Performed on Oct. 9th at Berklee College of Music

"Sakura Sakura"
Japanese traditional song
Arranged by Yoko Suzuki

Piano : Yoko Suzuki 鈴木瑶子
Vocal : Kinami Nakaza 仲座輝七海

Mixing Engineer : Jason Mountario

"Sakura" means cherry blossom in Japanese. Cherry blossom is one of the biggest seasonal symbols of Spring in Japan, and people are often going to see the cherry blossom in Spring. But also, I like the cherry tree itself. They're big trees and never die even in Winter. I feel the strength of the nature so much from them. This arrangement is about the story of the cherry tree in Winter. Strong, never changes, warmness that they give us, and hope for spring....
I hope you feel something from our performance.

桜はご存知の通り、人々が見るのを心待ちにしている春の象徴です。でも、私は桜の”木”もすごく好きなのです。大きな幹を持ち、冬になっても変わらず強く堂々と立ち続ける姿に、いつも自然の大きな力を感じます。このアレンジはそんな冬の桜の木のお話です。強く、決して変わらず、彼らが与えてくれる温かさや春への希望...そんなものを私たちの演奏から感じてもらえれば幸いです。