Music fans associate the "Tokyo Summer Festivals" as events having original themes that are developed in interesting ways. This year's festival (number 24), to be held July 3-31, is subtitled, Forest Echoes / Desert Voices." It will present the great Brazilian guitarist and pianist Egberto Gismonti, music artists from the Amazononian indigenous Karajá and Saharan Tuareg cultures and a performance by the Miyazaki Prefecture Morotsuka-mura Toshita District Kagura Preservation Association.
A gala concert to be held on the final day of the concert will present performances by artists previously featured in new artist or young artist concerts and the winner of the 2007 Arion Award. In addition, listeners will have the rare treat of performances by specially formed ensembles of top Japanese artists. Many artists whose profiles appear on this site will be making many appearances:
Tamaki Kawakubo,
Dogen Kinowaki,
Sumire Kudo,
Ken-ichi Nakagawa, and
Naoko Yoshino. A concert not to be missed!
For details:
http://www.arion-edo.org/home/
Presented by the Arion-Edo Foundation and the Asahi Shimbun Company
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Concert Programs
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Opening Concert
Egberto Gismonti Orchestra Concert
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Kioi Hall |
19:00 Thursday,July 3 |
S:¥8,000
A:¥7,000 |
The Ultimate of Brazilian Music
Egberto Gismonti Solo!
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Hamarikyu Asahi Hall |
19:00 Monday,July 7 |
¥6,800 |
Egberto Gismonti Solo!
Additional Concert
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Daiichi Seimei Hall |
18:00 Saturday, July 5 |
¥6,800 |
Expedition to Okutama Nature Park
Music Camp in the Forest of Okutama
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Yamano Furusato Mura Okutama Nature Park |
Saturday July 12 to Sunday July 13 |
Junior high school age or older:¥10,000
elementary school age or younger:¥3,500
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Workshop
Body Painting and Dance Workshop with Karajá Indians from the Amazon
Symposium
Free People Symposium
106th Asahi Beer Lobby Concert
Let's Meet the Karajás!
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Workshop and Symposium: Asahi Art Square
Concert: Asahi Beer Headquarter, Lobby
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Workshop: 15:00 Monday, July 14
Symposium: 19:00 Monday, July 14
Concert: 18:45 Tuesday, July 15
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Workshop:¥1,000
Symposium: Free entrance
Preliminary subscription necessary
Registration:
http://www.
asahibeer.co.jp/
csr/soc/activity.html(in Japanese version only)
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Brazil's Hidden Treasure
The Spirit of the Amazon-Performance of Karajá Indians
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Sogetsu Hall |
19:00, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 of July |
Free seating:¥4,800
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Music of the Desert
The Voice of the Sahara:
Traditional Tuareg Music
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Sogetsu Hall |
19:00 Friday, July 18 |
Free seating:¥4,800
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Special performance
The Art of Karajá Indians
& The Voice of the Sahara
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Musashino Civic Cultural Hall(Recital Hall) |
19:00 Saturday, July 19 |
¥5,000
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Ancient Folk Tales of Japan
Shinto Theatrical Dance: Toshita Kagura from Miyazaki
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Sogetsu Hall |
¥15:00 Monday&holiday, July 21 |
¥5,000
Students:¥3,000
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Finale
Festival Gala Concert
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Kioi Hall |
18:30 Thursday, July 31 |
S:¥8,000
A:¥7,000 |
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