The 235 th Regular Concert of Tokyo Mixed Chorus Memorial Ceremony of Akira Miyoshi

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Name of the organization or individual

Choral Music Foundation

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2014 Phase I Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

From "Akira Miyoshi Sensei Farewell Party" (2014) Photo by Kiyotane HAYASHI

Kenji Otani

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Business Overview

This performance commemorates Akira Miyoshi, who passed away last October. Mr. Miyoshi, together with Azumagoshi, has devoted himself to the development and spread of choral art through many activities, including commissioned works, since the group's foundation. His influence was immense, and his vast works have become an important repertoire in choral art and are now actively performed. The program features four masterpieces ("To My Wife" poem by Toshiko TAKADA, "Tsukiya Sansho" poem by Chuya NAKAHARA, "Klee's Picture Book 2" poem by Shuntaro TANIGAWA, "Jomon Renkai" poem by Sakon SO) written by four poets representing modern and contemporary Japan, all of which are works by Miyoshi. Tokyo Mixed Choir conductor Kenji Otani will conduct the concert. Otani is one of Japan's leading choral conductors who is highly regarded for introducing colorful works from the Middle Ages to the present day and for his fluent conducting. Along with Michiko Asai's piano and the performance of the Tokyo Mixed Chorus, we would like to present the essence of Miyoshi's choral art.

implementation period

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Place of implementation

Dai-ichi Seimei Hall (Chuo Ward, Tokyo)

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Profile

Tokyo Mixed Choir
A professional choir representing Japan, founded in 1956 by graduates of the vocal music department of Tokyo University of the Arts. With concerts at the center of his performance activities, he works to develop and spread choral works in a wide range of fields. Their activities number more than 200 performances a year. The repertoire includes 203 pieces created through commissioned composition activities since its foundation, as well as all choral works from Japanese and foreign classics to contemporary works. In 2007, he received the Suntory Music Award and the Kenzo Nakajima Music Award.