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1/13/2021 Starting my Blog "Music and Friends"
I have been fortunate as I have been able to enjoy a normal life and to stay safe in 2020 although the year has been rather long and...

Emi Igarashi / Editor


08/02/2025 Saxophone Summer Recital, "Memory" from CATS
When my family celebrated my 80th birthday, my daughter arranged for a studio session to take this photo in 2018 In recent years, I’ve lost close friends and acquaintances, and at 87 years old I find myself worrying when I don’t hear from the people I exchange emails with. I’m still playing the saxophone, even if my progress has been slow. In August, I performed “Memory” from Cats at my piano teacher’s Summer Concert — my first time playing in a recital in quite a while,...

Takeaki Iida
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