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Festa Summer 2007 at Muza Kawasaki

A friendly classical music festival started in 2005, organized by Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall in cooperation with the Japan Orchestra League, returns to provide people in Kawasaki and its vicinity with the opportunity to enjoy music as part of their everyday life.


Musa Kawasaki Symphony Hall

Features
1.	Afternoon and evening curtain times
	The lineup includes events starting in mid-afternoon and as late as 8 p.m.
2.	Friendly to concertgoers
	Most of the orchestral events feature either an open rehearsal – providing the audience a chance to see how the music is made – or pre-performance talks by the conductors.
3.	Relaxing and engaging
	Most concerts last only about 70 minutes, giving new concertgoers a chance to experience the atmosphere, relax, and enjoy the music. Long enough to satisfy, yet short enough to be comfortable for new concertgoers.
4.	Affordable ticket prices
	Tickets come at affordable prices, from as low as 1000 yen to a reasonable maximum of 5000 yen. Starting this year, special student discounts are available for most orchestra performances.
5.	Kids Festa
	Concerts and events held from August 1 to 3 are specially designed for families and children. Children including preschoolers of ages 4 and up are also welcome in the hall.

Noriko Ogawa (piano)

Dates	Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, August 12
Place	Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall and its annexed facilities (Located near JR Kawasaki Station, a 15-minute train ride from Tokyo.)
Performing Artists
	Nine professional orchestras based in the Tokyo area, two Kawasaki-based University orchestras, and other artists including the hall’s organist, Megumi Yoshida, on the pipe organ, and the hall’s advisor, Noriko Ogawa, on the piano.
Host	Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall
		Supported by the Japan Foundation for Regional Art Activities.
		Special sponsorship provided by TOSHIBA.

For further details, please visit Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall's website at
http://www.kawasaki-sym-hall.jp/festa/program/index_en.html

Noriko Ogawa is among the artists profiled on this site.
http://japansclassic.com/artists/kajimoto_03/noriko_ogawa.html

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