YMB Beethoven's 9th and Countdown to the Year 2021!

Now the end of the year draws near, the Yokohama Marching Band gives Beethoven's 9th Symphony concert as in the past years. The year 2020 is the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth and the Band will also play the first movement of his 5th Symphony. Come and enjoy the turn of the year with us!

Date and time: Thursday, Dec.31, 2020 6:15 AM - 7:15 AM PST

SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/YMB001/192/57/2723

Program: Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 (1st Movement) and Symphony No. 9 (4th Movement)

YMB Concert: Countdown to 2017

Yes, we will give a countdown concert this year too!

The turn of the year being just around the corner, Beethoven's 9th Symphony is one of the most frequently played music in Japan. Many orchestra, professionals and amateurs, play Beethoven's 9th almost everyday somewhere in Japan. And so will we!

The Yokohama Marching Band proudly announce Beethoven's 9th concert at the very end of the year, 12/31 23:30 at Japan time and welcome the new year 2017 with music.

Wishing to celebrate this occasion as many people as possible, we encourage the audience participating in playing the music together on the stage! Whether you are a YMB member or not, whether you have a musical instrument or not, it does not matter. Just come to the venue at 7:00 AM SLT and we will give you our musical instruments! Let's have fun and welcome the new year together! We are looking forward to seeing you all there.

Date and time: Sat 12/31, 2016 7:30 to 8:30 SLT
(12/31 23:30 to 1/1 0:30 JST)
Place: YMB Winter Stage
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/YMB001/192/57/2723

Beethoven's 9th and New Year Concert

The turn of the year is just around the corner. The Japanese people enjoy Beethoven's 9th Symphony toward the end of the year and the Yokohama Marching Band will play its 4th movement at the very end of the year 2015, counting down to the new year 2016, and celebrate a happy new year by music.

This time you can join the concert as an orchestra member if you like. Please show up at the stage at 6:00 AM PST (23:00 JST), 30 minutes before the show begins so you can get a musical instrument and practice playing it! :-) Of course, your participation as an audience as usual is also welcome. Anyway, let's celebrate the new year together by enjoying the music. We are all looking forward to seeing you there!

Date and time: Thursday, December 31, 2015 6:00 AM PST (23:00 JST)
Place: YMB Winter Stage
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/YMB001/192/57/2723

YMB Music Festival "Revival of Legends" This Weekend!

The Yokohama Marching Band, one and only music group in Second Life that parades, performs stage drills and gives concerts, hosts a musical event after its long silence with AKATSUKI, masa Homewood's new dance and music project, who is well known for his legendary "ZERO" and "weiß". YMB manager and synthesizer improvisationist Hiroshi Kumaki also appears on the stage as a solo musician. 

The Japanese musicians who made legends in the past Burining Life (Burn 2.0) and SL Birthday events reunite on this occasion. So the "Revival of Legends." Don't miss it! 

Date: 
Saturday, September 12, 2015

Place:
YMB Park
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/YMB001/192/128/23

Time:
8:00 PM PDT Hiroshi Kumaki 
9:00 PM PDT AKATSUKI 
10:00 PM PDT Yokohama Marching Band

YMB Parades for RFL Event "CDS Hooters Mardi Gras"

Long time no see! And the Yokohama Marching Band is back! We are invited to join "CDS Hooters Mardi Gras," a fund-raising event organized by a Relay for Life team for the American Cancer Society. Yes, the location is CDS islands and we will parade through three sims: Alpine Meadows, Locus Amoenus and Colonia Nova. We would be happy if you would come see us and cooperate in raising funds.

Date and time: Saturday, Mar.14, 2015 11:00 AM PDT
Place: Alpine Meadows, Locus Amoenus and Colonia Nova
Start: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Alpine%20Meadow/63/180/56
Goal: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Colonia%20Nova/197/200/43

Parade and Stage Drill @ The Pulse of Musical Spring

It's early in the Saturday morning on Feb.16, 2013!  We have been invited to the Pulse of Musical Spring event taking place in TROY EMPIRE sim.  YMB will parade in the Trojan battlefield and give a stage drill performance at the stage there with Hiroshi Kumaki's solo keyboard performance in between.

