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.  For dates, times, and location check our recitals page.
 

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.