Otowa Yurikago Kai
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Otowa Yurikago Kai is a Japanese children's choir, established in 1933. It is so named from Otowa-cho, a place name in Bunkyō, Tokyo
, where it was born, Yurikago, a Japanese word for cradle, and Kai, meaning an association or group.
It has played an important role in broadcasting
and recording
Japanese and overseas children's songs in Japan. From 1943 to 1951, it also was NHK Tokyo Children's Choir
, attached to the Tokyo Broadcasting Station (JOAK) of the NHK - Japan Broadcasting Corporation
radio network.
In 1990, it appeared in an independent concert
at Carnegie Hall
in New York City
.
Bunkyo, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there...
, where it was born, Yurikago, a Japanese word for cradle, and Kai, meaning an association or group.
It has played an important role in broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
and recording
Recording
Recording is the process of capturing data or translating information to a recording format stored on some storage medium, which is often referred to as a record or, if an auditory medium, a recording....
Japanese and overseas children's songs in Japan. From 1943 to 1951, it also was NHK Tokyo Children's Choir
NHK Tokyo Children's Choir
NHK Tokyo Children's Choir , or NHK Tokyo Children's Chorus, is the children's choir attached to the Tokyo Broadcasting Station of the NHK - Japan Broadcasting Corporation radio-TV network...
, attached to the Tokyo Broadcasting Station (JOAK) of the NHK - Japan Broadcasting Corporation
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
radio network.
In 1990, it appeared in an independent concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
in New York City
New York City
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.
See also
- Children's choir
- NHK Tokyo Children's ChoirNHK Tokyo Children's ChoirNHK Tokyo Children's Choir , or NHK Tokyo Children's Chorus, is the children's choir attached to the Tokyo Broadcasting Station of the NHK - Japan Broadcasting Corporation radio-TV network...
- Beijing Angelic ChoirBeijing Angelic ChoirThe Beijing Angelic Choir is a children's choir based in Beijing, China. Since its establishment, it has toured extensively in the world as well as in China....
- Vienna Boys' ChoirVienna Boys' ChoirThe Vienna Boys' Choir is a choir of trebles and altos based in Vienna. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countries....
- Lullaby#Japan
External links
- Official Site (in Japanese)
- NHK Tokyo Children's Choir (in Japanese)