Taito Ward Sogakudo of the Former Tokyo Music School Music Palace Renewal Open report

Taito Ward Sogakudo of the Former Tokyo Music School

Taito Ward Sogakudo of the Former Tokyo Music School is placed in a corner of Ueno Park.

This is the oldest western style music hall in Japan,built as a facility of the Tokyo Music School (present · Tokyo College of Music Faculty) in Meiji 23. Later Taito Ward was handed over from Tokyo National University of the Arts, transferred to and restored to the present place in 1986, and designated important cultural property the following year.

Due to the advancement of aging, it was closed from April, 2013, in addition to earthquake resistant reinforcement and preservation repair of the building, repair of the pipe organ in front of the stage was carried out.

On November 2, after closing for about five and a half years, the old renovation house was renewed.

I will tell you the state of the commemorative ceremony held along with it.

Inauguration ceremony held in wonderful autumnal weather. Prior to opening, there were performances by the students of Tokyo University of the Arts's Music Faculty.

Many guests were present. Mr. Hattori, pesident of taito ward gave his speech.

Kazuki Sawa ; Director of Tokyo University of Arts also gave his speech.

Mr. Sawa who graduated from Tokyo National University of Arts, also is a witness to the history of the old Music Palace.

Mr. Sawa "When I was in college, there was a Music Palace in the campus, but as the aging progressed, when 300 people entered it was so heavy that the door on the first floor would not open due to the weight.The organ did not produce any sound. At the time of my 4th grader I took a graduation exam at this grand temple, but at the end the main hall was not used.

After that, we also talked about relocating to Meiji-mura, but there were lots of voices to leave in Ueno, which was relocated to Ueno Park here in 1987 by Taito Ward. I am also participating in the commemorative performances held at that time. It is an honor to be able to participate in the commemorative performances again this time. "

Following the tape cut by the guests, the old concerto was completed.

A mini concert of string ensemble centered on Mr. Sawa was held in the hall of the old old music entertainer just completed.

The pipe organ in front of the stage after the repair was also played by Mr. Rie Hiroe who is a professor of the University of Music and a professor of the same department of music at the same time after completing the graduate school organ of Tokyo University of the Arts. While being a relatively small organ, it features a powerful sound.

Mr. Seiji Okamoto who served as the first violin in the second song is a graduate of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and is now brushing up his skills in Berlin.

At the end of the mini concert, he performed an encore playing "Flower" written by Rentaro Taki who also played the piano at the Old Music Palace. It is a song that is related to Taito-ku.

The state of "flower" performance can be seen with the following movie.

After the mini concert we were able to visit the hall.

Old Music palace which renewed for the first time in five and a half years. You can enjoy not only historical buildings but also live cultural assets such as concerts and music materials.

Since the building has been open since November 2, how about visiting Ueno?

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