感銘したアンサンブルパーティー２５

　昨日、藤岡市の「みかぼみらい館」で開かれたアンサンブルパーティーを聴きに行きました。館内に入るや否や、等身大の藤岡市出身の秀ちゃんが笑顔で出迎えてくれ、一瞬にしてこれから和やかな時間が過ごせる雰囲気が伝わってきました。ここ「みかぼみらい館」は丘陵地の上に建立されており、ご覧の通り、上毛三山など群馬の景色が一望できる高台にあります。アンサンブルパーティーが行われた室内からも赤城山の裾野が大きく伸びて見え、自然と音楽が好きな私にとって、とても快適な空間です。

　演奏はホルン五重奏による「王宮の花火の音楽」始まり、男性２人女性３人が繰り広げるハーモニーは重厚にして温かな音色が館内いっぱいに響き渡り、私は暫くぶりに生の和声に包まれました。皆さん、平素より一心にホルンに打ち込まれているのでしょう。その意気込みが演奏中の真剣な表情から感じ取れ感銘です。同様にして「高崎姉妹」による２本のサクソフォーンとピアノによる三重奏も、平素、ソプラノサックスを吹く私にとって実に楽しく聴けました。音楽会はアンサンブルパーティーと銘打ってあるだけに途中で演奏者によるユーモアなトークがこれがまた会場の雰囲気を和らげました。彼女が三女でしょうか。

　クラリネット五重奏によるＪ．シュトラウスの「こうもり」では名旋律とともに、バスクラリネットの重厚ある響きと動きが大きく全体を包み、音楽美は和声と対位法により成り立つと感じ取れました。女性４人によるトランペット四重奏では、若さある華やかさとハーモニーが光り、平素からトランペットと共にある青春そのものと、この楽器特有の明るい個性、そして演奏者も十分に楽しんでる様子が会場に伝わりました。

　「新みかぼストリングス」１３名による弦楽合奏は平素からオーケストラ仲間なのでしょう。チームワークはばっちりで有名なヴィヴルディーの「春」は誠に生き生きしたテンポ感に包まれ、私はウキウキしました。現在、真冬であっても、季節の春も、人生の春も、必ずやって来るという希望を与えてくれ、音楽とは「魂の叫び」であると感じました。今まで、コントラバス奏者のＮさんの演奏は幾度も拝聴しており、今回、彼女と話す機会に恵まれ、とても幸運でした。

Dear my overseas friends who are interested in Nature and great music.

　The simultaneous interpretation for your understanding will be done after my breakfast Japan time.

※It's a long sentence, so I'll only translate the main points.

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　Yesterday, I went to listen to an ensemble party held at the Mikabo Mirai Hall in Fujioka City. The Mikabo Mirai Hall is built on a hill, and as you can see, it is on a hilltop with a panoramic view of Gumma, including the well-known three mountains of Gumma prefecture. So for me, who loves nature and music, it is a very comfortable space.

　The performance began with a horn quintet. The harmony of two men and three women reverberated throughout the room with a heavy, warm tone, and I was enveloped in live harmony. Everyone must be devoting themselves to the horn from usual. I could sense their enthusiasm from their serious expressions while they were playing. Similarly, the "Takasaki Sisters" trio for two alto-saxophones and piano was a real pleasure for me, as I usually play the soprano saxophone. As the concert was named as the ensemble party, the humorous talks by the performers during the concert lightened the mood of the venue. I wonder if she is the third daughter.

　The clarinet quintet performed J. Strauss's "Die Fledermaus" featured a beautiful melody, and the bass clarinet's profound sound and movement enveloped the entire performance, giving the impression that musical beauty is achieved through harmony and counterpoint. The trumpet quartet performed by four ladies shone with youthful gaiety and harmony, conveying to the audience the youth that is normally associated with the trumpet which is the bright personality as unique to this instrument, and the fact that the performers were enjoying themselves to the fullest.

　The string ensemble of 13 members of the "New Mikabo Strings" must be fellow orchestra members on a regular basis, I guess. The famous Viverdy's "Spring" was filled with a lively tempo and made me feel excited. Even though it is the middle of winter, their performance gives me hope that spring, both in season and in life, will surely come. I felt that music is a "Cry from the soul." I have listened to the double bass player Ms. N's ​​performances many times, and I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to talk with her this time.

