play outside

Our orchestra played outside yesterday.

That was a memorial service of those who were killed in the war in the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery.

We played with chorus.

It was beautiful day though it had been rain so far. 

Respect for the Aged Day

It was holiday the day before yesterday.

So many families were taking Toneri liner.

There is a nice path along a creek near the last stop. I walked there and saw many kids playing with their parents.

Some fathers tried to show off for their children by catching crawfish. Un fortunately, some of them failed.....

Toneri liner

Wednesday is ladies day for movie in Japan. I don't know if there is gentlemen's day... Maybe not.

Anyway, you can see any movies almost for half price if you are a lady! That's great!!! I saw two movies this morning.

"Nim's Island" and "Hancock"

By the way, some new railways were opened recently in Tokyo. I can see one of them from my apartment's veranda. That line is the Toneri liner which connects Nippori and Toneri. I took the Toneri liner for fun the day before yesterday.

I was very surprised when I arrived at Nippori(Right), because it's changed very much!!

There is a new station building and some high-rise apartments are being built.

I used to go there often when I was a university student, and it wasn't developed at all.

I was just standing for a little while, and reminiscing about what was there before. 

Toneri liner is an elevated line(Left), and it takes only 20 minutes one way. I looked outside from the very front of the front car among kids. I enjoyed seeing  my neighborhood from the train.

Required Musics

We've just finished our recording!!!

Yesterday and today we recorded 5 required musics for next year's school band competition.

These will be sample CDs and DVDs, and the school bands which participate the competition chose a piece from them.

 

The conductor was a famous French clarinet player Paul Meyer. He is known as a good conductor, too. I like his music which is rich and delicate sense.

There are a lot of (14,000) schools participating the competition in Japan. I'm happy that they listen to our playing same as my school days. I used to listened to TKWO's sample CDs when I was a member of junior high school band. 

Thank you Jonathan Larson...

Today is the last day of broadway musical RENT.

RENT was the first musical I saw in NY right after I moved there in last summer.

I was excited and a little nervous about 1 year NY life at the time, and I heard the cast of RENT was singing ♪I live this moment as my last....  ♪No day but today....

Though I could understand only a little story, I was so impressed. So I studied English hard reading the script until almost memorize every word.

RENT is my favorite musical. 

Japanese Sweets

Kuri-Kinton is popular autumn sweets in Japan.

It's made by mashed chestnuts. 

There are famous shops of Kuri-Kinton in Gifu prefecture which is near my unkle's house.

Green tea and Kuri-Kinton.... Fabulous!!!!

I feel autumn when I eat them♪

How is the taste???

Mushrooms (with poison~~~!!!)

@Miroku Mountain

Mountain Climbing

I stayed my uncle's house in Kasugai, Aichi after finish a concert there.

There is a nice place to enjoy nature near his house.

I climbed Miroku mountain with my aunt today.

It wasn't so high  but it was hard to climb to me!

We brought lunch and ate at the top. That was soooo nice!!!

Autumn is season for chestnuts. We saw young them in the mountain.

Chunichi Dragons

This is Jingu Stadium which is home of Yakurt Swallows.

I went there to watch baseball game Swallows vs Dragons yesterday.

I'm a fan of Dragons!

Although I cheered a lot, Dragons lost the game....

But my favorite player Tatsunami got a hit as a pinch hitter!!

I love Tatsunami~~~~~~~!!

Recording

Hello my friends!

It's September! I like autumn (I like all seasons but summer.hahaha...),so I'm exiting.

But it's still hot today... Come on autumn~~~~~~!

Our orchrstra had recordings yesterday and today. We recorded some pieces for cell phone's ringtone. We've already done this kind of recordings many times so far. That's interesting gig. 

We have the recording one more day.