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 | 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...
by Peter | Dec 22, 2013 | BrazilRA, Cultural Exchange, News, Orchestral
Vieira plays at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Grand Concert Hall “Music speaks directly to the heart. This response, this echo within the heart, is proof that human hearts can transcend the barriers of time and space and nationality. Exchanges in the field of...
by Peter | Oct 31, 2013 | BrazilRA, News, Orchestral, Recent Visitors
Presenting the scores at the Min-On headquarters Amaral Vieira is an internationally acclaimed Brazilian composer and virtuoso pianist. He has also been a dedicated scholar at the Brazilian Society of Musicology for many years. From an early age, Vieira began...
by Peter | Oct 31, 2013 | CubaRA, Latin & Tango, News, Recent Visitors
César López presents a framed score of Los Amigos On September 13, the day after their arrival in Japan, maestro César López together with all the members of his special Habana Ensemble visited the Min-On Culture Center in Tokyo before embarking on their...
