Ocarinando – Part 2

The event

In this second part, the students of the Ochitamb programs (children aged 8 to 11), SenzatempO (adult course), and the boys and girls of OcarinOrchestra (students of the IC16 Bologna) culminate their educational journeys with two grand concerts.
They are joined by two special guests from Japan, the Hiroshima Flowers duo.

It is an event that brings together different cultures and traditions, in which the ocarina becomes a catalyst for friendship and closeness.
The pieces performed celebrate the ocarina and its hometown, Budrio.

Music programs (updating)

OcarinOrchestra

It is the large vocal and instrumental ensemble of IC16 Bologna, which combines and integrates the Ocarina with the instruments from the school’s music program, as well as others played by the students themselves. The result is a dynamic formation in which all performers both sing and play. The chosen repertoire—mainly ethnic music—is specifically rearranged for this unique group, allowing for ample opportunities for co-construction and improvisation with the girls and boys.
The conductor is Professor Elide Melchioni.

1. La tabacchiera – trad. Francia
2. Amore mio non piangere – trad. Mondine
3. Schoscholoza – trad South Africa
4. Ipharadisi – trad South Africa
5. Pata Pata – M. Makeba

Fiori di Hiroshima
Chisato Nakahara e Nanako Yamashiro

1. Sky
   Nakahara composed this piece during the pandemic to express the sorrow of not being able to meet, but with the hope that, even though we are far apart, we are all under the same sky and that, one day, we will meet again.
   
2. Quando vuoi e quante volte vuoi
   A story set in the Ghibli anime universe about a girl’s journey to adulthood and the many difficulties she encounters along the way.
   
3. What a friend we have in Jesus
   
4. Nessuno
   This piece has a lovely story: Nakahara learned it while waiting for the train to Bologna in 2018, from a father and son who were traveling on the same route. They had never met before and never saw each other again, but the piece they shared will forever preserve the memory of that kindness.
   
5. Torero Camomillo
   The famous song from the Zecchino D’Oro, learned by Nakahara during elementary school. A fitting conclusion to celebrate the friendship between Italy and Japan.