Takashimaya Archives TOKYO Songs and White Hands – White Hand Chorus NIPPON is coming to Nihonbashi Takashimaya! *Sign language interpretation available

[Takashimaya Archives TOKYO] Songs and White Hands – White Hand Chorus NIPPON is coming to Nihonbashi Takashimaya! *Sign language
interpretation available ​ Image
URL: Takashimaya Co., Ltd. Press release: November 8, 2024 [Takashimaya Archives TOKYO] Songs and White Hands – White Hand Chorus NIPPON is coming to Nihonbashi Takashimaya! *Sign language interpretation available
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Date and time : December 7th (Sat) 1. 14:00-14:30 2. 15:30-16:00 Location : Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. Main building 1st floor front hall Capacity : 20 people seated (if you are standing, you can watch freely) Participation fee : Free Appearance : White Hand Chorus NIPPON (about 30 people) Sign squad command : Colon Erika Vocal conductor : Hiroaki Kato Piano : Ayano Omachi Planning/Sponsoring : Takashimaya Historical Museum TOKYO Performance song (planned) ・When we sing a song (Lyrics: Michio Mado/English translation: Empress
Michiko/Composer: Maki Ueda) ・Nijifly (Lyrics: Daisuke
Yonemura/Composer: Maki Ueda) ・Wish ~ On Christmas Day (Lyrics: Takashi Ohara / Composition: Ryoko Kihara) Contents White Hand Chorus NIPPON is an inclusive choir open to all children, including deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted, and wheelchair users. The choir consists of a vocal corps and a sign corps.The vocal corps sings in chorus, and the autograph corps wears white gloves and visually expresses the music through sign language. Winner of the 2024 Barrier-Free International Award and a special performance at the United Nations Vienna Secretariat. It was broadcast on an NHK special program and received a great response. White Hand Chorus NIPPON, which is attracting attention around the world, will be making its first appearance at Nihonbashi Takashimaya! Beautiful voices and hand songs echo throughout the store. We hope that the richness and joy of music will reach as many people as possible.