Abstract
In recent years, “community art,” or “art projects,” in which artists collaborate with
participants at art festivals and workshops, has been practiced more widely and actively.
Today, as with other art fields, the art of music is recognized not only as art that produces
an object of appreciation such as fine art and classical music, but art in which people
actively participate in performance and creative activities— the process of practice is
itself valuable. Such “community music” is gradually spreading thanks to local
government funding aimed at an inclusive society.
In this paper, I will discuss the five-year practice of the “World Music Workshop at
Shonai,” organized in 2014 by Toyonaka City. Composers, professional orchestra
members of Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, and teachers of Osaka College of Music
organize over 50 participants and attempt to perform new works by composer-facilitator
Nomura Makoto on stage every year, a rare occurrence in the world.
