March 2011 - World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles

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TAIWAN 2011 – PORTRAITS OF BANDS CYC Wind Orchestra “To learn music, to learn to handle, and most importantly to make friends.” This is the first thing every member of CYC Wind Orchestra will be told in his or her very first rehearsal. The CYC Wind Orchestra was established in May 1977 through the combined support of the Ministry of Education and the China Youth Corps. The China Youth Corps headquarters supervise all of the training and organization. Former conductors were Prof. Da-Shen Chang, Prof. Chen-Hsiung Chen and Prof. Lian-Chang Kuo. Present leadership is in the hands of Prof. Shu-Han Yeh with Prof. Chih- Wei Tuan as associate conductor, and Wen- Wen Chou, Hung-Yu Chang serving as section coaches. The 50 participants that currently comprise the ensemble hail from the nation’s many academic institutions, and represent the wealth of Taiwan’s musical talent. The Band’s regular practice time is every Saturday from 2-5 pm in the China Youth Corps building. Additional practices are scheduled during winter and summer vacations to meet the demands of frequent performance. The band holds one or two annual concerts in National Concert Hall and also accompanies various cultural activities. Moreover, the ensemble often participates in national ceremonies, and in the invitation of both domestic and foreign organization, conducts annual tours of nation. Additionally, the band’s reputation has spread abroad, resulting in performances in the United States, Europe, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and China. The CYC Wind Orchestra accolades are both numerous and diverse. Participation in the International Youth Music Awards in the United States yielded the 3A Prize in 1984 and the prestigious Best Performance Award in 1977, 1980, 1989 and 1992. In 1995, 1997, 2005 and 2009 the band made appearances at the WASBE conference .On both occasions, the CYC Wind Orchestra served as the sole representative from Chinese-speaking world. In 2002, the band won the first prize in the Fourth Asian Symphonic Band Competition held in Thailand. More than three decades that passed since its inception, CYC Wind Orchestra had participated in at least 350 performances worldwide. In addition to direct impact by providing a fertile training ground for many of Taiwan’s professional orchestral musicians. There is one more thing every CYC’s member will always know as they graduate from school and they can no longer stay in CYC: “One day as a CYC, lifelong as a CYC.” That’s how CYC went through all these years, and how it wins its applause. The list of awards or performances in five years 2011 The15 th WASBE Conference in Chiayi 2010 Concerts in Beijing and Si-An 2009 The 14 th WASBE Conferences in Cincinnati 2008 Concerts in Shenyang, Harbin, Dalian 2007 Concerts in Vichy, Dunkirk Yeh Shu-Han (conductor) Conductor Yeh Shu-Han graduated from the music department of the National Taiwan Normal University in 1980. He obtained the scholarship by the French Government in 1982 to study at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris (CNSMP), and graduated with the diploma of distinction, Premier Prix in 1984. He used to play in CYC Wind Orchestra in his student hood. Currently he is the professor of National Taiwan Normal University, and serves as a conductor for National Taiwan Normal University Symphonic Band, Kuang Jen Catholic High School Symphonic Orchestra, and CYC Wind Orchestra for more then ten years. 12 WASBE World
Osaka College of Music Wind Orchestra Osaka College of Music, which will celebrate the 100 th anniversary of its foundation in 2015, is the only specialist music college in the Kansai Region of Japan. OCM has built up a strong track record with a mainly traditional curriculum and has won a name for itself as a traditional school in the Kansai Region. The curriculum of the wind and percussion major course has a special focus on ensemble work and has achieved remarkable successes in recent years. Many of OCM’s graduates are involved in Wind Music in a teaching capacity, in and around the Kansai Region. OCM was established in the hope that it would become “a new cradle of musical culture” (including wind music) and, in this spirit, seeks to produce “high quality” musicians who maintain a tradition of technical skill and expertise in music, have a profound understanding of the spirituality of music and are able to make a wide-ranging contribution to society through music. As part of its curriculum, OCM has held a regular Wind Music concert once a year, since 1968, providing an opportunity for students to present the fruit of their studies. Today, students in every year participate in Wind Ensembles and pursue their studies under a structured 4-year curriculum. For regular and other concerts, Wind Ensembles and orchestras centering on 4 th -year students are formed and a wide range of music is studied, from original compositions for wind to arrangements of orchestral works. OCM also devotes attention to practical instruction with a view to produce teachers as well as performers. Under the “Sound School” project, a collaboration with the city of Toyonaka in which OCM is situated, students on the wind and percussion major course take an active part in local musical life giving concerts and private wind instrument lessons at elementary and junior high schools in Toyonaka. Toru Kitano (conductor) OCM Graduate in Instrumental Performance Course (Percussion); completed OCM One-Year Postgraduate Course Toru Kitano is a solo and chamber percussionist whose repertoire centers on Baroque and contemporary music. In addition to seven recitals in Osaka and Tokyo he has given overseas recitals in cities including New York and Hong Kong and is highly regarded for performances that preserve the Japanese spirit. He is particularly highly regarded in the field of contemporary music and has premiered many works by Japanese and foreign composers. His activities in the field of Wind Music include serving as conductor of the OCM Wind Orchestra and musical director of the Nishinomiya City Wind Orchestra. He also serves on the judges’ panel of many Wind Music competitions in Japan and overseas. Toru Kitano has won numerous prizes, including the Osaka Culture Festival Awards/Gold Award, Osaka Culture Festival Awards/Main Division Award (3 times), Osaka Prefecture Performing Arts Award, Osaka Prefectural Theatre Awards/Encouragement Award Music Critique Club Awards/Encouragement Award, and Music Critique Club Awards/Newcomer Award. Toru Kitano is professor at OCM, dean of OCM Graduate School and director of Percussion Group Osaka. Applications to host the 2015 WASBE Conference Locations wish to host the 2015 WASBE Conference should send a letter of application to the WASBE President prior to 31 May 2011. The letter of application should include the following supporting materials: • A statement indicating what special features this site has which would make it an ideal location for an international conference. • A statement indicating that the local organization is familiar with the Guidelines for Organizing WASBE International (biennial) Conferences and is willing to adhere to these Guidelines. • A statement indicating that the local organization is willing two years in advance of the conference to sign a Letter of Agreement with WASBE specifying the duties and responsibilities of the WASBE artistic planning committee and the local organization. Selected applicants will be invited by the WASBE President to make a presentation at the WASBE Board Meeting at the 15 th WASBE Conference in Taiwan in July 2011. For copies of the Guidelines and more information on how to apply, see the WASBE Web Site (www.wasbe.org) and/or contact: Markus Mauderer WASBE Executive Director Kolpingstr. 2 D-76456 Kuppenheim Germany Tel: +49 72 22 / 77 40 30 Fax: +49 72 22 / 77 40 40 wasbe@gmx.org WASBE World 13
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