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春を先取りしてる蕾たち

　二十四節気では小寒から、一週間後には大寒になりますが、日没はすでに２０分以上も伸び、日の出も最も遅かった頃より、早まって来ました。庭の植物たちはこの日照時間の伸びを察知し、日に日に蕾が膨らんでいます。私としては時々水を与えてます。

　写真左はハクモクレンで、３月の別れの季節に涙の如く白く咲きます。右は開花が例年今月末の真っ赤な紅梅で品種名は鹿児島です。前の道を行き交う人が観賞できるように庭先に植えてあります。いずれも直に開花ですから見にいらして下さい。２月末から３月には５本の花梅がすべて咲くので自称「カッキー梅林」になります。

　殊更、寒い今年の冬ですが、自然はすでに春に向ってることが目で見て分かります。私たちも何かと体調を崩しやすい時季ですが、寒さに負けず乗り切りましょう。私は明日の「アンサンブルパーティー」を楽しみにしてます。

Dear my overseas friends who are crazy about nature and great music

　According to the twenty-four solar calendar, Daikan will be followed by Shohkan, but sunset has already become later more than 20 minutes, and sunrise has gotten earlier than before. The plants in the garden have sensed this increase in daylight hours, and their buds are swelling day by day. I water them from time to time.

　The top photo shows a white magnolia tree, which blooms tearfully white in March during the season of farewell. The bottom left is a bright red Kohbai (Japanese plum), a variety name is called Kagoshima, which usually blooms at the end of this month. It is planted by me in the entrance of the garden so that people passing by on the way in front can enjoy it. The bottom right is also a flowering plum, with a deep pink color. Both will bloom soon, so please come and see them without hesitation. All five flowering plum trees bloom from the end of February to March, so the area is called the "Kakki Plum Grove."

　This winter has been particularly cold, but we can see that nature is already heading towards spring. It is a time of year when we are liable to getting sick, but let's be active against the cold and get through it. I am looking forward to tomorrow's "ensemble party."

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一番よい時をイメージして作業を頑張る

　この写真は数年前の旧暦３月３日「桃の節句」に咲いた満開の「源平枝垂れ桃」です。花桃なので実は食べられません。同時に、水仙、チューリップが咲いてます。

　昨日と今日、ハクモクレンの落ち葉を築山に載せるとき、花の開花をイメージすると仕事が頑張れると書きましたが、ここには多少時期がずれて、３種類のツツジが咲き、その後、グラジオラス、夏には「ねむの木」が咲きます。

　来年は巳年ですが、「源平枝垂れ」の幹は蛇のようにくねってます。高い位置にあるので、水分が不足しないように年間を通じて、頂上の池に時々水を溜めます。花のない季節にこんな写真を見ると、ずいぶん華やかです。

Dear my overseas friends who are interested in flowers and great music.

　This photo shows the bicolored peach in full bloom a few years ago on Peach Festival that was held in our nation, March 3rd on the lunar calendar. As it is a flowering peach, the fruit is inedible. At the same time, daffodils and tulips were also in bloom.

　Yesterday and today, I wrote that when placing fallen leaves of the white magnolia tree on the artificial hill named Tashiyama in our tongue, imagining flowers in bloom helps me work harder, but here the timing is slightly off, with three types of azalea blooming, and it followed by gladioli, and in summer the silk tree.

　Next year is the year of the snake in Japan traditionally, but the trunk of the bicolored peach is twisted like a snake. As it is high up, water is occasionally stored in the pond at the top throughout the year to prevent a lack of moisture. Photos like this look very gorgeous in the seasons when there are no flowers.

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白銀から、白梅へと移行する早春

　私の住む群馬県でも暫くぶりに雪が降り、関東平野では高速道が閉鎖され交通が大混乱となり、トラック輸送による流通に支障が出ました。また、滑って転んで怪我したり、交通事故がかなり報道されてます。人は慣れてない状況になると慌てるものです。降雪の多い日本海側や北海道の方々の冬季の大変さが分かります。

　　

　写真は私の家の前方に見えるお宅の屋根です。屋根の途中に「雪止め」の設備があるので、ご覧の通り、雪は整然としており、徐々に溶ける仕組みです。このため、一度に落雪して危険とならず、また、その下にある雨樋を壊すことを防いでます。私のすぐ前の家の雨樋は以前に降った雪で壊れてしまってます。私たちは雪は柔らかいものと思いがちですが、凍れば堅く、重量は予想を遥かに超える物質です。

　　

　ところで、拙い体験ですが、５月には気温が連日４０度を超える暑いインドでも雪は降ります。それはインドの国土が広いからです。冬休みに北方のカシミールで新年を迎えたことがあり、この一帯は「世界の屋根」と言われる白銀の高い山々に囲まれてます。

　　　　

　今日は天候が回復し、関東平野一帯の雪はかなり解け去るでしょう。季節は「早春賦」の歌の通り、未だ未だ春は名のみです。しかし、庭は白銀の光景から徐々に白梅の開花へとバトンタッチしています。

Dear my overseas friends

　The simultaneous interpretation for your understanding will be after my breakfast in Japan time.

