Events Guide

The “Weekend of Music” concert for July features a group of musicians who came together from a shared love of ocarina (vessel flute) music and have continued to perform their repertoire of heart-warming music regularly at local nursing homes and tourist facilities, etc.

The gentle tone of ocarina music has a special appeal that tends to have a soothing effect on listeners, while also having the strength to express a variety of emotions, thus making it an instrument that blends well with various genres of music.

Performing this time as an ensemble with piano, the group presents a repertoire of music ranging from anime and pop songs to nostalgic melodies and more that is certain to be enjoyed by a wide range of age groups, from children to adults.

We hope this unique appeal of the world of ocarina music will create an enjoyable concert for everyone.

The June Weekend of Music presents a steelpan concert by a group named “pansonido” made up of music-loving adults with day jobs in the local society who perform mainly in Nagoya city and other parts of the Tokai area.

The instruments are percussion instruments that originated on the Caribbean island republic of Trinidad and Tobago, which are capable of producing a rich and unique scale of sounds. Sometimes referred to as “the last and greatest acoustic instruments born in the 20th century,” the steelpan instruments come in different types depending on the range of sounds they produce. The band “pansonido” uses steelpans that produce a broad range of sounds from the high octave to low octave range. We hope you will enjoy the pleasant tones of the cheerful Caribbean music they play on their steelpan percussion instruments capable of producing a rich and unique range of sounds!

On this day, there will also be an opportunity for visitors to try making sound with the steelpans themselves.