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International Online Festival of Pun-Filled Music

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  • Music ,
  • Art Project

Take part online! Enjoy a “pun-filled music” festival from home!

We will hold Day 1 of the International Online Festival of Pun-Filled Music on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Part of the “1010 People in Senju in 2020” program, this is a participatory festival in which you can enjoy online musical performances from different locations.
The festival will have plenty to offer, from unique musical collaborations such as a vacuum cleaner with folk music, and curtains with an accordion, to unique sessions in which participants can create handmade musical instruments or ‘play’ books by flipping the pages in co-performances with guests from Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Thailand. In addition to a YouTube live stream of performances on the day, you can participate in performances by choosing and registering for your preferred workshop in advance!
Why not grab some stones, some noodles, a vacuum cleaner, a book or a stuffed animal and take part in the assorted musical and on-screen fun that only “Pun-Filled Music” can offer?

Timetable


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10:10 –
Introduction by Makoto Nomura from our office
Opening act
Participation: YouTube viewing only

11:00 –
Vacuum cleaner ×folk music, a unique collaboration!
“Harmony wizard Vicky and the Vacuum Cleaner Wind Band”
Guest: Hiroshi Obiki (performing Khoomei Mongolian throat singing)
Participation: Up to 20 people
What you’ll need: A vacuum cleaner

12:00 –
Make-and-play concert with cool handmade instruments!
Kunipon presents “Handmade instrument “ReGiOn””
Guest: Kunitaro Ikeda (performing with handmade musical instrument)
Participation: Up to 20 people
What you’ll need: A Styrofoam tray and some rubber bands

13:00 –
Today’s lunch is a noodle-eating music session..!?
“Noodle musicologist Anant Narkkong’s Noodle Noise Orchestra”
Guest: Anant (ethnomusicologist)
Participation: Up to 90 people
What you’ll need: Noodles of any kind

14:00 –
Not just for reading: Are you really playing a book?
“The Poetry of Kanayo Ueda and “Book Big Band””
Guest: Kanayo Ueda (poet)
Participation: Up to 90 people
What you’ll need: Books

15:00 –
A stone in both hands! Stone music playing with Indonesia
“Master of stones Memet Chairul Slamet “Stone Tone””
Guests: Memet (composer), Shin Sakuma (Javanese dance performer)
Participation: Up to 90 people
What you’ll need: Two stones

16:00 –
From a Hong Kong residential complex housing 1000 people
“Oolong-Cha-cha-cha”
Guests: i-dART (Hong Kong), Shin Sakuma (Javanese dance performer)
Participation: YouTube viewing only

17:00 –
Bellows expanding and contracting at dusk
“Accordion master Tomomi Ota and “Curtain Opening and Closing””
Follow Bellows! Accordion Concerto with Curtain Orchestra
Guest: Tomomi Ota (performing on the accordion)
Participation: Up to 90 people
What you’ll need: Curtains

18:00 –
In collaboration with an international conference on community music
“Teacup Gamelan Game with Pete Moser + Asia Pacific Community Music Network”
Participation: YouTube viewing only

19:00 –
Online parade to the sound of chindon traditional street performers!
“Jinta-la-Mvta and “Stuffed Animal Parade”
Parade in Gallery View Square
Guest: Jinta-la-Mvta
Participation: Up to 90 people (may not be streamed on YouTube)
What you’ll need: Stuffed animals

20:00 –
All performers
Finale: “1010 People in Senju in 2020”
Participation: YouTube viewing only

*Participants should join Zoom 10 minutes before the start of each session. The stream will include the practice session. The actual event is scheduled to last about 20 minutes.
*Makoto Nomura is scheduled to appear in all sessions

The live stream on the day will be available on the “Art Access Adachi: Downtown Senju” YouTube channel.
Even if you do not take part in the workshops, you will be able to watch the event live on the day on the official YouTube channel for Art Access Adachi: Downtown Senju program.
*Some workshops may not be streamed on YouTube.
*Please note program contents are subject to change.

How to participate in performances

All items needed for participation are readily available household items. No experience with musical instruments is necessary, and we will be holding a briefing session for people who are unsure about using Zoom.

