The 9th Annual Charity Concert - PROGRAMME -


Part One - Piano and Ensembles 15:45

Fumi Hiramoto (Piano)
When the saints go marching in

Leah Takaoka (Piano)
J. Pierpont: Jingle Bell

Lina Rudd (Piano) with Ayako Komaki (Piano)
J. Pachelbel: Canon

Shino Hiramoto (Piano)
D. Alexander: Reflections

Kyle Zhao (Piano)
G. Bizet: Habanera from opera “Carmen”

Sara Olia (Piano)
J. Hisaishi: Theme from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
J. Hurwitz: City of Stars from “La La Land”

Yuko Nakamoto (Piano)
Y. Kimura: Always with me from “Sprited Away”

Koto ensemble - Yuriko Nariya, Yukiko Takahashi, Sachiko Katz
J. Hisaishi and Y. Kimura, Arr. Y. Watanabe: Princess Mononoke and Always with me from “Sprited Away”


~ Group Photo for Pianists  

Koto ensemble - Yuriko Nariya, Yukiko Takahashi, Sachiko Katz
Michio Miyagi: Hokkai Minyouchou

Janine Oye (Clarinet), Alix Nishihara (Piano), Ayako Komaki (Mezzo Soprano)
K. Schoonenbeek: A Winternight from Wintersong
J. Brahms: Geistliches Wiegenlied from Zwei Gesänge

Vince Chan (Violin) and Ikuko Saruta (Piano)
John Williams: Schindler’s List


~ Group Photo for Ensembles ~
~ Intermission ~


Part Two - Opera and Chorus 17:00

Rei Miyamoto (Liù)
G. Puccini: Signore, ascolta! from “Turandot”

Masaaki Nishira (Calaf) and Apple Choir
G. Puccini: Nessun Dorma from “Turandot”

Sachiko Katz, Keiko Ookawa
E. Humperdinck: Home from “Hänsel and Gretel”

Masaaki Nishira, Sachiko Katz
E. Humperdinck: Evening Prayer from “Hänsel and Gretel”

Beginner Class + Apple Choir
F. Chopin: Madchens Wunsch

Beginner Class + Apple Choir
Summer is coming

Apple Choir
H. Purcell: With Drooping Wings from “Dido and Aeneas”

Rei Miyamoto (Lucia) and Apple Choir
G. Donizetti: The Mad Scene from “Lucia di Lammermoor”

Keiko Ookawa (La Cieca)
A. Ponchielli: Voce di donna from “La Gioconda”

Noriko Tidball (Olympia)
J. Offenbach: The Doll Song from “The Tales of Hoffmann”

Keiko Ookawa (Nicklausse), Aiko Nishira (Giulietta) and Apple Choir
J. Offenbach: Barcarolle from “The Tales of Hoffmann”

Apple Choir and Beginner Class Choir:
Aiko Nishira, Chiharu Mitsueda, Etsuko Rounthwaite, Hideyo Sato, Keiko Ookawa, Kozue Uzawa, Masaaki Nishira, Mitsuko Blair, Noriko Tidball, Rei Miyamoto, Sachiko Katz, Shiho Hayashi, Shizue Fukuda, Yoshie Hattori
Accompanied by Ayako Komaki


~ Intermission ~

Part Three - Piano and Ensembles 18:00

Karin Hayashi (Piano) with Ayako Komaki (Piano)
W. Mozart: Romance
L. Beethoven: Turkish March

Eva Sarvas (Piano)
American Folk Song: Mary had a little lamb
C. Gurlitt: Little song

Olivia May Forth (Piano) with Ayako Komaki (Piano)
R. Sherman: A Spoonful of Sugar from “Mary Poppins”
R. Sherman: Let’s Go Fly a Kite from “Mary Poppins”

Wendy Kao (Piano)
N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Theme from Sheherazade 

Maya Duffel (Piano)
H. Arlen: Over the Rainbow
N. Telfer: The Silent Moon

Anna Takeuchi (Piano)
J. Burgmüller: Ballade

Louis Grenier (Piano)
F. Chopin: Valse op.64 no.2

Daniel Pellerin (Guitar&Voice)
B. Suzuki: Pipo Password

Gerard Satamian (Baritone) and Daniel Pellerin (Piano)
F. Schubert: Serenade

Noriko Tidball (Soprano) and Keiko Ookawa (Mezzo Soprano)
C. Monteverdi: Venite sitientes

Ailie Ozaki (Piano)
C. Debussy: Clair de Lune

Ryoko Yamada (Piano)
J. S. Bach: Fuga BWV 846 from Das Wohltemperirte Clavier
F. Chopin: Etude op.10 no.5

Ikuko Saruta (Piano)
H. Arlen: Over the Rainbow


~ Group Photo for Pianists and Ensembles 




Thank you all for your help!
MC - Mika Yasutake
Stage management - Mitsuko Blair, Masa Nishira
Concessions - Mika Smith, Aiko Nishira
Photos - Noriko Tidball, Yuki Aida
Video - Yuko Nakamoto
Event Committee - Aiko Nishira, Masaaki Nishira, Keiko Ookawa, Rei Miyamoto, Sachiko Katz
Poster Design - Yoshie Hattori, Kasumi Celan,
Media - Fraser Monthly, Oops! Japanese Magazine, Vancouver Shinpo