Performers
Japan Kocarina Ensemble
Kurotaro Kurosaka, Artistic Director
Kanemi Yaguchi, Vocalist
Toshihide Uto, Piano
Koichi Matsuda, Harmonica and Percussion
Special Guests:
Sakura Kokusai High School Dance Club and the Japanese School of New York
Voices of the Flame
Jeff Bolding, Director
Harlem Japanese Gospel Choir
Melody Moore, Director

Maestro Kurotaro Kurosaka returns with his Japan Kocarina Ensemble for a celebratory concert heralding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. More than 100 musicians will fill the hall with the flute-like sounds of the kocarina, a wood version of the ocarina. New York City gospel singers will participate in a cross-cultural musical experience featuring both Japanese and American music. Vocalist Kanemi Yaguchi and dance and music students from two schools will also perform.