The 27th Meguro UNESCO Charity Concert 　　　Piano Recital by Maki SEKIYA　

　

Date:　 March 9 (Fri.) 7:00p.m
Place:　Meguro Citizens’　Center (Kumin Center)

W.A. Mozart: Sonate, K.310　A minor

F.Schubert:　“Wanderer- Fantasie”　D.760

M.Ravel:　　 “Gaspard de la Nuit ”

　　　 　　 1. Ondine　2. Le gibet　3. Scarbo
　The concert was performed by Maki SEKIYA to a full house and was given a large round of applause at the end of the performance.　
The concert raised 673, 040 yen for charity.

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Before leaving for Russia she offered to perform a mini-concert at Gekkohara

and Ishibumi Elementary School.　Children gathered around the piano and eagerly listened to the words and music of Ms Sekiya.　The children later wrote many letters to Maki SEKIYA to thank her for her

performance.

・ I was impressed with SEKIYA’s skill to freely　move

　　　from low to high notes　and the speed　of SEKIYA’s

　　　fingers.

・ I thought that SEKIYA must　practice very hard.

・ I also play the piano and will make an effort to

　　 play the piano well like Sekiya.

・Thank you for a wonderful performance and　concert

　　I will never forget.

　Latest News: Congratulations!

Maki Sekiya was the first prize winner at "Music and Earth International Competition for Instrumentalist and Composer in Sofia, Bulgaria." held in April, 2001. Congratulations!

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Kevin Markovitz from South Africa and Aza Kakinoki from Algeria, both Friendship Members, visited the Fifth Junior High School of Meguro-ku class for better understanding of the world. They answered questions given by two first year classes　and listened to music together.

　Kevin said, “ The tribe of South Africans is one, regardless of their skin colors. Gold, which is a specialty of South Africa, can be sold out and that’s it, whereas a specialty of Japan is the people, which cannot be sold out. Human beings are same wherever they live. I’d like to call us international

persons, not South African or Japanese”. 　Aza invited us to the Embassy of Algeria, where she works. They seemed to enjoy this volunteer work very much although they are usually busy with their own work. 　I think not only the junior high school students but also Kevin and Aza learned something from their interaction. 　We can better our understanding of the other countries through getting to know each other in person. I think its importance will only increase. Thus Meguro UNESCO Association will have to be ready to provide schools with such opportunities.　

　

“International Exchange of the Young” -Exchange with International Students-

Date： March 12, Mon. 18:30-20:30

Place： Moriya Kyoiku Kaikan

Sponsored by the Meguro Board of Education and

managed by the Meguro UNESCO Association

　Kiyoyuki Ito, chairperson of Meguro UNESCO Youth Activity Committee and

Hiroshi Tooyama, chairperson-elect talked eagerly about their experiences of

the summer camp, including its

11-year-history and how to　write a manual.　They gave a presentation,

admitting that there is still something left to be desired. Anyway their

good skill in manipulating the computer astonished me.

　Chairperson Ito said that the committee members sometimes had a hard time

and were exhausted but it was a process to become grown-ups and felt the

work and the responsibility he bore had made him more mature.