News Release：Sapporo Symphony Orchestra Joins Pioneer to Hold "Listen Through the Body Concert" for Hearing-Impaired People

November 10, 2004, Tokyo, Japan - Pioneer Corporation announced today that Pioneer and the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will jointly hold the special "Listen Through the Body Concert" on November 14, 2004, at Sapporo in Hokkaido - the northern island of Japan, offering the opportunity for hearing-impaired people to enjoy music with the aid of a special acoustic system*.

Aiming at realizing the company's Group Philosophy of "Move the Heart and Touch the Soul," Pioneer has held the "Listen Through the Body Concert" continuously since 1992, mainly in Tokyo and its surrounding area. The 130th regular concert will be held in December, 2004, at Meguro, Tokyo.

This time, with the cooperation of SSO, which is very enthusiastic about cultural support activities in the community, Pioneer holds the concert in Sapporo, Hokkaido, for the first time. Approximately one hundred and fifty of hearing-impaired persons and their families, who do not usually have the opportunity to go to concerts, have been invited to attend.

It is Pioneer's hope that this concert will provide as many people as possible with an opportunity to come into contact with and enjoy live music. Pioneer will continue to hold the concert so that even more people can enjoy the experience.

The special "Listen Through the Body Concert" by the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra will be held as follows:

This concert, sponsored by Pioneer and SSO, is also made possible by the support of the Hokkaido Block of Japan Association of Employers of the Severely Disabled (JAESD), the Sapporo City "Te o Tsunagu Ikuseikai", the Hokkaido Deaf Project (NPO), the "Con-sent" Planning, and "Pirikky"- the SSO's volunteer group.