{"id":3912,"date":"2026-01-08T09:39:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:40:21","slug":"wind-orchestra-wins-saitama-prefecture-governors-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wind-orchestra-wins-saitama-prefecture-governors-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Orchestra Wins Saitama Prefecture Governor&#8217;s Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Our brass octet and clarinet octet competed at the 2025 Saitama Ensemble Festa on December 26th, and both teams won gold awards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The brass octet won first place, the Saitama Governor&#8217;s Award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The clarinet octet received a special award, the Arts and Culture Festival Executive Committee Chairman&#8217;s Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-4.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-4.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-4-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-4-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1536\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6.png?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6-768x1024.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1536\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7.png?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7-768x1024.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our brass octet and clarinet octet competed at the 2025 Saitama Ensemble Festa on December 26th, and both teams won gold awards. 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