Outreach Concerts

Target: Nursery, Kindergarten, and Elementary–High School

At the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, we are running full-scale classical music outreach concerts featuring the Tokyo Music Competition prizewinners.

The purpose of these concerts is to nurture our children's thriving spirit by providing this opportunity to listen to full-fledged, classical music at school. Children nowadays have fewer opportunities to experience this, so we try to help by organizing programs that children can fully enjoy. To do so, we add friendly talks to high-quality performances, as well as participatory performances and mini workshops.

In 2023, the total number of activities was 22, at 22 schools. (The total number of participants was 4,068.)

Outreach Workshops 1: Clinics

Target: Children and students from elementary to highs school who are participating in activities such as a brass band, orchestra, and chorus

Rising musicians visit students participating in music groups after school, such as brass bands, orchestras, and koto (Japanese zither) ensembles, to advise them on their musical techniques.

By doing so, we provide opportunities for children who are already interested in music and performing in earnest to brush up on their skills with professional musicians. At the same time, children can experience the process of making music for a concert, assisted by those real musicians as well.

In 2023, the total number of activities was 8, at 2 schools. (The total number of participants was 170.)

Outreach Workshops 2

Target: Nursery, Kindergarten, and Elementary–High School

The workshops have been created, based on our theme; "people enjoying the wonder of music without having to make a great effort." We are providing our original workshops, which have been around since 2013 by joining an international partnership with Casa da Música* in Portugal, as part of the regular school classes.

This interactive educational program helps develop the creativity and cooperativeness of children, by providing them with a special experience that uses music as a form of communication.

In 2023, the total number of activities was 70, at 32 schools. (The total number of participants was 1,858.)

Program for Special Needs Schools

Under these programs, we deliver musical experiences that anyone can enjoy equally regardless of age, characteristics, ability, or disability. And the participants can nurture more enhanced creativity, sensitivity, self-affirmation, communication skills, sociability, and other personal qualities through the experiences. Thus far, we have been running two programs: "Orchestra Concerts at Special Needs Schools" and "Workshops at Special Needs School." The former program brings professional orchestras to special needs schools; the latter shares the joy of expressing and communicating by letting the participants interact with the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Workshop Leaders.