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A cultural co-creation project connecting diverse people through music Earth ∞ Pieces.
We will hold the second chapter of this project in Milan, Italy.

🔗about Earth ∞ Pieces
🔗Press Release Announcing Event Confirmation

This performance features musicians with disabilities from the cooperative music school「AllegroModerato」along with 11 players from 9 groups in Japan selected through an open call launched in December 2025, along with open-call players from around the world, totaling 50 musicians. They will gather at the historic Teatro dal Verme施した公募によって選ばれた日本からのプレイヤー9組11名、「Teatro dal Verme」to perform Beethoven’s Ode to Joy in a one-day, single-performance format.

＜Participants from Japan＞

Fumiko Yamamoto＆ Shinjiro Yamamoto、Karin Furuhashi、Mahiro、Yasu、Akane、Kosuke、
Yohino Iwakawa、Sasa-Marie、Maiko Morita、KOTO

＊Due to personal circumstances, one group has withdrawn, resulting in nine groups instead of the originally announced ten.

🔗Player Announcement Press Release

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日程：2026年3月15日（日）
場所：Teatro Dal Verme
Via S. Giovanni sul Muro, 2, 20121 Milano MI, イタリア

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16:00  Door Open
16:30  Program 1　AllegroModerato Concert
17:20  Set change and Break
17:30  Program 2　Earth ∞ Pieces Milano 2026
“Song of Joy” performed by players recruited through open auditions
Guest Music Director：Samuel Tamarit Otero
Guest musician：Chiaki Miura

18:00  Photo session
18:30  After Party

＊The event will be conducted in Italian, English, and Japanese.
＊Start times for each program may be subject to change.
＊Please note that photography and audio recording will take place for documentation and publicity purposes.
＊The after-party is exclusively for participants and supporters.
Those wishing to attend the after-party must register separately.
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＊about volunteers

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Please apply via the form.
https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-earth-pieces-milano-1983088982530?aff=oddtdtcreator

＊Seating is assigned by block.
＊Seats accommodating individuals with disabilities, including wheelchair users, are available (first-come, first-served).
＊The venue is operated by citizen volunteers.

Organizer：SLOW LABEL、Komorebi-Est、 AllegroModerato、

Corporate Partner：Milano Global、BORIN STUDIO、SIAE、ING Bank、CHONA BACAOCO、株式会社DataMarket、 合同会社ハートオブゴールド、株式会社アンビエンテック
Subsidy：公益財団法人森村豊明会、NPO法人イエロー・エンジェル

Operations Partner：Team Lewis Foundation、INNOVAZIONE APPRENDIMENTO LAVORO、Slow Photo Studio、Quartin、Associazione Comunita il Gabbiano

Sponsored by: City of Milan, Consulate-General of Japan in Milan, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Italy, Japan Foundation Rome

*This project has been designated as part of the “Japan-Italy Diplomatic Relations 160th Anniversary Commemorative Events” and the “Official Cultural Program of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games.”