JWECC 2009

JWECC 2009(Japan Wind Ensemble Conductors Conference) was held in Okazaki Aichi 3/13~3/15.

There were 6 concerts and many lectures.

Some Japan premieres and a world premiere was played in the concerts.

I played a piece that for four trumpet players and wind ensemble in gala concert.

This horn player is Maiko Momiyama. We used to play together in junior high school band!

She also became a professional and played in wind orchestra in the gala concert.

I was glad to play with her again.

  

Sunset? Sunrise?

The answer is...

Sunrise!

Our orchestra had a concert for a ceremony of our sponsor from 8:30 in the morning!!!

I woke up 5:30 and I saw this view from the veranda while I was eating breakfast.

Musicians (I hope not only me...) usually wake up late, so it was long time ago that I saw a sunrise last time.

I was standing on the expressway!

TKWO had a concert in Iida Nagano.

I returned to Tokyo in a highway bus after the concert, and the concert hall was near from a bus stop on the expressway.

I could see beautiful mountains and some of them were covered by snow.