{"id":3919,"date":"2026-01-08T09:42:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/?p=3919"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:43:05","slug":"brass-band-wins-the-grand-prize-and-the-runner-up-prize-at-the-national-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/brass-band-wins-the-grand-prize-and-the-runner-up-prize-at-the-national-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Brass Band wins the Grand Prize and the Runner-up Prize at the National Tournament"},"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=\"\">We won the Grand Prix at the 11th All Japan Brass Symphony Competition Finals, held at Bunkyo Civic Hall on January 5, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">After winning the Grand Prize and being recommended for the national competition at the East Japan competition held last August, all of our club members have continued to pursue music that can only be created at Yamakoku. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has supported our activities to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"710\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-8.png?fit=1024%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-8.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-8-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-8-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-8-768x355.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=\"1477\" height=\"1108\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-9.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-9.png 1477w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-9-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-9-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-9-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1477px) 100vw, 1477px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-10.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-10.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-10-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-10-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-10-768x432.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-11.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-11.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-11-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-11-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-11-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Our regular concert will begin on February 23, 2026. We will also be performing updated versions of the pieces we performed at the Brass Symphony Competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Details will be released soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We won the Grand Prix at the 11th All Japan Brass Symphony Competition Finals, held at Bunkyo Civic Hall on January 5, 2026. 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