NEC Navigates JAPAN'S CLASSICAL MUSIC ARTISTS

"NEC Navigates Japan's Classical Music Artists"

The Japan Association of Classical Music Presenters (JACMP) and NEC Corporation (NEC) jointly introduce you to a promising group of Japan's classical music artists. We look forward to promoting their international activities by enhancing awareness of them through this site, which also includes various types of classical music news. This program is called "NEC Navigates Japan's Classical Music Artists".

Presently, only a small number of classical music artists have gained international recognition as artists of outstanding stature. There are, however, many other highly accomplished classical music artists in Japan. Increasingly, these artists are becoming active overseas. There are also non-Japanese classical music artists of high caliber who work in Japan. As a part of JACMP 's international promotion activities and NEC's international cultural support activities, "NEC Navigates Japan's Classical Music Artists" was established in 2003, to promote greater international awareness of these artists using the Internet and to help expand their opportunities to perform on a world wide scale. The web site can be found at: http://japansclassic.com/

This page contains the following:

Information on artists or groups who have been selected as worthy of recognition. (Please refer to the attached selection criteria.) This information includes the name of the artists or groups, biographies, links to related web sites and e-mail addresses. There will be description of their works and audio clips from some of the artists and groups that you will be able to listen to by downloading the clips to your own computer. This list will be continually expanded as we select new, talented artists.

In addition, a "Classical Music News" feature will provide 3 or 4 items of information each month on musical news in Japan and performances overseas by the above artists and others.

JACMP and NEC will endeavor to make this web site an authoritative source of information on artists and noteworthy musical events by enhancing the quality of the artist introduction page and the news contents.

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Selection Criteria

Criteria for selection of artists for the "NEC Navigates Japan's Classical Music Artists" program.

1.	Artists and groups who engage in primarily performing or composing music.
2.	Artists and groups who are recognized as being world-class level artists.
3.	Artists and groups whose work is distinctive, creative and of the highest quality.
4.	In accordance with the aims of this project, artists and groups who have been continuously active internationally and have gained world status and recognition will not be considered as candidates for selection.
5.	Artists or performing groups need not be under the management of a JACMP organization to be considered for selection.
6.	As a rule, recordings by the artists on CD, DVD, MD or other media are currently available. (Recordings made by individuals, live recordings, etc. are acceptable.)

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About artist selection

1.	It is expected that artist selections will be made once or twice a year.
2.	Selections will be made by a committee organized by JACMP and consisting of persons associated with concert halls, the press, JACMP and NEC.
3.	JACMP will ask for recommendations from member organizations and selection committee members as candidates for selection.
4.	When all recommendations have been received JACMP will convene the selection committee. Selections will be made in accordance with the official selection criteria (see above). (Committee selection proceedings will not be announced.)
5.	JACMP will explain the objectives of this Web site to the artists selected, and, upon receipt of their consent, include them among the artists on the Web site.

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