Open Music Square 2019 Day 8: Hachinohe Gakuin Junior College Early Childhood Education Students

Open Music Square invites Towada locals to bring their music to the Towada Art Center once a month.

On the afternoon of Saturday, February 15, the Towada Art Center welcomes first- and second-year students from Prof. Nakashima’s research group in the Department of Early Childhood Education at Hachinohe Gakuin Junior College.

The group will perform hymns, classical works, and Japanese songs as well as Studio Ghibli and Disney numbers on hand-crafted Schulmerich handbells.

About the Group
The group aims to elicit deep emotional responses using the tones of the English handbell, performing at kindergartens, nursery schools, and various all-ages events with the aim of spreading the joy of handbell music and improving students’ performance techniques. They organize Christmas tree lighting ceremonies and perform every year at the Lapia shopping center in Hachinohe.