先週開催された、自衛隊音楽祭り2014の千秋楽、最終公演からの映像です。
以下に演奏された団員さんのコメントをご紹介させていただきます。
「陸上自衛隊の5方面音楽隊(北部・東北・東部・中部・西部)から1名ずつ選出したメンバーで「A Song for Japan」を演奏しました。
4日間リハーサル公演含め8回の公演を同じクオリティで演奏することの難しさを痛感しましたが、なにより、演奏中は自らも、また家族も被災し、かつ災害派遣任務に従事した私としては、当時のことを思い出してしまい、つい歌い方にその時の感情が出てしまう難しさにも直面しました。そもそも、この曲を演奏する気持ちになれたのは、被災後2年過ぎた頃です。同僚たちと「そろそろ演奏してみようか」という思いで吹いたのですが、演奏する気持ちになったこと、またこんなに良い曲であると実感できたのも、ようやく復興の兆しが見えたからこそだと思います。」
A live recorded video of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Music Festival in Tokyo last week!
A comment by one of the members;
"Five trombonists from five different bands of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force gathered together to play A SONG FOR JAPAN at the Music Festival. It was not easy to play in the same quality at eight concerts, but we hope we made it.
However, as a one whose family was affected by the Tsunami disaster and who has been dispatched to the disaster sticken areas at that time, often while playing I happened to remember those days and face some difficulties of being too emotional to play. Primarily it took me more than two years to start feeling like playing this song. With my colleagues we thought it was about the time to finally try to play it. We came to this thought and were able to feel that this song was so beautiful, probably because we have finally come to the point where we can see some sort of signs that recovery has come closer."
