INTOUCH Magazine

Instrumental Growth

Three young Members share how the Club’s music recitals help them develop and showcase their talents.

The Club held the first in its annual series of concerts for music students on May 25, 2014.

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Member and pop sensation Crystal Kay reflects on her journey and the road ahead as she celebrates 25 years in the music business.

Crystal Kay was just 13 when her debut single “Eternal Memories” was released in 1999. It has turned out to be a lucky number.

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Rhapsody in Youth

A brush with Mozart and a stay in Salzburg have Member Aadi Kazu Duarah setting sights on a career in music.

When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was 4 years old, it was clear that he was destined for musical greatness.

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Rhythm King

Club Member Takayuki Maeji shares how a chance meeting at a party reignited his youthful passion for playing music.

Tap. Tap. Tap. When Takayuki Maeji was a kid, he drove his mother crazy with his impromptu drumming performances with his chopsticks on the dinner table.

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Striking the Right Note

What does it take to forge a career in music? One trumpet-playing Member explains.

The sounds of Bart Howard’s “Fly Me to the Moon” soaring through the Winter Garden last December signaled more than just another edition of the regular Winter Garden Melodies events.

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Spreading Satchmo’s Spirit

One couple’s lifetime devotion to the music of Louis Armstrong.

Yoshio Toyama nervously knocked on the backstage door of the concert hall in Kyoto. One of the world’s most recognizable voices answered.

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Island State of Mind

Set to perform at this month’s Okinawan-themed First Friday bash, sanshin player Hidekatsu Miyazato describes how music helped him reconnect with home.

Hidekatsu Miyazato didn’t know what home was until he left it behind.

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Off the Charts

Member and music producer Jeff Miyahara explains the art of discovering the next big thing.

While taking a bathroom break on his wedding day, Jeff Miyahara was informed by the president of Universal Music Japan that his song would be the company’s next hit.