福島県いわき市立勿来（なこそ）第一中学校の生徒さんと先生方がご来館されました。いわき市とは、昨年の『太平洋諸国舞踊祭』以来、交流を重ねております。今回のメンバーは全員が吹奏楽部員。また、顧問の先生も同行されていました。音を出すのが難しいと言われるホラ貝も難なくクリア。訪問の最後に、歌のプレゼントをして下さいました。美しい歌声に心が洗われるようでした。ミクロネシア連邦の人々は歌や音楽が大好きです。いつか、音楽を通して、交流が実現できることを願っています。
Summary
Embassy staff welcomed six students and two teachers from Nakaso Junior High School No. #1 in Iwaki-City, Fukushima Prefecture. The Embassy’s visit is the first one with Iwaki-City as part of the friendly exchanges between Iwaki City and the Embassy, which started last year (2012) through the very first Pacific Countries Dance Festival in Iwaki City. The students are members of the school brass band and with their experiences in musical instruments, they were able to blow good sounds out of the shells at the Embassy. In addition to the short program prepared by the Embassy which included presentation on FSM, and the question and answer sessions, the students sang a song. Look forward to strengthen the friendship with the school and the people of Iwaki City through various areas including musics.