* * * * * * * * * T E R R I E 'S T A K E * * * * * * *<br>A special notice from Terrie Lloyd, July 24, 2012<br>(<a href="http://www.terrie.com">http://www.terrie.com</a>)<br><br>We seldom send special notices because we know our readers <br>
lead busy lives. Indeed, the last time was shortly after <br>the 3/11 earthquake, to reassure people abroad that Tokyo <br>was still OK.<br><br>However, tonight's notice is for a good reason -- being <br>that a talented choir, the Choir of St. John's College of <br>
Cambridge, UK, is arriving in Tokyo for concerts on Friday <br>and Saturday but through no fault of its own finds itself <br>short on audience numbers. We said we'd help out. The <br>announcement is as follows: <br><br>
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge<br>Tour of Japan—2012 Festival Concert Series<br><br>After an interval of 12 years the Choir of St John’s <br>College, Cambridge, is delighted to be back in Japan to <br>sing concerts in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Kyoto and Kobe. The tour <br>
follows the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June <br>and coincides with the opening of the 2012 London Olympic <br>Games. While the spotlight is on the world’s leading <br>athletes in London, this world-famous choir is bringing the<br>
best of the choral tradition from Britain to Japan.<br><br>The choir will be performing a wide range of works from <br>their repertoire, and hope that their singing will provide <br>some comfort to the people who have suffered as a result of<br>
the terrible earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku last <br>year.<br><br>The British Government intends to strengthen cultural links<br>with Japan in the same way that it has developed strong <br>links in the fields of science and technology. In this <br>
context the tour was planned with the full support and <br>cooperation of the British Embassy in Tokyo and the <br>Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<br><br>The audiences attending last weekend’s concerts at Otsuma <br>
Hall and Kanagawa Prefecture Concert Hall were visibly <br>moved by the beauty and perfection of the performances by <br>the men and boys. Many said that they would be returning to<br>hear the choir again this weekend.<br>
<br>The two remaining concerts in Tokyo:<br>Friday 27 July 2012, 7 pm at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall<br>Sunday 29 July 2012, 2 pm at Suntory Hall<br><br>Tickets are available from Sound Gallery <br>By email: <a href="mailto:sound-g@ss.iij4u.or.jp">sound-g@ss.iij4u.or.jp</a><br>
Also by tel. 03-3351-4041 (limited times) fax. 03-3351-4743<br><br>Links:<br><br><a href="http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/home">http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/home</a><br><a href="http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/choir-tour-japan">http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/choir-tour-japan</a><br>
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<br>Thank you.<br><br>...The Information Janitors/<br><br><br><br>