Musikkapelle Nagano 3rd Out-of-Prefecture Concert in Ebetsu, Hokkaido

The Nakano/Iiyama area in northern Nagano Prefecture, where "Furusato" and "Oboro Tsukiyo" were sung, is truly Japan's "original landscape of music" that gave birth to Shinpei Nakayama and Joe Hisaishi. With such a wish to "let everyone who loves music know about this place," oboe player Takahiro Fujii called for a gathering of enthusiastic amateur players from all over Japan to create "Musikkapelle Nagano" in 2019. and the concert will be held annually in Nagano Prefecture starting in 2022. The group has also held a commemorative concert for the opening of "Sosora Hall" in Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture, as well as other concerts outside of the prefecture, which have been well received.
The third concert outside of the prefecture was held in Hokkaido, with the aim of "spreading the sound of Musikapelle Nagano throughout Japan! The third concert outside of the prefecture will be held at Ebetsu Civic Hall in Hokkaido City. Enthusiastic amateur players from all over Hokkaido as well as Kanto, Nagano, Kansai, Hokuriku, Shikoku, and other regions will gather in Ebetsu. In addition to performances of long-loved brass band masterpieces such as "Armenian Dance Part 1" and "Orient Express," the orchestra will be joined by oboe player Maiko Mizuno, a native of Ebetsu Town, as soloist, and the Hokusei Gakuen University High School Brass Band will be invited as guest musicians. We are looking forward to seeing you at this concert filled with the best of brass band music.