This project aims to promote awareness of and popularize organ music in Japan, and enhance exchange between Japan and the countries of the invited guests. This year the exchange is with Scotland, a country which helped shape the foundations of Japan’s Meiji government. Organ music from Scotland is being presented at the festival this year for the first time, and the works to be performed include Scottish folk songs that all Japanese know from their school music textbooks.
【Simon Niemiński (organ)】
Principal organist and music director of St. Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Edinburgh. He appears on the program The Organist Entertains on BBC Radio 2, Choral Evensong on BBC Radio 3, and Pipedreams in the United States. Niemiński’s recordings include a CD of works inspired by Shakespeare.
Organizing Committee of the International Organ Festival in Japan
Kikuko Tamura
Secretariat
3-12-3Hontyo Nakano-ku, Tokyo164-0012
Tel：+81-(0)3-3375-0164
Fax：+81-(0)3-3375-4301
E-mail：cecilian-k@nifty.com
St Mary’s Cathedral Tokyo（Bunkyo city , Tokyo）
