When the final chord of the fiery Spanish-flavored “El Camino Real” by U.S. composer Alfred Reed echoed throughout Suntory Hall, it was a great moment for 16-year-old Mayuko Kawai.
“I was thrilled by the audience’s stormy applause,” she says.
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Big opportunity: The Michinoku Wind Orchestra performs at Suntory Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 17. | THE TOKYO FOUNDATION
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