It's the second day of the joint training session in January.

Following on from yesterday, this is another morning photo taken while I was leading the group staying overnight to the practice venue in Fukushima City.

Today, we have four instructors from the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and we will have a full day of section practice. The strings will be taught by Masayuki Miyagawa (violin), the woodwinds by Yanami Sakahashi (flute), the brass by Tetsuya Otsuka, and the percussion by Yuko Funasako.

From yesterday to this morning, six people contacted us to say they were absent due to fever, and one more person left early because their mother came to pick them up saying they "feel like they have the flu." I'm worried that it will be a full day of practice in a closed room where the virus could spread...

Everyone, please take care of your health.