In Japan, there is an annual choral competition named NHK Choral Competition (N-Con in short). There are 3 categories; elementary, junior high and high school, and over 2000 schools in Japan participate each year.
NHK is the only state broadcast station in Japan, and it is like BBC in England. If you are in the US, you could think it like PBS station. The final round of the competition is to be broadcasted live on TV from NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo.
This year, I was asked to arrange a song for special stage performance of elementary school category. Special stage is the segment that pickup choir from different participated school performs a choral song with 20 to 30min practice when they are waiting for the results of competition. This year, I arranged "Nbaba Love Song" which is originally an opening theme song for an TV animation. NHK wanted something fun. So, I arranged with Samba rhythm, claps and so on so that audience could participate also. The competition was done on 10/9, and I was glad that the piece and performance were well received. Also, I was able to talk to some teachers and kids from different schools, and I was glad that kids liked the arrangement although they don't know the original animation. :) As a composer, it is always nice to have feedback from performers.
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