New Japan Philharmonic received a grant from SARTRAS (Society for the Management of Public Transmission Compensation for Educational Purposes), and in order to spread awareness of the music copyright system, we have combined performances and explanations of the system for elementary, junior high, and high school students. We have started outreach activities. We would like to report on our activities so far.
outreach activities
2025年3月19日(水)
小田原市の相洋中学校さんに行ってきました。
今年度の本アウトリーチはこれで終了。ご参加いただいた学校の皆さんありがとうございました！
2025年3月18日(火)
原口直先生によるライブ講義を熱心に受けていただき、弦楽合奏も楽しんでいただけました。 本町中学校の皆さん、ありがとうございました。
2025年3月12日(水)
足立区立渕江第一小学校に行ってきました。
著作権制度についての動画を鑑賞した後、フルオーケストラの迫力ある演奏をお届けしました。
水戸博之さんの指揮で、指揮者体験や「ラデツキー行進曲」の手拍子など、みんなで音楽を楽しむひとときに。
渕江第一小学校のみなさん、素敵な時間をありがとうございました。
2025年3月5日(水)
神奈川県大井町立上大井小学校に弦楽合奏でいってきました。
“春風コンサート”と素敵な名前をつけていただき、ヴィヴァルディの「春」や森山直太朗さんの「さくら（独唱）」を演奏してきました。 上大井小学校のみなさんありがとうございました！
2025年3月4日(火)
世田谷区立芦花中学校で活動を行ってきました。
指揮者体験コーナーでは、ベートーヴェンの交響曲第5番『運命』の冒頭部分を取り上げ、実際に指揮を振ってもらいました！ 水戸博之さんの指揮講義は、生徒の皆さんも大変盛り上がり、熱気あふれる時間となりました。 世田谷区立芦花中学校の皆さん、素晴らしい時間をありがとうございました。
2025年3月3日(月)
横浜市立保土ケ谷中学校さんに行ってきました。
今回は初のフルオーケストラでの訪問。はじめに原口直先生の講義で著作権制度の大切さを知っていただき、フルオーケストラの迫力を楽しんでもらいました。
指揮者体験コーナーも。 保土ヶ谷中学校の皆さんありがとうございました。
2025年2月14日(金)
湯河原町立吉浜小学校に行ってきました。
元気いっぱいの子どもたちから自然と手拍子が起こり、楽しい時間をご一緒できました。
また時間の関係で参加できなかった1年生には少しだけリハーサル見学をしてもらいました。湯河原町立吉浜小学校のみなさま、ありがとうございました！
2024年11月5日(火)
2024年度のSARTRAS助成事業がスタートしました。
この日は神奈川県立大船高等学校吹奏楽部に行ってきました。
著作権に関する動画で著作権制度の重要性を知ってもらった後、木管五重奏の演奏を聴いてもらい、さらには演奏指導を行ってきました。大船高等学校吹奏楽部の皆さんありがとうございました。
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
We returned to Hakodate Shirayuri Gakuen in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, which we had visited in January, and this time the elementary school students watched a brass quintet performance and an explanatory video.
The children, who normally learn violin in class, had the opportunity to enjoy the sound of a brass quintet and learn thoroughly from videos by Professor Haraguchi Nao.
Sunday, March 3, 2024
We visited the Karuizawa Ando Art Museum in Karuizawa-cho, Nagano Prefecture to conduct an outreach project. The performance will be performed by a woodwind quintet performed by members of New Japan Philharmonic. The members of the Karuizawa Junior High School Brass Band performed a wide range of music, from classical masterpieces to Ghibli film music, and listened to school copyright navigator Nao Haraguchi explain the copyright system. The Karuizawa Ando Art Museum is an art museum that stores and exhibits a large number of works by the artist Tsuguharu Fujita, and the participants also enjoyed viewing the paintings.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
At Ecole Miyota in Miyota Town, Nagano Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Asama, Outreach was held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the museum. Everyone listened and learned from Mr. Haraguchi's explanatory video. Since Miyota Town is where Toru Takemitsu, a member of the composition department, has set up his mountain lodge, we also performed Toru Takemitsu's famous piece ``Tsubasa.''
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The 5th and 6th grade students of Shonan Shirayuri Gakuen Elementary School in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture performed in a string ensemble with the same members as the previous day, and listened to a talk about the copyright system by school copyright navigator Nao Haraguchi. . At the end, the school song was sung with a surprise string orchestra accompaniment.
Monday, February 26, 2024
We have been conducting outreach activities at Rusedai Elementary School in Fujimi City, Saitama Prefecture. In front of all the children at the school, a 12-member string ensemble performed the second movement of Vivaldi's ``Winter'' from ``The Four Seasons'' (solo concertmaster Munsu Choi). We also had Nao Haraguchi, a school copyright navigator, speak directly to us about the copyright system. At the end, they sang ``Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea'' to the accompaniment of a string orchestra.
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
I have been doing outreach work that also serves as performance guidance for the orchestra club of International Christian University High School in Koganei City, Tokyo. This time, we had Mr. Nao Haraguchi, an online school copyright navigator, explain the meaning and importance of the copyright system online.
When students listened to the performances by members of New Japan Philharmonic, they said, ``The tone is amazing!'' which was a reaction that only students who play musical instruments themselves could have. We were then divided into parts and received lessons from New Japan Philharmonic 's "teachers". Finally, the students and members of New Japan Philharmonic performed Beethoven's Symphony No. 1. Over time, everyone's sounds became richer.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
We visited Hakomine Shirayuri Gakuen Junior and Senior High School in Gora, Hakone Town, Kanagawa Prefecture. In front of 1st to 3rd year junior high school students and 1st to 2nd year high school students, a string ensemble of 12 members performed the first movement of Vivaldi's ``Winter'' from ``The Four Seasons'' (solo: Special Concert Master Masahide Denda). Joe Joe Hisaishi: We played “Ponyo on the Cliff.” This time, we asked Mr. Nao Haraguchi, a school copyright navigator, to create a copyright explanation video for students to watch and learn about. At the end, the students had the opportunity to become ``demonstrators'' by singing the school song with string accompaniment.
Thursday, December 7, 2023
As the first step in our activities, we visited Gyousei Elementary School in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.
In front of all the school children from 1st to 6th grade, a 12-member string orchestra performed songs such as Tchaikovsky's 2nd movement of String Serenade and "Let it go" from the Disney movie, and explained the significance of the copyright system and the role of SARTRAS. I have explained about. At "Let it go," the children sang along with the performance.
Production and distribution of handbooks
With the same support from SARTRAS, we produced and distributed a copyright system guidebook edited by New Japan Philharmonic at the September subscription concert, January subscription concert, and Sumida "TOBIRA" of classic in February.