My hope is to disseminate the creativity of the youth of Tohoku through this new orchestra and create something unique to Tohoku - something that transcends music. I will never forget the great force of nature and as long as the scars remain, I hope to do what I can to help. I will continue doing so as long as the people of the community wish for it. Thank you very much for your unending support.
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Representative Director, Musical Director)
ABOUT
The Tohoku Youth Orchestra is an orchestra originally organized to perform in Lucerne Festival ARK NOVA Matsushima 2013, a music festival aimed at connecting the disaster-stricken northeastern Japan to the world. It was held in Matsushima in the Miyagi Prefecture from September to October of 2013.The members of the orchestra are composed of primary, junior high, and high school students from the three prefectures affected most by the 2011 Tohoku disaster: Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. These students who usually play in their school’s respective ensembles all come together to form various ensembles depending on the program or performance. The activities of the Tohoku Youth Orchestra do not stop at performance, however. Rather, we see the orchestra as an opportunity for growth. One in which the youth of Tohoku can come together to learn from and perform with world-renowned musicians, to discover the world through interacting with people he or she would normally not meet, and share these experiences among friends. Our aim is to channel the youthful energy of these students into the region. We hope to invigorate the surrounding adults, environment, and Tohoku as a whole, ultimately to create a bright new future for these students to live in. "There are many things that can only be expressed through music. Music can communicate things incommunicable with words. Our hope is to inspire many through this music." With these goals in mind, we hope to channel the sensitive yet resilient sounds born out of tragedy from Tohoku into the world.
LIVE ARCHIVE
2016
| March 26th (Sat.) | Tohoku Youth Orchestra Concert at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall |
| December 19th (Mon.) | Charity Concert “For Peace ~ Poem, Flower and Music ~ at Festival Hall Osaka |
| December 21st (Wed.) | Award ceremony of Monblanc De La Culture Arts Patronage Award at Daiichi-Seimei Hall |
2017
| March 12th (Sun.) | “Donguri Charity Badge Support Campaign Concert by Mitsukoshi-Isetn Group” at Mitsukoshi Sendai |
| March 25th (Sat.) | Tohoku Youth Orchestra Concert 2017 at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall |
| March 26th (Sun.) | Tohoku Youth Orchestra Concert 2017 at Koriyama Shimin Bunka Center Large Hall |
| April 1st (Sat.) | Eki-con Concert at Tokyo Station Marunouchi Exit. |
| November 11th (Sat.) | Award Ceremony of JA-Kyosai Contest of Calligraphy and Road Safety Campaign at Surigami-tei Otori |
2018
| March 10th (Sat.) | “Donguri Charity Badge Support Campaign Concert by Mitsukoshi-Isetn Group” at Mitsukoshi Sendai |
| March 11th (Sun.) | Miyagi Repose of Souls event at Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi |
| March 21st (Wed. Holiday) | Tohoku Youth Orchestra Concert 2018 at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall |
| March 25th (Sun.) | Opening Ceremony of “Top four Tournament” at Xebio Arena Sendai |
| March 31st (Sat.) | Tohoku Youth Orchestra Concert 2018 at Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi |
| June 2nd (Sat.) | “Matsuo Toshio Retrospective Museum Concert” at Sukagawa Municipal Museum |
2019
| March 30th (Sat.) | “Tohoku Youth Orchestra Concert 2019” at Morioka Community Hall |
| March 31st (Sun.) | “Tohoku Youth Orchestra Concert 2019” at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall |
| June 29th (Sat.) | “Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin University 30th Anniversary ceremony” |
| Aug 7th (Wed.) | “2019 Sanriku Disaster Risk Reduction & Reconstruction Project Closing Ceremony” at Yume Arena Takata |
| Aug 31st (Sat.) | “Emergency Drill in Shibuya (Shibuya Bosai Fes 2019) Stage event (Public radio recording)”? at Yoyogi park |
DONATION
The Tohoku Youth Orchestra relies on your support. We sincerely appreciate your generous contribution. The donors' name will be listed in the Donor Registry on our website. We always accept donations by bank transfer. If you are considering a donation, please email the following information to info@tohoku-youth-orchestra.org and make a deposit to the bank account below. Thank you in advance for your attention and cooperation.
*Currently we are not able to accept donations via credit card. Thank you for your understanding.
●Your Name
●Name of your group
●Amount
●Your email address
●Would you like your name to be listed on our website as a donor or not? (Yes/ No)
Preferred name that will be listed in the Donor Registry (If you prefer different name from your name above)
●Would you like to have a receipt or not? (Yes/ No)
●Notes / Message
【Name and address of designated bank account】
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
1-8-6, Ebisunishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
【Swift Code】
BOTKJPJT
【Account Name】
Tohoku Youth Orchestra
【Branch Name】
Higashi-Ebisu Branch
【Account Number】
3080490
CROWDFUNDING
https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/80240
MOVIE
Tohoku Youth Orchestra YouTube Channel
