{"id":4077,"date":"2026-03-02T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/?p=4077"},"modified":"2026-03-02T09:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:01:02","slug":"brass-band-regular-concert-graduation-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/brass-band-regular-concert-graduation-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Brass Band: Regular Concert Graduation Ceremony"},"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=\"\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Our second regular concert was held at Higashimatsuyama Civic Cultural Center on Monday, February 23rd (a national holiday).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">A nearly full house attended, and many people enjoyed our performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We also had guest appearances by marimba player Daisuke Nakamura and conductor Shuko Mochimaru, who delivered a performance that high school students alone could not have delivered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We were very happy to hold our first concert in a hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Thank you very much to everyone who attended, and to everyone who cooperated and sponsored us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The graduation ceremony was held the following day. Each graduate spoke passionately and left words of encouragement for future generations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The &#8220;drum music generation&#8221; continued to boldly take on new challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We feel this has become a tradition that will further develop the brass band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-1.png 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2-1024x473.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-2.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-3.png 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yamamurakokusai.com\/english3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4.png 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our second regular concert was held at Higashimatsuyama Civic Cultural Center on Monday, February 23rd (a national holiday). 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