Sunday at the Izumo Concert Hall

I watched three bands perform at three different times. My 7th graders from Taisha performed at 11:20, then I went back at 2pm to see my "A-Team" band from Taisha perform, and then again at 4pm to see the main band from Hamayama JH.
It was my last time to see the kids from HJH before I leave, so it was a little sad, but I took some good pics and enjoyed hanging out with them after they finished playing.

They all did really well - Taisha's 8th and 9th graders were particularly impressive, so I hope they win a spot in the upcoming prefecture competition and go on to compete in the Chugoku region contest.

My sumo channel is:
http://www.youtube.com/jasonsinjapan

More info about the book "Dogs and Demons":
http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Demons-Tales-Dark-Japan/dp/0809039435
and
http://www.alex-kerr.com/html/dogs___demons__english_.html

I hope to do a series of vlogs examining the book and my take on it when I return to California in the fall.

Enjoy!
-Jason

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[DarkNekoStudio]

so how did your school's brass band performed?

Hope they were good!

and that book...might as well check it out.

Arigato Sensei-Sama!

[myargonauts]

yeah - they did really well - I have high hopes for one of them to make it past the pref competition to the regional competition

[poisonoak23]

Fanu

[myargonauts]

... :D ...

[Liam747]

Damn missed first comment lol

Did the band play anything popular? I'm interested as a sax player lol :D

[myargonauts]

this was a more serious competition, so no J-pop tunes in this concert. Longer pieces - many by Japanese composers, but also a sprinkling of familiar Western pieces and marches.

[halocrazy5k]

Good video!

[Hikosaemon]

I'm often told that my overheating in summer is due to my total lack of sense.

[beikokujin]

うちわ(uchiwa) ? I may be wrong, been a while...

[sheerblade]

Isn't that type of fan called a harisen?

[7elmig]

Here they call it 'leque' (pronouced /lek/). I thought it had, but can you confirm it has anything to do with Japanese?

You were born to vlog: no doubt you'll keep me interested, even if San Diego is nowhere near Japan.

[JasonsinJapan]

yeah - it really is great - it was a gift from an appreciative co-worker