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　In Gumma Prefecture, Japan, where I live, it snowed after a long interval, especially in the Kanto Plain including Tokyo, many expressways were closed so that the traffic was in chaos, disrupting distribution by truck. In addition, there are many reports by news of slips and falls resulting in injuries and traffic accidents. People tend to panic when face with unfamiliar situations. I can understand how difficult in winter season is for people in the Japan Sea side and Hokkaido, where there is a lot of snowfall every years.

　The photo shows the roof of the house in front of my house. There is a "snow stopper" device halfway on the roof, so as you can see, the snow is well-ordered and gradually melts. This prevents snow from falling all at once and causing danger, and also prevents damage to the rain gutters underneath. The rain gutters on the house right in front of me were damaged by the snow that fell before. We tend to think of snow as soft, but when it freezes, it becomes hard and weighs much more than our expectation.

　Not change the subject, but this is my humble experience, even in hot India where the temperature exceeds 40 degrees Celsius every day in May, I was surprised that it snowed in India. This is because India is a spacious country. During my winter vacation, I celebrated the New Year in Kashmir situated in the north India, and this area is surrounded by high silvery mountains that are said to be the "Roof of the world."

　The weather will improve today, and much of the snow in the Kanto Plain will melt away. As the season goes, as the song "Soshunfu" poet indicates that spring is still only in name. However, the garden is gradually handing over the baton from the sight of silver to the blooming of white plum.

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正に「早春賦」を彷彿させる今日の光景

　群馬県高崎市も雪になってます。ご覧の通り、折角、満開になった真っ赤な梅の花に雪が積もって紅白の色合いを醸し出してます。これから夜にかけて益々積もれば、枝が折れるので夕方には雪を払ってやります。

　景色はまさに早春賦。春は名のみの風の寒さや、今日も昨日も雪の空となってます。名歌「早春賦」の作曲者は「中田章」です。彼は私が勤務してた前高校歌の作曲者であり、どちらの曲も、出だしの3つの音は同じです。

Dear my friends abroad

　Takasaki City, Gumma Prefecture, Japan, is snowing now. As you can see, snow has piled up on the bright red plum blossoms, which are now in full bloom, creating a red and white hue. If the snow piles up more and more from now on through tonight, the branches tends to break, so I'll remove the snow in the evening.

　The scenery is exactly like that of the Japanese famous song named "Soshunfu" that means early spring. The poem is that Spring is name only, wind is actually cold, and snowy sky continues from yesterday to today. The composer of the music is "Akira Nakata". At the same time, he composed the Maebashi High School Song I used to work for 7 years as a music teacher. The beginning of three notes of both music are the same.

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春を先取りしてる真っ赤な花梅

　大寒の真っ最中ですが、今日は比較的穏やかな天気です。このため、品種名「鹿児島」の花梅の蕾が大分膨らんできました。

　写真を見てから私も気づきましたが、カマキリの卵が枝にぶら下ってます。調べてみると、この中に１００～２００匹の子供が５月頃に生まれるとのことです。そんなに生まれたらどうしましょう。

　この花梅は今日一日でかなり咲くでしょう。一方、他の４本の花梅の蕾も膨らんできました。こちらは２月の開花と想われます。

Dear my friends abroad

　Although we are in the middle of a cold winter in Japan, today's weather is relatively calm. For this reason, the buds of the flowering plum, which has the variety name "Kagoshima" that have swelled considerably.

　After looking at the photo, I also noticed that there are "praying mantis eggs" hanging on the branches. According to research, 100 to 200 children will be born around May. What should I do, if they are born like that many praying mantises?

　These plum will bloom quite a bit today. Meanwhile, the buds of the other four plum blossoms are also starting to swell. This is thought to bloom in the beginning of February.

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ついに、梅が一輪開花です。

　今朝、庭の鹿児島という品種の梅が一輪咲きました。ご覧の通り、他のつぼみも膨らんでいるので、もうすぐ本格的に咲き出すでしょう。殊のほか寒い大寒の最中ですが、真っ赤な梅の花が春を先取りし、私に挑戦を諦めず、未来に希望を持つよう促してるようです。

　この他にも色彩の異なる花梅はあと４本ありますが、これらの蕾はまだ小さくて開花は２月になるでしょう。梅は多くの樹木の中で開花時期が最も早いです。立春過ぎになったら鑑賞にいらして下さい。駐車場完備です。

Dear my overseas friends

　This morning, a plum blossom of the Kagoshima variety has bloomed in my garden. As you can see, the other buds are also swollen, so they will fully bloom soon. It is in the middle of the especially cold winter, but the bright red plum blossom is a preview of spring, and they seem to be encouraging me not to give up on challenges and to have hope for future.

　There are four other flowering plums in different colors in the garden, but their buds are still small and will probably bloom in February. Plum trees bloom the earliest among many trees. Please come and see it after the first day of spring. Parking is available.

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