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2026年春のコンサートプログラム
2026 Spring Concert Program

You can access the lyrics of all the songs.
 

  Part I  

1. Because We Have Songs*
    歌があるから*


2. Spring is Somewhere
    どこかで春が


3. Hazy Spring Moon
    おぼろ月夜

4. I Found a Little Autumn
    ちいさい秋みつけた


5. My Home Town
    ふるさと

6. School of Minnows**
    めだかの学校**

7. When You Wish Upon a Star

8. Wonderful Friends
     すてきな友達

9. Red Dragonflies
    赤とんぼ

    - sing-along-   Please see page below for lyrics.

10. Put Your Hands Up to the Sun
      手のひらに太陽を

Intermission (休憩) 15 minutes
 

  Part II  

11. Japanese Folk Song / "Soranbushi"
      Soloist: Noriko Meguro 

      Taiko: Mayumi Hata 

      Shamisen: Rieko Kotoku (guest) 
 

      民謡/そうらん節
      唄:目黒典子

      太鼓:畑真由美

      三味線:古徳里江子(ゲスト出演)

12. Rainbow
      にじ

13. Like a Wildflower

       野に咲く花のように

14. Fly on the Wings of Song

      歌の翼に

15. Over the Rainbow

       Violin Solo

16. The Name of Life

      いのちの名前

      Alto Solo: Keiko Kagami

17. I just Kept Walking on a Long Narrow Road

      川の流れのように

18. A Song From Long Ago

      遠い日の歌

19. Lift Your Eyes to the Night Sky
      見上げてごらん夜の星を

      Violin Solo, Group Solo

20. Praise to Mother Earth

      大地讃頌 - だいちさんしょう

  Concert Presenters  

Artistic Director and Conductor: Haruko Sakakibara / 榊原晴子

(* is her lyrics and composition, and ** is her arrangement)

Pianist, Taiko drum and Soprano: Mayumi Hata / 畑真由美

Emcee: Jonathan Sakakibara

Violinist: Haruki Murata (9th grade student at Folsom High School) 

  • Began Violin at the age of 5. Currently under guidance of Igor Veligan.

  • Won the 1st Place in 2022 Auburn Symphony Young Artist Competition.

  • 2023 Go for the Gold Competition, 2025 Folsom Lake Symphony Young Artist Competition.

  • Received first place with honors on the 2025 International Youth Music Competition.

  • Member of the Youth Symphony since 2021, Co-concert Master for Premier Orchestra.

Members

Their voice parts are indicated by the alphabet: Soprano (S), Mezzo-Soprano (M), and Alto (A).

Hideko Davis / デービス秀子 (A)
Nami Fong / フォン奈美 (S)
Taeko Houston / ヒューストン妙子 (A)
Izumi Jones / ジョーンズ泉 (S)
Keiko Kagami / 鏡味恵子 (A)
Mizue Kumagai / 熊谷瑞枝 (M & A)
Noriko Meguro / 目黒典子 (S & M)

Keiko Rothfield/ ロスフィールド圭子 (S & M)
Yumiko Swann / スワン由美子 (M & A)

Makiko Swartout / スウォートアウト牧子 (M & A)

Atsuko Takeda / 竹田厚子 (S)
Miyo Uchida / 内田三養 (S)
Kazuko Vargas / バーガス
和子 (S)
Shiomi Wilson / ウィルソンしおみ (A)
Sachiko Yoshikawa / 吉川祥子 (A)

  Guest Performer  

Rieko Kotoku (古徳里江子)
www.RieDrumDance.com
Instagram: @riedrumdance
FB: Rieko Ivaska
Rieko is a performer of a wide range of genres of Japanese performing arts including Taiko and Dance. She strives to bring interesting traditional and 
modern performing arts from Japan to the audience in the United States.

  Our Appreciation to:  

Tina Harris, Voice Trainer; Director of St. Francis High School Choirs;
member of Sacramento Master Singers
Parkview Presbyterian Women (Co-sponsor)
Parkview Presbyterian Church (Use of Facilities)

We practice on the 1st and 3rd Sundays from 12:15-2:30 pm at Parkview Presbyterian Church. If you are interested in singing, please contact us at 916-213-9614 or visit https://www.sakurachorus.com

Akatonbo Lyrics

Romanized lyrics:

Yuuyake koyake no akatonbo
Owarete mitanowa itsunohika


Yuuyake koyake no akatonbo
Owarete mitanowa itsunohika


Yuuyake koyake no akatonbo
Tomatte iruyo sao no saki​

にほんごかし: 

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ゆうやけこやけの あかとんぼ

おわれてみたのは いつのひか

ゆうやけこやけの あかとんぼ

おわれてみたのは いつのひか

ゆうやけこやけの あかとんぼ

とまっているよ さおのさき

©2026 by Sakura Chorus.

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