Canceled NHK National School Music Competition May 18 at 12:08 due to the spread of new corona infection
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, this year's "NHK National School Music Competition" will be canceled.
The "NHK National School Music Competition" is one of the leading chorus competitions in Japan, where elementary and junior high schools and high schools are divided into parts and sing songs, and the 87th time is that the district competition starts in July and November. The national competition was scheduled to be held.
However, there is a limit to the measures that can be taken by group choruses in the competition, and as it may lead to the spread of new coronavirus infection, the health and safety of children and students should be considered first, and the district competition, block competition, We decided to cancel the national competition.
The NHK National School Music Competition Secretariat will use the previously announced theme song as a theme song for next year.