Graham-Kapowsin Wind Ensemble and Tamana Girls High School Wind Orchestra Friendship Concert

A prestigious all-girls high school band from Japan, Tamana Girls High School, will once again visit Pierce County this June to share in a friendship concert with Graham-Kapowsin High School. Their message: friendship through music.

Since 2008, Tomio Yamamoto, a well-revered Japanese music educator, along with Japanese percussionist and now Pacific Lutheran University professor Dr. Miho Takekawa have connected Graham-Kapowsin High School and Tamana Girls High School from Tamana, Kumomoto, Japan for annual friendship concerts. Every year, students either travel from Pierce County to Japan, or vice versa, for the concert.

About the bands:
The Tamana Girls High School Wind Orchestra has received gold medals both at the All Japan Band Association and Japan Marching Band Association multiple times. The band program at Graham-Kapowsin High School has also experienced tremendous success. They were selected to perform at the 2010 and 2014 Washington Music Educators Association Conference in Yakima. In 2015, the GKHS wind ensemble performed at the Northwest Regional Music for All Festival.

Together, Graham-Kapowsin High School and Tamana All Girls High School invite the public to enjoy their Friendship Concert.

Admission and parking are free.