A very different little orchestra

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GREETINGS TO OUR FRIENDS

Maestro Rÿker’s vision is to develop:

  • The audience – through a warm, inclusive atmosphere at innovative events such as our dinner concert serenades and the Strings at School programme.
  • The players – through “every player is a soloist.”
  • The repertoire – through discovering and re-scoring important masterworks to develop the string orchestra as a “new instrument.”

This vision requires special, personal support.

Revenues from ticket sales do not suffice to cover musicians’ fees and event expenses. We therefore look to individuals to support our Maestro's vision by becoming “Friends of the Sinfonia”.

We seek your personal support in the form of continuing commitment to an on-going endowment, or a single donation for a special event.

Contribution

The base contribution is in multiples of ¥50,000 a year.

  • The Friend’s name will feature inside the printed programmes thus: “Friends of the concert: Mr. John & Mrs. Jane Smith, Mr. Hiro & Mrs Mari Sato…”
  • Friends will receive special advance notice of all Tokyo Sinfonia’s programmes.
  • Special premium seating will be reserved for Friends at each concert.
Those who are in a position to do so may wish to look at our options for corporate sponsorship.


LISTEN NOW to Tokyo Sinfonia performing "The Seasons Op. 37b: XII. Décembre (Noël)".

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OUR FRIENDS:

The current "Roll of Honor" for Friends of the Sinfonia includes the following to whom we extend our sincerest appreciation for their continuing friendship and support

Roslyn Hayman,  Yasuko Ide,  Eri Koshibu,  Michael Perrin, &  Shuji Sakuma.


NEW FRIENDS:

Two new members have recently joined the Friends of the Sinfonia's Circle:

Dr. Yoji Koshibu, a busy doctor on the staff of Akasaka Medical Square,

and

Trond Varlig, busy President of Tomra Systems recycling machines.

Trond is highly active in promoting the business and cultural activities of the Nordic countries, and wishes to see our Friends group become more pro-active in the life of the Tokyo Sinfonia.

The Friends is a group that can become anything you want it to be; it's not only about money. We plan to hold regular musical appreciation and education evenings presented by Robert Ryker over a light dinner so that Friends can share their passion of classical music with like minded friends.

We invite more of you who love the Sinfonia to join the Friends and help us grow and flourish.

See you at the Sinfonia,
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