On Saturday, October 19th, the “IKE SUNPARK Open Air Concert 2024” will be held at Toshima Ward's largest park.
This outdoor concert is based on the theme of "The hall is where the audience is," and anyone can enjoy authentic classical music performances in the park for free.
The performance will be by the EGP Quartet, members of Japan's leading Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
The highlight of this year's event will be live music performances amidst bubbles flying in the park!
Admission is free. There is no dress code or age limit. Wheelchairs, strollers, guide dogs, and hearing dogs are all welcome. If you have bubbles, please bring them with you.
There are also hands-on music events and workshops, such as violin and cello instrument experiences, live painting by children and artists, and pouch making (some events require a fee).
Food donations will also be accepted at the venue on the day. If you have any food lying around at home, would you be so kind as to bring it to us? Even something as small as one can of food, a bag of dried noodles, or a bag of snacks is welcome. We will deliver it to families in need through Toshima Ward or a food bank.
Let's enjoy music together and spread the circle of warm hearts.
We look forward to as many people as possible coming to enjoy this autumnal experience, from infants to adults, to soak up the melodies of a string quartet in the open air!
[Official page] https://www.epietriz.com/2024-concert-series
▼ Event Outline
IKE SUNPARK Open-Air Concert 2024
〜EAT GOOD PLACE × CLASSIC PICNIC Presents〜
【schedule】
Saturday, October 19, 2024
【venue】
IKE SUNPARK (Toshima Green Disaster Prevention Park)
EAT GOOD PLACE In front of the wooden deck (outdoors) *Indoors in case of rain
4-42 Higashiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo (Google map)
【access】
5 minutes walk from Exit 6 of Higashi-Ikebukuro Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line.
10 minutes walk from the south exit of JR Otsuka Station. 15 minutes walk from the east exit of JR Ikebukuro Station.
*There is no parking lot. Please use the nearby paid parking lots (Sunshine City basement, etc.).
【subject】
Participation is free and open to all park visitors.
Admission is free. No dress code or age restrictions.
Wheelchairs, strollers, guide dogs and hearing dogs are also welcome.
【program】
Open-air Concert "String Quartet Music"
▶︎Morning session 11:30-12:00 / Afternoon session 14:30-15:30
↑Scenes from the 2023 Open-Air Concert
A picnic concert in a park
<Songs> Noguchi Ujo: Soap Bubbles, Vivaldi: "Autumn" from "The Four Seasons", etc.
✳︎In the afternoon, there will be an art collaboration with Kids = Artists.
Musical Instrument Experience "Let's play a string instrument"
▶︎Morning session 10:30~11:00 / Afternoon session 13:30~14:00
↑First experience of playing a real violin in 2023
An experience event where you can touch a real cello violin
The musicians performing on the day (members of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra) will give direct instruction.
Kids = Artists Children's Painting/Live Performance
▶︎10:00 ~11:20 / 12:30~13:50 Children's Painting
Children will use paint to freely draw pictures on banners, which will then be turned into art right in front of four artists, who will then exhibit the works at the Park Plaza (Tokyo Tatemono Brillia HALL) in Hareza Ikebukuro during the Toshima Culture Week in November. Come and create some amazing art together while listening to live music from musicians!
Yuhei Paint × Classic Picnic
▶︎10:00~16:00
Create your own original bag or pouch with silk screen printing. Choose a print of stringed instruments, wind instruments, piano, musical notes, etc., and print it in your favorite color to take home. *Charge applies.
[Food Donation ~with Heart, Music & Food~]✳︎All day
Source: Toshima Ward food drive receipt examples.
Food donations will be accepted at the venue on the day. If you have any food lying around at home, please donate it. It will be delivered to those in need through Toshima Ward and food banks. In recent years, the number of households using food banks has increased, while food donations from individuals and companies have been declining. Even a single can of food, a bag of dried noodles, or a bag of sweets is welcome. Let's enjoy music together and spread the circle of warm hearts.
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Instant foods, canned foods, dried noodles, flour products, seasonings, sweets, beverages (excluding alcohol), baby food, etc.
Details: https://www.city.toshima.lg.jp/150/1909091136.html
[Supporters]
This event is made possible thanks to the support of volunteers who want to "bring music closer to people."
[Donation] EAT GOOD PLACE × CLASSIC PICNIC Presents
Classic Picnic Concert 2024 All participants
[Sponsor] Yamato Alloy Co., Ltd.
[Supported by] Children's Education Foundation for Creating a Spiritually Enriching Society
[Cooperation] STUDIO201 , Yuhei Paint
[Sponsor] Toshima Ward
【Official website】
https://www.epietriz.com/2024-concert-series
[Contact Information]
EAT GOOD PLACE Tel 03-6914-1192 (8:00-18:00)
[Operating organization]
This project is being co-hosted by the following three companies with the aim of creating a space where anyone can experience live classical music performances up close and where audiences and musicians can come together to share the beauty of music, and ultimately to create a new music culture.
EAT GOOD PLACE https://www.epietriz.com/
The flagship restaurant of Epieri Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), which operates four restaurants in Tokyo under the theme of "eat good" (= a good cycle that comes from eating). Taking advantage of its location in a park, the restaurant aims to create an open space where customers can experience a comfortable environment, to offer a menu that reexamines traditional food methods and connects them to the future, and to be a third place that caters to the lifestyles of people of all ages as a place of relaxation in the city.
Fegfis General Incorporated Association https://www.fegfis.org/
In June 2011, a group of volunteers held a charity concert called "Classic Picnic" to support musicians affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The initiative, which does not impose age restrictions or dress codes and allows people to enjoy authentic string quartets at local cafes, was well received, and the group continues to hold events at the request of companies and schools (a total of over 4,000 participants). The group aims to contribute to the culture and economy of the local area by creating a place and experience where musicians, audiences, and the local community can come together.
IKE・SUNPARK https://ikesunpark.jp/
Toshima Midori Disaster Prevention Park opened in the summer of 2020 as the largest park and disaster prevention facility in Toshima Ward.
In everyday life, it will be used for relaxation, sports, and creating a lively atmosphere, and in emergencies it will be used as an evacuation site, heliport, and disaster supply collection point. The park will have a community garden aiming for self-sufficiency in the city, small shops accepting new business ventures, a fire prevention forest, and well-watered toilets, and the culture created by the people who gather there will spread throughout the city, and the park aims to be a place that will help Higashi-Ikebukuro grow into a fun place to live and visit.
From the press release of Fegfis General Incorporated Association
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