7th Annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Memorial: Brookline

Program:

(Ceremony starts @2pm sharp!)

Opening remarks:

Dance dedication on the Japanese Zen Music “Heart Sutra x Dance” – music by Kanho Yakushiji, ft.Karin Shimada, dancer

Hibakusha testimonial video – Haruhiko Hayashi | Reiko Hayashi | Seiji Tsuji with Ikumi Kondo, interviewer

Messages of Peace from the Cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – June Kresh, Hiroshima messenger | Nagasaki messenger TBA

Moment of Silence

“Icho no ki (ginkgo tree)*” from the Piano Suite “Hiroshima Nagasaki” written by Yoko Nakatani, ft.Atsuko Jozaki, pianist

Paper Lantern Ceremony of Peace

– “Sakura Sakura (cherry blossoms) traditional Japanese song | piano arr. by Yoko Nakatani, ft. Atsuko Jozaki, pianist

– “Furusato (Home)” lyrics by Tatsuyuki Takano | music by Teiichi Okano | vocal arr. by Yoshie Nakayama, ft. Kaoruko Pilkington, Yoshie Nakayama, Utako Toyama and Austin Burkett, vocalists

Finale – “Dareka no Me de (Through Their Eyes)**” written by Utako Toyama | vocal arr. by Yoshie Nakayama, ft. Kaoruko Pilkington, Yoshie Nakayama, Utako Toyama and Harshitha Krishnan, vocalists

Closing remarks:

(Ceremony portion ends approx. @3:30 pm)

After the ceremony, there’ll be a short break. You’ll have a chance to pick up perfotmjng artists’ goods, resource materials and purchase handmade peace art goods.

Peace artists(visual) ft. Ikumi Kondo and Iris DuPont

After the break, the audience members are invited to join the performers for a Peace Walk outside, with the cast, singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” in Coolidge Corner

Peace Walk “Imagine” – ft. Kaoruko Pilkington, lead vocalist and Beth Walsh on Moktok (Mokugyo).

*world premiere

**2022 “Hiroshima International & Cultural Music Award” recipient

Virtual Playbill HERE