  1. Please register through Peatix for (free) tickets to the workshops you would like to join, chosen from the timetable above. Please note that the time of the workshop, the guests, and the items required for participation are different for each workshop. Please see ticket registration pages for details.
  2. Details will be sent to the email address registered in your Peatix account by the day of the workshop after you register through Peatix.
    *Please note that it is possible to participate in more than one workshop. Please register as soon as possible, as the number of participants is limited.
  3. There will be no practice session before the workshop. On the day of the workshop, please enter the Waiting Room with your Zoom URL 10 minutes before the start of the workshop you have registered for. We will check sound and picture for each participant when they enter, in order of entrance.
  4. When the workshop is due to start, you will receive a briefing on the workshop with Makoto Nomura and guests, then practice and play music. Each performance will last about 20 minutes.
  5. The whole performance from practice in advance to actual performance will be streamed live on YouTube, except for a portion of the program.
  6. A portion of the video footage of your performance will be included in a video with music to go on general release in March 2021. Please also note that the YouTube stream on the day will be publicly archived and used for project publicity, etc.

*Please refer to the PDF file here regarding pre-event Zoom settings.
*We will be holding a briefing session for people who are unsure about using Zoom on (1)Saturday, October 17, 2020 between 11:00 and 12:00, and on(2) Sunday, October 18, 2020 between 14:00 and 15:00.The session will last about 20 minutes. Please let us know a time convenient for you. People wishing to attend should send their name, details of their device( PC, laptop, smartphone, tablet)and an e-mail address with which they can be contacted before the day of the event to info@aaa-senju.com, with the title “[preferred session]:Request to attend Zoom briefing session.” We also offer individual consultations regarding Zoom if it is difficult for you to attend the briefing sessions. Please feel free to ask for further information by contacting the office at info@aaa-senju.com
*Please ensure devices are set to receive e-mails from info@aaa-senju.com
*Your personal information will be handled as strictly confidential and used only to send you information from the organizer about this event.

How to participate

Please register for a free ticket to the workshop(s) you wish to attend from the following:

  • “Harmony wizard Vicky and the Vacuum Cleaner Wind Band”
    (Vacuum Cleaner Wind Band)
    Click here for details and registration (Peatix)
  • “Kunipon presents “Handmade instrument “ReGiOn””
    (Handmade instrument “ReGiOn”)
    Click here for details and registration (Peatix)
  • “Noodle musicologist Anant Narkkong’s Noodle Noise Orchestra”
    (Noodle Noise Orchestra)
    Click here for details and registration (Peatix)
  • “The Poetry of Kanayo Ueda and Book Big Band”
    (Book Big Band)
    Click here for details and registration (Peatix)
  • “Master of stones Memet Chairul Slamet “Stone Tone””
    (Stone Tone)
    Click here for details and registration (Peatix)
  • “Accordion master Tomomi Ohta and ‘Curtain Opening and Closing’”
    (Follow Bellows! Accordion Concerto with Curtain Orchestra)
    Click here for details and registration (Peatix)
  • “Jinta-la-Mvta and “Stuffed Animal Parade””
    (Parade in Gallery View Square)
    Click here for details and registration (Peatix)

Performers

Makoto Nomura, Shin Sakuma, Anant Narkkong (Thailand), Memet Chairul Slamet (Indonesia), Hiroshi Obiki, Kunitaro Ikeda, Kanayo Ueda, i-dART (Hong Kong), Tomomi Ota, Jinta-la-Mvta, Asia Pacific Community Music Network (Hong Kong), Pun-filled Music Study Group and others

Admission

Free
*Viewers responsible for internet costs

Contact

Art Access Adachi: Downtown Senju-Connecting through Sound Art Office
Contact Form: Please contact via the contact form on the official website.
Tel: 03-6806-1740 (13:00 – 18:00 except Tuesday and Thursday)
E-Mail: info@aaa-senju.com

Venues

Online

Credit

Organized by
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), Faculty of Music and Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, OTOMACHI PROJECT (NPO), Adachi City
Endorsed by
Sumida City, Taito City
Cooperated by
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association Tokyo Waterfront Line
Supported by
the Japan Foundation Asia Center