Sonos: Media Product

On our last trip, a quartet was on live TV, promoting handbells and our upcoming concert to a local audience. We've been marketed much more heavily this time around. In addition to taping another promo on two local TV shows (once each in two one-hour shows), a quartet made a guest appearance in the aftermoon with "Oh! Jazz", a trio that played a set of Christmas carol arrangemets in the same concert hall we played in that evening. I'm not in the quartet this time (Ruben, Michele, Tess, and Sunghee), but they said it was a fabulous time. We joined "Oh! Jazz" as they improv'ed around a twelve-bell arrangement of Jingle Bells, and the bass player noodled while the quartet rang Jim's arrangement of Sakura. It sounds lke a good time was had by all.

However, the real fireworks were three days ago, when NHK (Japan's national broadcasting system, like PBS, but much more widely watched) taped our Yokohama concert for broadcast in February. Wow, what a blast that was! It was a five camera shoot, all HD. Those who got to sit out in the back said the camera-work was incredible. I can't wait to see it!









Taiko was interviewed. Yes, in Japan, it's "Taiko Otsubo and Sonos Handbell Ensemble!" Of course, she's the only one of us who speaks fluent Japanese!



So, yes, when we get back, if you want to talk to us, you'll have to set up a meet-n-greet with our secretaries, since we'll be far too busy handling the fan mail from our rabid Japanese groupies. So sorry,

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(The Artist formerly known as Jason)