by Val | Sep 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Chronology Min-On has reached a number of remarkable milestones in its forty-eight-year history: 1961 February Idea of establishing a concert association introduced 1963 October 18 Min-On Concert Association founded 1963 November First Min-On subscription concert held...
by Val | Sep 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Our Perspectives Quotes from the founder’s writings: Music and the Arts “Art and music are the crystallization of the human spirit. In a sense, it is a spiritual window through which we converse with the life of the vast universe. The power of art can break the...
by Val | Sep 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
About the Founder Daisaku Ikeda, Min-On Founder and President of the Soka Gakkai International Daisaku Ikeda, founder of the Min-On Concert Association, is a Buddhist philosopher, peace builder, educator, as well as a prolific writer and poet. As a staunch proponent...
by Val | Sep 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Performing Arts Min-On aims to make available diverse music of high quality—from classical to modern, traditional to popular—to as wide a range of music lovers as possible. “The skillful expressions of voice, melody and dance that issue forth from the all-encompassing...
by Val | Sep 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Min-On offers a wide range of musical, cultural and educational programs for the general public with the following aims: To develop a multifaceted music and cultural movement that is firmly rooted among ordinary people in order to share with an ever-greater audience...
by Val | Sep 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
“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 culture can play an important role in enabling people to overcome...
