by minon_admin | Sep 6, 2019 | Jazz & Popular, News, Outreach, Performing Arts, Tohoku Hope Concert
On July 9, the 76th Tohoku Hope Concert was held at Takata-higashi Middle School in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. Takata-higashi Middle School campus stands on a hill overlooking the “Miracle Pine” tree and Hirota Bay. It was built just three years ago and features...
by Peter | Aug 23, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, Jazz & Popular, News, Performing Arts, TaiwanRA
A cappella is not a specific genre of music, but a style of vocal music performance—group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment. Singing is probably the first form of music that humankind created and experienced; the voice is a musical instrument that all...
by Peter | May 25, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, ItalyRA, Jazz & Popular, News
Most Japanese people are probably familiar with the melodies of the Italian songs O Sole Mio, Torna a Surriento and Funiculì Funiculà. Hearing these songs immediately reminds us of the dynamic country of Italy. Indeed, they are all very popular Neapolitan songs from...
by Peter | Mar 2, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, Jazz & Popular, News, SwedenRA
Sweden has a prominent choral tradition and is home to many singers. In fact, some statistics show that out of a total population of 9.5 million, an estimated 600,000 belong to some sort of choral group. They feature a wide variety of folk songs from the Scandinavian...
by Peter | Jun 8, 2016 | Cultural Exchange, IndonesiaCE, IndonesiaRA, Jazz & Popular, News
A Cappella is the musical term that describes a genre of music, specifically solo or group singing without any musical accompaniment. An a cappella singer once told us in an interview, “What fascinates me about a cappella is that it’s music made by nothing more than...
by Peter | Feb 22, 2016 | BulgariaRA, Cultural Exchange, Jazz & Popular, News
A cappella—choral music sung without instrumental accom-paniment—is perhaps the most archetypal art form of the human voice, which is the most basic yet highly sophisticated musical instrument we possess. A cappella performance expresses a deep range of emotion, from...
