Green Band

February 20, 2026

There will be only two more Green Bands that will come to Southern California. It will conclude a 20-year history of these Japanese Youth Bands that John F. Kennedy High School was the host school for starting in 2007.

We can announce the next Green Band is coming from Gifu. It is a landlocked prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Honshu, Japan. It is known for its mountainous terrain, the historic Shirakawa-go village, and the Nagara River.

We are expecting as many as 130-150 students. Gifu has come twice before in 2016-2017 and 2022-2023.

At this time, we don’t have a homestay schedule. As soon as it’s available, we will post it on this website.

For your viewing pleasure, here’s a Sneak Peek video for you of a prior concert performance by Gifu at Kennedy’s Performing Arts Center.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znJMjNJ3UFw&list=RDznJMjNJ3UFw&start_radio=1

Henri Soucy
henrisoucy@gmail.com
Cell Phone (562) 547-9909

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Previous Green Band Benefit Concert Performances:

2025-2026 Mino Jiyu Gakuen " Golden Bears" Green Band - The Stars and Stripes Forever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH8Fi7Yl2gI&list=RDxH8Fi7Yl2gI&start_radio=1

2023-2024 Toho Marching Band: Kawa No Nagare No Yo Ni

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3d8ndkV0gI

2022-2023 Japan Gifu Honor Band: Stars & Stripes Forever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znJMjNJ3UFw

2019-2020 Japan Honor Green Band (Star Wars Saga)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDCsqs1Gjx0

2018-2019 Izumo City High Schools Green Band (Full Concert)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKGdwgTEfqQ

2017-2018 Kyoto Tachibana High School Green Band (Full Concert)