As this being YMB's public performance after a long absence, we would be happy if we could share the wonderful time together with as many people as possible.  Yes, we are looking forward to seeing you there!

>> YMB Parade & Stage Drill @ The Pulse of Musical Spring
Date and time: 8:00-9:00 am SLT February 16, 2013 (Sat)
Place: Special stage @ The Pulse of Musical Spring
Program:
8:00-8:10 am  YMB parade
8:10-8:40 am  Hiroshi Kumaki's solo live
8:40-9:00 am  YMB stage drill

YMB Parades at the Opening of Second Life Autumn Music Festival (SecFes)

From October 6 through 8, the Second Life Autumn Musical Festival, abbreviated as "SecFes", is held in Jabara Land sims, where more than a dozen of Japanese SL musicians gather to raise funds for the support of the cities and towns suffered by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.

We are very happy to announce here the Yokohama Marching Band is also a part of this event and parades through Jabara Land sims at the beginning of the event.  And Hiroshi Kumaki will give his solo concert on the second day.

>> Yokohama Marching Band Opening Parade
- Date and time: 4:30 am PDT Sat October 6, 2012
- Place:  All through Jabara Land sims

>> Hiroshi Kumaki Live @ SecFes
- Date and time: 7:00 am PDT Sun October 7, 2012
- Place: SecFes Main Stage (Jabara Land)
- Landing point for audience: West Wing and East Wing

>> Time table
Fri October 5, 2012
- 10:00-11:00 pm PDT  Riz

Sat October 6, 2012
- 4:30-5:00 am PDT  Yokohama Marching Band (parade)
- 5:00-6:00 am PDT  Ayumura Band
- 6:00-7:00 am PDT  K-cat Band
- 7:00-8:00 am PDT  Jun Ashiya Trio
- 8:00-9:00 am PDT  Tarai Battle (event)
- 10:00-11:00 pm PDT  Tomgirl

Sun October 7, 2012
- 5:00-5:30 am PDT  Water Lily
- 5:30-6:00 am PDT  Dreams & Flower's Radio
- 6:00-7:00 am PDT  Music StarMine
- 7:00-8:00 am PDT  Hiroshi Kumaki
- 8:00-9:00 am PDT  The Black Stripes

Mon October 8, 2012
- 5:00-5:30 am PDT  Yoshikun Alsop
- 5:30-6:30 am PDT  R.M.O.
- 6:30-7:00 am PDT  T&R Cyber Japan Live
- 7:00-8:00 am PDT  Rulie Cisse
- 8:00-9:00 am PDT  Closing Ceremony (event)

For details, please visit SecFes Official Page (in Japanese only).

winds Seiling Live at 9:00 am SLT @ SL9B Green Stage!

winds Seiling, captain of the Yokohama Marching Band, is going to play beautiful tunes on the clarinet and saxophone this morning at SL9B Green Stage.  Please don't miss her awesome play.


>> winds Seiling @ SL9B with Sakura
- Date and time:  9:00 am PDT Tue 19 June 2012
- Place:  SL9B Green Stage

winds and Hiroshi Appear at SL9B!

The time to celebrate Second Life's 9th birthday is just around the corner.  This year, YMB will not set up our exhibit because our real life engagements make our one week performance difficult.  But winds Seiling and I will appear in person at SL9B Green Stage for live performance.  Please do not miss winds' marvelous performance on the clarinet and, perhaps, on the saxophone.  I will back her up on the piano and play the synthesizer by improvisation.  We are looking forward to seeing you there. :)

>> winds Seiling @ SL9B with Sakura
- Date and time:  9:00 am PDT Tue 19 June 2012
- Place:  SL9B Green Stage

>> Hiroshi Kumaki @ SL9B
- Date and time:  9:00 am PDT Thu 21 & Fri 22 June 2012
- Place:  SL9B Green Stage

Parade for Relay for Life on March 31!

