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March 27, 2017 06:00 PM
Roland Organ Festival
The final event of the ensemble division in the Roland Organ Music Festival 2016 was held at Hikifune Art Center in Sumida Ward, Tokyo on February 18, 2017. This ensemble division features the performance of a piece of music by groups of two or more musicians playing synthesizers and V-Drums, etc.
Ensemble division A was for elementary school and under, division B for high school and under, and division C had no age limit. A total of 20 groups with 91 players gathered.
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March 10, 2017 01:52 PM
Kawai – Parsons Capital and Business Tie-Up. Parsons will be the largest share-holder
Kawai Musical Instruments MFG. Co., Ltd. (President: Mr. Hirotaka Kawai) announced that a resolutional decision for entering into a capital and business tie-up with Parsons Music Corporation (PMC) has made at the board of directors meeting on February 9, 2017.
This year Kawai celebrates its 90th anniversary and the company will be implementing a medium-term management plan, known as a “Resonate 2018, pursing a strategy for their core business of musical instruments and education, head tow...
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March 07, 2017 10:07 AM
Authoritative iF Design Award 2017
Yamaha (President: Takuya Nakata) and Casio (President: Kazuhiro Kashio) were awarded the iF Design Award 2017, by the international organization of design promotion based in Hannover, Germany. The iF Design Award started in 1953 and is one of the most authoritative events in the world of product design.
Criterion of judgments is based on design, quality, price and environmental consideration, etc. This year drew 5,575 participants from 59 countries and judged by 58 design specialists.
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March 01, 2017 01:23 PM
Ikebe Music Acoustic Station Opens
Ikebe Music opened Acoustic Station, a specialty guitar shop to sell acoustic guitars and ukuleles exclusively, in basement 2 of the Revole Akihabara shop, on January 27, 2017. Last year was the 30th anniversary of the Ikebe Revole Akihabara shop and where B2 and B3 were used for studios. This time B2 has been partially renovated, (162 square meters) for the Acoustic Station.
Ikebe Music Acoustic Station displays a total of 300 acoustic guitars and 100 ukuleles, from high-e...
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March 01, 2017 12:57 PM
Kawai Japan-China Cultural Exchange Friendship Concert
Kawai (President: Hirotaka Kawai) hosted the Japan-China Friendship New Spring Concert at the Beijing Art Center, sponsored by Kawai Music Education/Japan-China Friendship Foundation on February 10, 2017. Kawai established Kawai Music Education/Japan-China Friendship Foundation in 2014 for the purpose of promoting friendship between Japan and China. Activities supported by Kawai Music Education/Japan-China Friendship Foundation in collaboration with the China Foreign Friendship Association, the ...
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