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WORLD OF MUSIC RECITALS
Twice each year,
World of Music puts on recitals for the students to have a chance to perform
for family and friends. The recitals are in December and June.
Each recital is approximately 45 minutes long. Refreshments are at the
end of each recital. For dates, times, and location check our
recitals
page.
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Yamaha Junior Original Concert (JOC)
Arising
from a
philosophy
which emphasizes expression through creativity, the Junior Original Concert
(JOC) is a unique activity in which children under the age of 16, who have
enrolled in Yamaha Music Education programs, perform their own original
compositions.
A wide
variety of musical styles are presented in JOC. These include piano and
Electone solos, ensemble pieces with strings, woodwinds, percussion or
synthesizers and can include larger works including piano concerti involving
a full orchestra. JOC participants also perform spontaneous improvisations
on themes supplied by members of the audience.
The JOC
was established by Genichi Kawakami, the Honarary Chairman of the Yamaha
Music Foundation, to develop the limitless potential for creativity in all
children. The first JOC was held in Nemu-no-Sato, Japan, in 1972. Since
then, JOC concerts have been held in 28 countries and with renowned
orchestras such as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony
Orchestra of Washington, D.C.. More than 1,000 compositions were submitted
for the first JOC and its success established a tradition. The number of
JOC applications has steadily increased over the years and currently more
than 45,000 compositions are submitted by Yamaha students each year.
Children from around the world participate in the annual International
Junior Original Concert and, since 1974, the children of the JOC have
performed in many major international centres. |
