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Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra’s 175th Subscription Concert

I attended the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra's 175th Subscription Concert at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre.I have fond mem...
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Yamaha System Band Instructor Clinic (Guangzhou)

I served as a clinician for the Yamaha System Band Instructor Clinic held in Guangzhou, Guangdong.This was my seventh ti...
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2026 1st Charity Seminar for Band Directors by Yatai Musical Instruments (Shenzhen)

I participated as a clinician at the 2026 1st Asia-Pacific Charity Wind Band Director Training Camp in Shenzhen, Guangdo...
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SAF Band x JGSDF Central Band Joint Concert

Singapore Armed Forces Central Band x Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band CB Joint Concert 🇯🇵🇸🇬 (Parthenon Tama...
Concerts

PWOC’s Inaugural Concert

I took part in the inaugural concert of Perak Wind Orchestra and Choir (PWOC), a newly formed community band in Ipoh, Ma...
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RIP Yi-Fu laoshi

Hearing the sudden news of his passing left me literally speechless.Taiwanese conductor and flautist Mr Chen Yi-fu passe...
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Yamaha International Band Workshop in Panama

A rare band experience outside Asia! 🌎From 21 to 24 May, I visited Panama in Central America. 🇵🇦After about a four-hour ...
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Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya Girls’ High School — the 41st Annual Concert

We have successfully held the 41st Annual Concert of the Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya Girls' High School Wind Band.I was...
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“To All Wind Instrument Players: A Dentist’s Advice” by Toshio Nemoto

I, too, was once a member of a wind band, struggling with trumpet embouchure and lip fatigue.I first came across the ori...
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A Mid-Century Masterpiece Played by Modern Students

I had the privilege of guest conducting a combined band from three schools in the Shimotsuga district at the 30th Tochig...