Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra in Sapporo, Japan (1979)

Full VHS upload! Includes weird trippy 70's Japanese TV at the end. My mother was the guide in Sapporo. (Appears first at 7:42) My grandparents hosted Janice Richardson, a bassoonist, during the visit. "Second International Tour (1979 November 3-14): Sapporo (20th anniversary of Portland/Sapporo Sister City association), Ebetsu, Tokyo, and Iruma, Japan. Included appearances on Japanese television." http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv87249 Some highlights: 0:50 Beginning of Japanese portion, but they seem to have made it mostly without words, perhaps to be more international-friendly 4:50 Visiting Portland 16 year old spends an evening with Japanese host family 6:26 Two visiting teens comment on their experience in Japan (sorry about the glitched audio! they don't sound like robots normally) 18:07 Small group gives a clap/snap sort of performance 27:06 commercials! 29:14 Beginning of English portion 39:45 pretty boy & friends perform for Sapporo classroom 45:36 Sapporo sightseeing montage 50:00 cool schoolgirl choral performance in Tokyo 57:02 bassoon-viola shrine jam feat pretty boy & your dad 1:07:52 commercials 1:10:53 more commercials 1:12:22 Manga Hajimetemonogatari