Musical Breakthrough in Japan!

Adolph Sax may be famous for combining the single reed with a brass instrument and Mozart may have introduced the clarinet to the orchestra but musical director Brad Kelley of Disney on Classic will be memorialized for bringing the Jew's harp to Japan.  Pictured here, Hatsu, percussionist with the Tokyo Philharmonic Neverland Orchestra demonstrates her impeccable approach to the instrument for the camera.  To be featured on "The Great Outdoors" the instrument figures to be a sensation when it is unveiled to the Japanese public at the inaugural concert in Katsushika next week.

Disney on Classic Arrives in Tokyo

JAL061 arrived as scheduled on Friday evening and deposited me, along with about 400 other souls at Narita Airport.  The cast from New York were all there as I emerged from immigration and sent up a tepid cheer, mostly because they were tired of waiting.  Being together again is like a reunion with the normal members of your family.  6 of the 9 of us did the tour last year so we sort of know where each other's toes are, if you know what I mean.  You don't want to annoy someone you may need to watch your stuff while you you go off to look for a bathroom.  The nostalgia continued as we walked into the lobby of the Tokyo Dome Hotel, our "dome base" last year as well.  So we're off on the adventure again.  37 concerts in 9 weeks.  Stay tuned.