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Toukaidaigakufuzoku Sapporo Koutougakkou Suisougakubu

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A Commemorative Concert Marking the Opening of Sapporos New Concert Hall: The Sapporo Sound Resonates!The 42nd Regular Concert, held on June 28, 2019, was part of the opening events for the Sapporo Culture and Arts Theater hitaru, which had opened the previous year. While the powerful performance of Hirokazu Fukushimas Forest of Soundsthe free choice piece that earned them the Gold Prize at that years All-Japan Band Competitiondrew significant attention, the pop music segment, centered on arrangements by Naohiro Iwai, was equally outstanding. Iwais masterful arrangementswhich laid the foundation for Japanese wind band pop musicare brilliantly brought to life by the talented Tokai University Sapporo High School ensemble.Alumna and flutist Hiyori Sakai makes her first appearance at her alma maters regular concert in five years; her beautiful and dazzling s