2025 Annual Concert

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Program

Part 1：Melodies of Japan

From Folk Roots to Modern Harmony

Feelings (Kimochi)

Lyrics: Momoko Sakura　Music: Naoto Aizawa

Unspoken (Iwanai)

Lyrics: Momoko Sakura　Music: Naoto Aizawa

All There is (Zenbu)

Lyrics: Momoko Sakura　Music: Naoto Aizawa

Where Are You From (Antagata Dokosa)

Japanese Nursery Rhyme　Arr: Takafumi Nobunaga

Flute: Athena Morgan

Edo Lullaby

Japanese Nursery Rhyme　Arr: Takafumi Nobunaga

Flute: Athena Morgan

Soran Bushi

Hokkaido Folk Song　Arr: Osamu Shimizu

Japanese Drums: Masa Iwasaki

Tanchame Bushi

Okinawan Folk Song　Arr: Naoko Zukeran

Drums: Masa Iwasaki　Sanba: Naoko Nakamura

You See? (Horane)

Lyrics: Keishi Ito　Music: Ko Matsushita

Part 2：Classical, with a Twist

Hallelujah (from Hendel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration)

Music: George F. Handel　Arr: Mervyn Warren, Michael O. Jackson & Mark Kibble

Drums: Masa Iwasaki　Flute: Athena Morgan　Violin: Paige Buckner

Dream a Little Dream of Me

Lyrics: Gus Kahn　Music: Fabian Andre & Wilbur Schwandt　Arr: Andy Beck

Guitar: Shun Endo　Ukulele: Chad Frisk

Jupitar

Lyrics: Yumi Yoshimoto　Music: Gustav Holst　Arr: Tatsuya Tanaka

Drums: Masa Iwasaki　Violin: Paige Buckner

Ave Verum Corpus

Mozart

Flute: Athena Morgan　Violin: Paige Buckner

A Passionate Challenger (Jonetsu Tairiku)

Music: Taro Hakase 　Arr: Tatsuya Tanaka

Drums: Masa Iwasaki　Flute: Athena Morgan　Violin: Paige Buckner