The 西日本打楽器協会 Percussion Festival 2025 in Kyushu is scheduled for Sunday, May 25, 2025, at SAWARAPIA (formerly Momochi Palace). Doors open at 12:30; the programme runs from 13:00 to 18:00.
Programme
- 13:00–17:00: instrument and score exhibition and sale by music shops
- 14:00–15:30: basic workshop on wind band competition set pieces by percussionists of 九州管楽合奏団
16:00–18:00 Main concert
- 北爪道夫: Side by Side (佐々木星奈)
- Michael J. Burritt: selections from Four Movements for Marimba (野口絃佳)
- Bill Whelan: Riverdance (percussion ensemble Millennium of Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture)
- ホルヘ・コルドバ: “Nandayapa,” written for Javier Nandayapa
- Javier Nandayapa: Marimba Concerto No. 1, version for marimba and percussion ensemble (announced world premiere)
Performers
- Javier Nandayapa (guest, marimba)
- 佐々木星奈 (emerging performer, percussion)
- 野口絃佳 (emerging performer, marimba)
- Kana Omori (interpretation and performance)
- Percussionists of 九州管楽合奏団 (workshop)
Tickets
General admission ¥2,000; high-school students and younger ¥1,000. Same-day tickets cost ¥500 more in each category. See the organizer’s teket page for details.