Praying that the tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will never be repeated.
We sing for a world where human life, love, and dignity are protected.
We are all the same.
Living on the only planet called earth
What we value most now…”
(Date & Time) Sunday, July 28, 2024 Doors open 13:30 Concert begins 14:00 Concert ends 16:30
(Location) Ohga Hall (maximum capacity: 350 people) *Considering the large number of elderly people and the possibility of corona influenza infection, the number of people to be accommodated should be reduced to half of the total number.
(Target) Local residents
(Admission fee) General 4000 yen / Free admission for elementary, junior high and high school students *No admission for children under 6 years old
(Organizer) Maki Naomi
(Contents)
Part 1: 40 min.
Songs from various countries of the world a cappella Performer: Maki Naomi (singer)
World’s oldest song “Shine as long as there is life” (Ancient Greece), Birdsong (Catalan folk song)
Lily Marlene, City of Flowers
Lullabies from the War Zone” Lullabies from Ukraine, Lullabies from Palestine, etc.
Break 20 min.
Part II: 15 min.
Introducing the street performance that has been nurtured among the common people in the peaceful Edo period.
Interviewer: Yoko Komiyama (former NHK announcer)
Street performer: Mariko Momoi
50 min. Piano and ocarina performance concert
Performer: Maki Naomi (song & piano) Honya Mikako (ocarina)
“Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” “A Pencil”
“Survival” Argentina’s national singer sings about her feelings for Hiroshima
“Iroha Uta” (from works by Maki Naomi) (11th century)
“Into Your Hands” (sung at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony at the Pantheon of the Ancient Ruins in Rome), etc.
Significance of presenting this concert from Karuizawa
This concert will be held for the fifth time this year.
Karuizawa has been home to many great men and women who have devoted their lives to the quest for world peace. The spirit of Alexander Croft Shaw, Inazo Nitobe, Rabindranath Tagore, Kanzo Uchimura, Shuichi Kato, Kenzaburo Oe, and many others, along with history and culture, lives on in this unique place called Karuizawa. And now, living at the beginning of the 21st century, we are faced with a new reality that we must cherish as human beings. I find it deeply meaningful to transmit the voices of these predecessors from here in Karuizawa.
Since last year, we have been inviting elementary, junior high, and high school students and those under 18 years old to this performance for free. We would like to send a message to the children who live in this age and will lead the future, through music, to think about various countries and the importance of respecting and honoring the irreplaceable existence of all people living on the earth. We hope that the music will remind the children of the various countries of our time and remind them of the importance of respecting and honoring the irreplaceable existence of all people living on the earth.
Maki Naomi
