French horn Competition
March 1st 2019
start at 14:00
end at 17:30
Wako University Populi Hall Tsurukawa, Japan
Map to the HallHave you ever wondered, "Why can we more successfully play at rehearsal than actual perofrmance in front of judge and audience?".
In order to answer this question, we arranged this competition with the help of scientific approach: players are wearing some measuring device on their body to study these phenomenon:
This event is a new and unique approch combining scientific experiment and music competition for young French horn players.
※For more information, visit J. F. Oberlin University Website (only Japnese version).
The objective of this event is to investigate the relationship between music performance and players' conditions of physical and psychological states by comparing rehearsal data and actual performance data. We believe this event offers participants, all brass instrument players, an opportunity to get suggestion to overcome their stage fright.
Tokyo Universal Philharmony Orchestra. Ueno Gakuen University. Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Shimokura Musical Instrument Co.,Ltd. Central Musical Instruments Co.,Ltd. Miyajishokai Co.,Ltd. Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. Showa University of Music. Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. Tsunobue Syudan. Machida City. Yamaha Music Foundation.
This work is supported by KAKENHI (17K18079).
Website: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Principal Investigator
Assistant professor of J. F. Oberlin University
My research area is a motor control for human movement while playing the brass instruments. My goal is to establish a new academic field called "Music Performance Science", which is a combination of music performance and science fields.
PhD in Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Official Website of HIRANO Takeshi
Chairman
Professor of J. F. Oberlin University
Born in Kanagawa prifecture and entered Tokyo University of the Arts. After graduation moved to Germany, to study under Gerd Seifert at Universität der Künste Berlin. After retuning to Japan, he finished master degree of Tokyo University of the Arts. Presentlly he is a professor of J. F. Oberlin University and principal French horn player of Tokyo Universal Philharmony Orchestra.
Professor of Senzoku Gakuen College of Music
Born in Chiba prifecture and entered Tokyo University of the Arts. After graduation moved to Germany, to study under Gerd Seifert at Universität der Künste Berlin. After retuning to Japan, he joined and played the French horn at Super World Orchestra in 1999 and 2000. Presentlly he is a professor of Senzoku Gakuen College of Music and a member of Tsunobue Syudan.
French horn player of Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
Born in Ibaraki prifecture and entered Tokyo University of the Arts. He also studied at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main as a 2010 trainee of Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan. Presentlly he is a member of Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Horn Ensemble Japan, and Natural Horn Ensemble Tokyo. He is a excutive director of Japan Horn Society.
Part-time teacher of Ueno Gakuen University
Born in Hokkaido and entered Tokyo College of Music. He studied the French horn under Katsumi Kubota, Masayuki Yasuhara, and John Cerminaro, and studied chamber music under Ryohei Nakagawa. He won the third prize for 5th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition and got an award for 59th The Music Competition of Japan. Presentlly he is a part-time teacher of Ueno Gakuen University . He is a excutive director of Japan Horn Society.
Professor of Showa University of Music
Born in Osaka and entered Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra in 1972. After that he moved to Germany to study under Gerd Seifert at Universität der Künste Berlin. After graduation he was retuned to Japan, joined his home orchestra: Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. After that he moved to London to study under Julian Baker. Over 18 years, he had been the first chair at NHK Symphony Orchestra from 1989 to 2007. Presentlly he is a professor of Showa University of Music. He is chairperson of Japan Horn Society.
Wako University Populi Hall Tsurukawa, Japan
A three minute walk from Tsurukawa Station on the Odakyu Line.
1-2-1 Nougaya, Machida City, Tokyo 195-0053, Japan
Please come by public transport.
Please contact me (HIRANO Takeshi) if you want to know more about the competition.