taiko drum troupe Maidaiko Aska-Gumi held a Min-On School Concert at Okawa Middle School (Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture). This was the first Min-On school concert held in the Shikoku region since the coronavirus...
by minon_admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Japanese Arts, News, Outreach, Performing Arts, School Concerts
“Pro musicians came to our school!” To students’ delight, the band AUN & HIDE, whose play traditional Japanese instruments in concerts both in Japan and abroad, performed at Min-On School Concerts in Tottori and Shimane prefectures. Participating...
by minon_admin | Nov 4, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, Japanese Arts, News, Outreach, Overseas Dispatch Series, Performing Arts
In partnership with public secondary school Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, France, the Min-On Concert Association held an online concert for French students on October 13. The event, conducted as part of Min-On’s Concert Dispatch Series, was originally scheduled to be held...
by minon_admin | Oct 5, 2020 | Competitions, News, Outreach
The 19th Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting, which aims to discover and cultivate young musicians, will be held again from September to October of 2021. At an online press conference on August 27, 2020, Min-On gave an overview of the event details...
by minon_admin | Mar 3, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, Events, Japanese Arts, KoreaCE, KoreaRA, Lectures, News, Outreach, Performing Arts
On February 19, 2020, a traditional music event featuring both Korean and Japanese artists was held at the Hanmadang Hall of the Korean Cultural Center in Tokyo. The evening featured the dynamic sounds of the Korean geomungo and gayageum, traditional instruments that...
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...
