北棱管乐部在“最喜欢滝川”夏日祭上登台演奏
8月7日（周五）和8日（周六）两天，滝川地区举办了夏日祭暨盂兰盆舞大会「すっきゃねん滝川（最喜欢滝川）」。在活动首日的7日，本校管乐部有幸获得了登台演奏的机会。
会场里挂满了五颜六色的灯笼，人们围绕着中央的舞台聚集在一起。在夕阳的余晖渐渐落下的时候，部员们手持乐器，以站立的姿势开始了演奏。与坐着演奏不同，一边保持站姿一边整齐地合奏并不是一件容易的事。但正因为为了这一天反复练习过，从第一首曲子到最后，稳定的音色始终贯穿全场。
包括返场曲在内，演奏持续了约20分钟。每一曲结束，都会收到地区居民们热烈的掌声。随着指挥的手势演奏的部员们神情专注，把音乐送到每一位聆听者耳中的心意清晰可感。
观众席上，还能看到许多毕业的学长学姐以及同年级同学的身影。在校园之外与熟人相见的机会并不多。演奏结束后，能在鼓掌的人群中看到熟悉的面孔，对部员们来说想必是莫大的鼓励。
能够获得这样的登台机会，全靠平日里支持和守护学校的地区各位。夏日祭是当地重要的活动，感谢大家在这样的场合中接纳北棱中学校的学生。在此谨致以由衷的谢意。
北棱团队的口号是「珍惜自己，珍惜身边的人」。希望大家能把这次在社区中传递音乐的经历，延续到今后的活动之中。今后也请继续温暖地关注学生们的努力。
关键词：北棱中学校、学校日记、管乐部、すっきゃねん滝川、地区交流、夏日祭、北棱团队
Wind Ensemble Performs at the "Sukkyanen Takigawa" Summer Festival
On Friday 7 and Saturday 8 August, the Takigawa district held its summer festival and Bon dance event, "Sukkyanen Takigawa". On the opening day, Friday the 7th, our school's Wind Ensemble was given the opportunity to perform.
Colourful paper lanterns lined the grounds, and a large crowd gathered around the central platform. As the evening light began to fade, the students took up their instruments and played standing throughout the performance. Playing while standing is quite different from playing seated, and holding one's posture while keeping the ensemble together is no easy task. Thanks to the practice they had put in for this day, however, a steady, well-balanced sound carried from the first piece right through to the last.
The performance ran for around twenty minutes, including an encore. At the end of each piece, warm applause came from the local residents. The pupils watched the conductor closely, their concentration plain to see, and their wish to send the music out to everyone listening came across clearly.
Among the audience were many former pupils as well as classmates from school. Meeting familiar faces outside the school gates is not something that happens often. For the members finishing their performance, seeing people they knew among those applauding will surely have meant a great deal.
Opportunities such as this come to us only because of the local community, which supports and looks out for our school day by day. We are sincerely grateful to have had our pupils welcomed into one part of this important local occasion. Thank you very much.
The watchword of Team Hokuryō is "Value yourself, and value the person beside you." We hope the experience of bringing music to the community will carry over into everything the students do from here. We would be grateful for your continued warm support of their efforts.
Keywords: Hokuryō Junior High School, School Diary, Wind Ensemble, Sukkyanen Takigawa, community links, summer festival, Team Hokuryō
