The Second Circle Wind Memorial Concert

Again, it was a tremendous success!

Thank you very much for coming to our concert. 　I am sure that you all have enjoyed it. As a participant, each of you made a significant contribution to this concert. I would extend our sincere appreciation to you on behalf of all of my associates who have dedicated themselves to the concert.

I also appreciate the artists who voluntarily participated to this concert. You guys were terrific.

Everyone of you received big applause. You really deserve it. The venue also made a difference.

It was a unique but enjoyable concert where a victim's mother played a piano in a duo to perform a song written by her husband.

I believe that we could deliver some message to people both in US and Japan through a number of media who have reported our concert.

I really look forward to seeing you all next year.

Pictures of the concert will be posted soon.

Also, DVDs are now being copied. For those who ordered the DVE, please be patient. I will send it to you as soon as it is ready.

DVD is still available. Please place an order by email if you like to have one. It is free (suggested donation: $20).

2009 Concert Will Be At NSEC Auditorium!

The 2nd annual concert of 911 Kazenowa (Circle Wind) Memorial Concert is now decided to be held at New York Society of Ethical Culture, Concert Hall. It is in a historic building built in 1910 and renovated in 2003. The New Yorker magazine once praised the hall as "The best home for chamber music in the area with warm, full acoustics". It is also well known as a venue for choir music due to the superb sound effect. I still remember that the New York Men's Choir used to have its annual concerts at this auditorium every winter, and gave a fantastic harmony to audiences with its 50+ male voices. It is expected again this year that a number of active music artists from Japan and New York will be participating in this concert and their professional performances are now assured at this venue. It is located at the heart of the upper west side of NYC, right next to Central Park and just one block from Lincoln Center. Convenient to all transportation and parking.

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About Performers

Mr. Sumiyama's Requiem Will Be Performed [2009/06/18]

A requiem composed by Mr. Sumiyama, a father of one of the 9.11 Japanese victims, will be performed for the first time at the 2nd Circle Wind Memorial Concert on Sep. 11, 2009. This song was originally composed for mixed choir, but has recently been arranged as a duo for violin and piano. It will be performed by Ms. Eiko Hosoi, a violinist and Ms. Mari Sumiyama, Mr. Sumiyama's wife. Mr. Sumiyama mentioned that it should be the ultimate memorial for their son if his requiem was actually performed at the concert by the victim's mother and her friend.

Flutist Eriko Fukui Is Joining the Concert [2009/07/27]

One of the most active flutists in Japan is coming to NY to join our 911Circle Wind Memorial Concert in September. After graduating from Toho Gakuen School of Music, Ms. Fukui went to Belgium and Switzerland to establish her career as a professional flutist. She is now in Japan and very active, having concerts and participating in a number of music events there. She will be the first flutist who performs at our 911 Memorial Concert.

Lawrence Craig Is Back ! [2009/08/01]

Some of you must remember the fantastic voice of Mr. Lawrence Craig when he sang "God Bless America" at our 1st 9.11 Circle Wind Memorial Concert last year. He is now decided to come back to join the concert this year. Known as one of the most dynamic and fine baritone soloists in New York City, Mr. Craig has been very active in a number of concerts and opera performances. We are very grateful that he could join us this year again despite his busy schedule and share the valuable moment with us on 9.11 with his great baritone voice.

Tsuneyosi Saito Dedicating a New Music to The Concert  [2009/09/07]

One of the most popular and active music producers and composers in Japan, Tsuneyosi Saito, is writing new music for the concert. It is titled as "Nuages Roses", meaning "clouds of roses"to be dedicated to the victims and their families of 9.11.

He will play the piece collaborating with a flutist, Eriko Fukui, at the concert. His participation in the concert was decided just recently.

Mr. Saito has been very active in Japan in producing musicals, plays and ballet music as well as composing a number of songs for animations and CMs.　He is also known as a member of the trio, Kryzler & Kompany, that was formed while he was studying at Tokyo University of the Arts with Taro Hakase and Yoshinobu Takeshita (both are also popular and active in Japan).