2018OMF Parade & Joint Performance Conductor Announcement
Every year since it’s beginning in 1992, the Nagano prefecture residents welcome the festival and its guests with a colorful parade going through historic downtown Matsumoto, which ends in a joint concert with festival conductor in the Honmaru Garden, a National treasure of Matsumoto Castle.
We would like to announce that this year's joint performance will be conducted by skilled trumpet player and a great tutor of OMF Chamber Music Study Group -Brass Ensemble-, Timothy Morrison. He has been teaching at the Study Group since 2010 and this will be his first time to conduct the Joint Concert. This year 10 members from OMF Chamber Music Study Group -Brass Emsemble- will join the performance at the Matsumoto Castle as well. In total 55 groups (About 2688 people) will perform "Shinano no Kuni" and more.
■2018OMF Parade and Joint Performance - Outline
【Date】 August 19 (Sun)
【Group Participation】Total 55 groups (around 2,688 pers.)
【Street Performance】9:10~ Matsumoto Station Plaza etc.
【Parade】 9:30~ In front of M WING～Matsumoto Catle Park
【Joint Performance】 11:00~ Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden National Treasure
【Program】 The Stars and Stripes Forever, Anthem of Nagano Prefecture ”Shinano No Kuni”
【Conductor】 Timothy Morrison
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