{"id":230,"date":"2017-04-05T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icot.or.jp\/?p=230"},"modified":"2017-04-11T10:27:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T01:27:04","slug":"icot-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icot.or.jp\/?p=230&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"ICOT, launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-230 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.icot.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/karuizawa02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icot.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/karuizawa02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icot.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/karuizawa02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.icot.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/karuizawa02-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Nice to start reaching out to you!<\/p>\n<p>This is the International Choral Organization of Tokyo, or in short, ICOT.<\/p>\n<p>We are a newly made general incorporated association, with Ko Matsushita as our Executive director.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be working together with the Choral alliance of Tokyo \u201cKoyukai\u201d, to co-host the 13th Karuizawa International Chorus Festival and the 3rd International Choral Composition Competition Japan. Also, we\u2019ll be hosting the \u201cTokyo International Choir Competition\u201d that will be starting next year.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll actively try to help in improving the choral world in Japan, Asia, and around the globe; and also, through chorus, to tighten and energize the bond between multiple countries.<\/p>\n<p>Connecting with one another is exciting = \u201cWaku-waku\u201d in Japanese. We hope to share this \u201cWaku-waku\u201d feeling with many of you as possible. Please feel free to join the projects of ICOT, and share the \u201cWaku-waku\u201d with many people around the world!<\/p>\n<p>We will be doing music projects full with glee and fun. 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