AMERICAN SERENADE (8/7)
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Treat yourself to the unique experience of the Tokyo Sinfonia's highly popular FCCJ dinner-concert series at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Yurakucho). Interspersed between courses of traditional American cuisine prepared in the excellent kitchen of the FCCJ, Robert Ryker conducts music from the great American songbook. Friday evening from 6:30 pm, August 7.
The American Serenade features melodies by three of the most popular composers of Broadway show music, performed between mouth-watering courses straight from the traditional American kitchen – Florida grapefruit & Maine shrimp, Texas steak & Idaho potatoes, and American apple pie & Wisconsin cheese. The favourite among the ladies may well be Cole Porter’s Melodies from Broadway, set in the sensuous sound of the strings. The ringing tones of Jerome Kern’s Melodies from Show Business may appeal more to the men. And Irving Berlin’s Melodies from America offer a musical inspiration to touch the mind and reach the heart. A cash bar complements the menu and the music.
With the gracious support of the US Embassy and the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, the American Serenade is another of the Tokyo Sinfonia’s “hugely enjoyable” dinner-concerts presented quarterly at the Foreign Correspondent’ Club of Japan, located high atop the Yurakucho Denki building overlooking the Imperial Palace gardens. Combining aspects of both a gracious dinner and an entertaining concert, the series has drawn much praise for its imaginative programming, inviting presentation and friendly rapport with the audience.
Tokyo Sinfonia in August (8/7)
AMERICAN SERENADE - FCCJ dinner-concert
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Yurakucho)
Table tickets: Group ￥8,445 each; Single ￥9,335; 4-concert subscriptions ￥33,000
Melodies from Broadway (Jerome Kern)
Melodies from Show Business (Cole Porter)
Melodies from America (Irving Berlin)
3-course traditional American dinner
Our FCCJ dinner-concert Serenades are found nowhere else in the world, you know. No other orchestra has hit upon our user-friendly approach interspersing the cuisine with the concert, the menu with the music. The events are popular opportunities for business entertainment for customer relations or employee benefits too. They constantly produce enthusiastic feedback from those who have entertained guests, or who have been so entertained. All in all, the American Serenade promises to be an inspirational evening out to relax and recharge the emotional batteries and remind yourself that the world is indeed full of genuine beauty. Do join us. Enjoy it with a friend; even better, with a group of friends. Email us at tickets@tokyosinfonia.com, phone us at (03) 3588 0738, fax us at (03) 3588 0731, or order online at www.tokyosinfonia.com.
See you at the Sinfonia!
With every good wish from
Robert Ryker and the Tokyo Sinfonia
COMING EVENTS
Tokyo Sinfonia in September (9/18)
SCHUBERT SERENADE - Symphonies for Strings champagne concert
Oji Hall (Ginza)
Tickets: Group ￥5,500 each; Single ￥6,000; 4-concert subscriptions ￥20,000
Schubert Symphony for Strings in C Major, from Op. 163 (first performance)
Schubert Grande Marche HeroiqueSchubert Death and the Maiden, D810
Champagne reception
Tokyo Sinfonia in the fall
The Tokyo Sinfonia continues to present Sinfonia-in-the-Schools performances in a number of Tokyo's public schools. We are in the midst of negotiations too for concert tours in the Pacific. Two nations have taken up the projects with their governments to date. An opportunity may be provided for supporters to accompany the Sinfonia on the tour. We'll keep you posted.
Information/Tickets for all programmes:
(03) 3588 0738
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