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Navigation, the contact section, ensemble cards and the Profile index have been adjusted for compact desktop and tablet widths. Map credits, flyer loading and the search dialog are also clearer and more reliable, including by keyboard.
Homepage news now appears in descending update-date order. Important announcements are shown first when multiple updates share the same date.
Profile, ensemble, concert, Discography, Lesson, News and Contact pages were rechecked and their body text, headings, notes, links, buttons, tags, forms and completed-concert treatments were unified around WCAG AA contrast. Text over images and hover, focus and active states now use the same shared colour system.
Featured concerts now lead consistently to their internal concert pages, and the full slide can be tapped. Duplicate concert filters have been removed, while site search now loads only results relevant to the entered terms.
The header and footer now search concerts, venues, performers, ensembles and news across the site. Every concert detail page can be shared through the device share sheet, X, Facebook, LINE, Bluesky or a copied link.
Flyers can be enlarged by tapping. Concert information appears beside the flyer on desktop and below it on mobile, with dates, venues and start times outside the image.
Added a dedicated Kurume concert page with phone and email reservations, improved lesson information, shortened homepage news, unified navigation and added Yokohama to the biography. English ensemble names, blog descriptions and time formats have also been updated.
Upcoming concerts and featured updates can now be explored as slides, with swipe, keyboard and automatic navigation in a mobile-first layout.
A Japanese blog post about a page-turning pedal failure during the 21 August Otodoke Geijutsukan vol.16 concert has been added. Read the blog for a look behind the scenes.
Concert filters now show the number of listed performances for each Japanese prefecture, overseas city and year. Counts update automatically as search terms and other filters change.
Three Zoorasians’ Picture Book of Classical Concerts tours from 2014 and 2015, and the 2022 Saxofox Christmas tour, have been added as past appearances supporting Latour. Region filters now separate Japan, ordered north to south, from overseas locations.
The 9 March performance at Kobayashi Cultural Hall and the 10 March performance at Kadogawa Town Cultural Hall of Lottery Cultural Programme: Zoorasian Wind Orchestra Club! have been added as past appearances supporting Latour.