Relay for life event will take place from March 30 to April 1 to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.  And we are happy to announce the Yokohama Marching Band will be a part of Mardi Gras parade beginning at 10:00 am PDT Saturday March 31 (2:00 am JST Sunday April 1).

This is a Teams R Us event and many Relay for Life teams will join for fund raising in New Orleans situation.  We will celebrate the carnival with many floats parading through the venue sims.

Come together, enjoy Mardi Gras with us, and raise funds for ACS.  Thank you!

Date and Time:  10:00 am PDT Sat Mar.31 2012
Venue:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/150/107/22

Sinfonie Nr. 9 d-moll op. 125(2011/12/29)

The last day of the year from Japan.
Please welcome the new year with good!

Please welcome the new year with good

We played all movement of "Symphony No.9 D-mall op.125" last night in Second Life.

Performer;

Hiroshi Kumaki(Cond) , winds Seiling (fg),aoi Bing (fl),Meme Niseru (va),Nada Dryke (hr/perc),youtasan Tokyoska (cl),Wein Markstein (vn),lan Ferraris (hr/perc),Qyasvaru Dawg (tb),minami Price (tp/perc),zizi Flux (vc),Kerupa Flow (cb),step Aya (ob),Ken5 Arai (tp),isoukazu Kamachi (vc),8Noah8 Rieko (tb),Yuz Lowbeam (vn),ColinMaclntyre Moonites (vn)
Sonoko Alex (vn),Yasutaka Koba (Timp),Taichi Debbel (hr),syhee Yoshikaw(Va),Galy Greenwood(vc)

Program;

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Sinfonie Nr. 9 d-moll op. 125

Special Thanks;gago Gigamon(TAKUMA) & Velna Mint

http://gagotakuma.slmame.com/e1188375.html

SL24

It's one of many Japanese SIM events.

8/6~7(JST)

We do the event in its own SIM.
Place
http://slurl.com/secondlife/YMB001/5/128/27

"YMB Summer Music Festival 2011"

Date
06th AUG 2011

06:30~07:00(PDT) Openning LIVE!

Hiroshi Kumaki's Openning Live

07:00~08:00(PDT)

mkⅡSR Special Live in YMB

08:00~09:00(PDT)

Koja Writer Special Live in YMB

07th AUG 2011

00:00~01:30(PDT)

Rulie Cisse Special Concert

01:30~02:30(PDT)

YOKOHAMA MEMORIAL ORCHESTRA Concert

04:00~04:30(PDT)

YMB PARADE Junp in Parade!

05:00~05:30(PDT)

naturalway Flow & Hiroshi Kumaki Special Collaboration

05:30~06:00(PDT)

YMB Stage Drill

06:00~06:30(PDT)

TAKUMA gago Gigamon Special Live

06:30~07:00(PDT)

winds Seiling & Hiroshi Kumaki Live

Are you spellbound?

YMB was a spectaclar curtain in SL8B.

All visitors spellbound.

Perhaps

Perhaps

Perhaps

Thank you world!

Thank you all my friends!

Thank you our members!


Japan is not sinking.

All Japanese are fine!

Houever, We remember many Japanese dead in the earthquake and Tunami.

We are praying for the souls.

Bye for now :) !

YMB Comes Back to SL8B!

Now SL8B, Second Life 8th Birthday has begun! And, of course, the Yokohama Marching Band is a part of this festivity. In addition to celebrating the 8th birthday of Second Life, as 100 days have been passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, we would like to thank all the word for their support to Japan with our Japanese musician friends. You will find the detailed schedule at the left side of this blog and you can get more information in Second Life by clicking our poster.

Please visit the following SLURL. Let's enjoy the Birthday!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SL8B%20Fascinate/120/173/21

Thank You, World - YMB Comes Back!

