No.212-2

Inaugural Meeting

Incorporated Nonprofit Organization Meguro UNESCO Association

On October 23rd, an inaugural meeting of the specified nonprofit organization（NPO）Meguro UNESCO Association was held at Moriya Kyoiku Kaikan after the closing general assembly of the former voluntary organization Meguro UNESCO. The following items were reported by Mr. Hirata, Vice President to be approved.

1. The registration/certification progress

May 23 Held the inaugural meeting for the specified NPO
June14 Applied for certification
Sep.22 Certified by the Governor of Tokyo
Sep.30 The certification form arrived
Oct. 1  Applied for registration (the date of foundation)
Oct. 8 Confirmed the registration
Oct.12 Notified the Tokyo metropolitan tax office of business commencement（Since the organization will not engage in any profit-earning business, there is no need to notify the taxation office or the ward office）
Oct.12 Registered for the use of the office with the Meguro board of education
Oct.21 Notified the Tokyo Metropolitan Government of the completion of the registration process

2. The carry-over balance from Meguro UNESCO
　　Association (as a voluntary organization) is 6,317,253 yen.
3. The Denomination
　1)  The official name “Specified non-profit organization Meguro UNESCO Association” should be used in formal 　　　　documents for registration to be submitted to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Tokyo metropolitan tax office, a taxation office, a ward office, etc.

　2)  The abbreviated name “Incorporated NPO Meguro UNESCO Association” may be used in unofficial documents and communication such as a memo, an envelope address, and telephone conversation.
4. An executive system suitable for the corporation will be　established. (The executive board will address this.)

The 35th Meguro UNESCO Concert  “A Wind from Vienna ? Part III”

UNESCO Peace Concert 2004 commemorating Meguro UNESCO’s 50th Anniversary

Sponsored by NPO Meguro UNESCO Association;
Co-sponsored by Meguro Foundation of Art and Culture, Meguro Board of Education;
Supported by National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan, Meguro International Friendship Association
Date & Time: Oct. 29, Fri. (19:00 ?) / Venue: Meguro Persimmon Hall (Main Hall)
Program: Joseph Haydn - Piano Trio No.1 in G major, op.73, HobXV-25
Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Piano Quintet in D minor, op.74
Johannes Brahms - Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, op.25
Performers: Klavier Quintette, Wien: Yoko Fog (Piano), Peter Wachter (Violin),
Helmut Weis (Viola), Jorgen Fog (Cello), Manfred Hecking (Contrabass)

The concert of the “Piano Quintet, Vienna” was what their fans had been looking forward to, with several people lining in front of the reception desk an hour before 6 p.m. when the doors were to be opened. The children Meguro UNESCO had invited to commemorate its 50th anniversary came with their parents, and a group of over fifty boys and girls of Gohongi Elementary School led by their teacher were seated in the balcony, listening attentively to the players from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. As it was probably the first time for many of those children to come to a classical music concert, they must have had a valuable experience listening to the highest quality music.

The harmony of piano and strings sounded so pleasant that the time seemed to fly by. Their two encores also held the audience spellbound, and the concert ended much behind schedule. The autograph session in the foyer continued almost till 10 p.m., the time all persons were expected to vacate the hall, making the management quite anxious.

-Y. Shimizu, PR Committee


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