{"id":174,"date":"2010-04-26T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=174"},"modified":"2011-02-16T07:13:13","modified_gmt":"2011-02-16T07:13:13","slug":"joint-concert-with-middle-school-band-from-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=174","title":{"rendered":"Joint Concert with Middle School Band from Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 17, Tenri Junior High School Brass Band and Kaimuki Middle School Band from Hawaii held a joint concert at Tenri University\u2019s Gymnasium 1, marking their second formal exchange in the Home of the Parent.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Kaimuki band comprising 111 members was led by Mrs. Susan Ochi-Onishi, who visited Tenri Junior High School in 2008. \u201cAfter we first visited Tenri Junior High School, I realized that my students grew up emotionally, developing a sense of teamwork and responsibility,\u201d said Mrs. Ochi-Onishi. \u201cSince then, I had been hoping to hold another exchange program with Tenri Junior High School students.\u201d<\/p>\n

On March 16, the day the Kaimuki band arrived in Tenri, students from both schools met at Tenri University\u2019s Gymnasium 1. After warming up through playing games, they took part in a joint rehearsal, in which they played three pieces including \u201cTokada,\u201d a ukulele-accompanied piece composed by a musician living in Hawaii. Serving as conductor, Mrs. Ochi-Onishi gave the students instructions, which were translated into Japanese by staff members of the Overseas Department.<\/p>\n

The joint concert held on the afternoon of March 17 attracted a large audience including parents of the students in the band. The concert started off with Tenri Junior High School Brass Band\u2019s performance of three pieces, one of which was a dance-accompanied piece, \u201cCopacabana.\u201d Next, Kaimuki Middle School Band performed a set of four pieces, including \u201cI\u2019ll Remember You\u201d\u2014a well-known Hawaiian song. During some of the performances, staff members from the Overseas Department danced the hula while wearing native Hawaiian dresses. In the joint performance that followed, the two bands played a couple of pieces including \u201cTokada,\u201d drawing warm applause from the audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that my students learned various things from the way Tenri Junior High School\u2019s students were working hard during the practice for the concert,\u201d says Mrs. Ochi-Onishi. \u201cI am hoping to further deepen the relationship between the two schools.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On March 17, Tenri Junior High School Brass Band and Kaimuki Middle School Band from Hawaii held a joint concert at Tenri University\u2019s Gymnasium 1, marking their second formal exchange in the Home of the Parent. The Kaimuki band comprising 111 members was led by Mrs. Susan Ochi-Onishi, who visited\u2026<\/p>\n

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