Arkas Music Festival 2013

I give my husband credit for choosing this concert. After my son's last basketball game of the season we went to the Arkas Center which houses at least two performance venues; one great hall and one recital hall. The festival lasts all weekend with concerts that seem to feature musicians of all ages and abilities. We saw the very end of an all-girl concert band that presented a jazz/rock influenced piece complete with choreography. Then a group of 8 female vocalists performed three beautiful pieces in Japanese. Their phrasing was impressive. During a break between groups we listened to a string quartet then made our way back to the main hall to listen to the Sasebo Junior Orchestra. This group had some very talented players including the piccoloist and harpist. Their program included music by Elgar, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky. It was a great way to end the day.