Now the Yokohama Marching Band would like to express our gratitude
to all the world for their support in the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Still, there is an atomic power station crisis going on
and the way to reconstruction of the devastated area seems long.
But, with the cordial support from the people all the world over,
those who suffered from the quake feel relieved
and each one of us does feel love will find a way.
Yes, we are surely on the way to reconstruction and restoration.
As a Japan based group, we would like to respond to the love
all the world have sent us by saying "Thank you!"

One of the way to show our sincere gratitude to the world we think
is coming back on the stage, giving musical performance.
Now we've just begun organizing an event as below:

Saturday 21st May 2011
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDT
Hiroshi Kumaki Live
YMB Stage Drill

Sunday 22nd May 2011
6:00 am - 8:00 am
YMO Classical Concert
Hiroshi Kumaki Live
YMB Stage Drill

Venue: YMB Main Stage

We're looking forward to seeing you there. :-)

It Was Beyond My Imagination

Japan was struck by three disasters simultaneously (four major earthquakes, tsunamis and radioactivity). This was one of the biggest disaster the world has ever seen.
I visted the disaster area to rescue the family of an acquaintance. (140 degrees E 55' 29" 36 degrees N 56' 6").


Big ship and cars were scattered here and there and damaged by tsunamis. I hope that time will heal and ease the damages by earthquakes tsunamis. However, I believe in Japanese Government and the electric power company about the radioactivity accident.

YMB Cancelled Burnal Equinox

As all the world might be aware,
the great earthquake struck Japan and devastated many cities and towns.
The consequent accident of an atomic power station
that supplies electricity to the Tokyo metropolitan area
causes the power shortage in this region.
The planned power outage is conducted almost everyday.

As such being the case, the Yokohama Marching Band
has regrettably decided to cancel its performance in Burnal Equinox.
Instead, we are resolved to cooperate in recovering the suffered region
and in revitalizing Japan in a way or another each of our members can.

We sincerely appreciate the Burn2 staff who have invited us to the event
and all the residents who are looking forward to our show.
We don't know when, but we are sure to come back to the playa.
Please wait for us until then.

Thanks again and best wishes to you all.

Great Earthquakes in Japan!

I cannot help but writing about the great earthquake in Japan. In fact, it was not a single earthquake: Several earthquakes occurred almost simultaneously in different places. Tsunami does not give enough away. Aftershocks are still following. The maximum earthquake was 7 on the Japanese intensity scale with the magnitude of 8.8. 12 hours after the earthquake, we were surprised by the location of the seismic center. There were three centers. Off the coast of Sendai, off the coast of Ibaragi and even in Nagano, the inland Japan! The dead and missing persons are under the destroyed houses or buildings or swallowed underwater. Even the most crowed areas of the cities were swallowed by the tsunamis. People all over the world should not forget this lesson. The tsunami was terrible. Fortunately, there were no victims of our band members. Many thanks for the messages from the world of condolence, sympathy and encouragement.

YMB in Burnal Equinox!

Burnal Equinox!
From Friday 18th to 20th March this year,
Burn 2.0 committee will hold a spring festival
like Spring Fling last year.

And I'm very pleased and proud to announce
the Yokohama Marching Band will be a part
of this event.

Schedule and other details of our performance
has not yet been fixed
so please stay with us to be updated.

We're looking forward to seeing you
at Burnal Equinox in this spring!

Decision Paris Event Schedule

Sun 12th December 2010 04:30~05:30 PST Marchingband Parade

05:30~06:00 PST Marchingband Stage Drill

Sun 19th December 2010 04:30~05:30 PST Marchingband Parade

05:30~06:30 PST Orchestra Concert

YOKOHAMA MARCHING BAND in Paris

For the parade, we have created a new parade car specially for Paris.

And the costume will also be Parisien style.

(If you are familiar, you may imagine Garde republicaine of Paris.)

Now why won't you parade in a beautiful streets of Paris in a new style?

Now the members to perform in this event are wanted.