It looks like the “Koshien Brass Band Festival,” currently being held at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on 6/11, is being streamed for free.
(This information was provided by Iroha, a Nishitsu supporter. Thank you!)
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【本日14時より配信📷】
甲子園ブラスバンドフェスティバル2023をバーチャル高校野球で無料配信📷
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バーチャル高校野球で「#甲子園ブラスバンドフェスティバル2023」を無料で配信します📷
【日時】
6月11日（日）14時 配信開始
※天候不良により、配信を中止する可能性もございます。
【出場校】…— バーチャル高校野球 (@asahi_koshien) June 11, 2023
It will apparently be streamed on Sports Bull and Sports Navi. If you’re interested, go ahead and check it out.
The article below was originally written as: “It looks like they were rehearsing brass band music at Koshien Stadium today. You might hear something amazing around 5 p.m. tomorrow”
Today, 6/10, they were apparently rehearsing for the “Koshien Brass Band Festival” at Koshien Stadium.
(This information was provided by Sasako, a Nishitsu supporter. Thank you!)
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前日のリハーサルが始まりました！🎺
みなさん、真剣な表情です！#甲子園ブラスバンドフェスティバル#甲子園球場 #甲子園100周年 #ブラバン pic.twitter.com/LfgIBdH3wG
— 【公式】甲子園ブラスバンドフェスティバル (@brassbandfes) June 10, 2023
Some people in the neighborhood may have heard it today.
Tomorrow, you’ll probably be able to hear all kinds of familiar high school baseball songs and performances.
The issue is tomorrow’s weather.
Here’s the weather forecast as of 5 p.m., showing rainfall amounts.
| Site | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 |
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| tenki.jp | 1mm | 1mm | 1mm | 2mm | 2mm | 2mm |
| Weathernews | 7mm | 5mm | 3mm | 1mm | 0mm | 0mm |
It’s a bit up in the air.
As for rain, the official wording says, “※In the event of rain, the performance may be canceled.” The nuance feels something like: a little rain probably won’t stop it, but if it’s raining fairly hard, they might cancel.
Hopefully it won’t be raining.
「甲子園ブラスバンドフェスティバル」リハーサル中。阪神園芸の皆さまによる神業グラウンド整備、ほんと美しくて惚れ惚れする…。試合のない本日も、2回散水。 #甲子園ブラスバンドフェスティバル #甲子園 #高校野球 pic.twitter.com/9t3pdTOSqN
— 梅津有希子 (@y_umetsu) June 10, 2023
We’re definitely counting on the Hanshin Engei grounds crew and their field maintenance skills, which are so impressive even Twitter might almost flag them as sensitive.
For the finale, they’re apparently going to perform the classic baseball cheering song “African Symphony” with all participating schools, totaling around 800 performers. So if you’re nearby from around 5 p.m., you may be able to hear a brass band performance with a level of power unlike anything you’ve heard before.
