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🔸 Mika Ishiwata Trumpet (Tp)

Graduated from Musashino Academia Musicae with a major in trumpet. Studied trumpet under Kentaro Yoshizawa and Yoshikazu Kubo.

Lives and works in Sakura City. Member of Sakura Musikverein.

🔸 Yayoi Nakamura Trombone (Tb)

Born in Ichinomiya-cho, Chiba. Graduated from Musashino Academia Musicae.

Winner of the 7th Japan Trombone Competition, solo division. First prize in the trombone division of the 14th Chiba Prefecture Brass Band Individual Competition for High Schools and the Grand Prix for brass instruments. 4th prize in the brass section of the 15th National Classical Music Competition of Japan. Studied bass trombone under Junpei Inoue.

He is a member of the trombone quartet "TINTS \. Registered member of the Tokyo Universal Philharmonic Orchestra. He also teaches trombone parts in schools.

🔸 Kataoka Chiemi Horn (Hr) Wind ・ Chief percussion trainer

Born in Chiba prefecture, Japan, she started playing horn at the age of 15. He graduated from Tokyo Music ＆ Media Arts Shobi ・ Winds, Strings and Percussion ・ Main Course in 2001, and from the same school ・ Academy Course in 2003. （ Studied horn under Hiromi Namiki, Kozo Moriyama, Takato Saijo, and Taro Shimoda. Studied chamber music under Shigeru Ota and Kazuto Kitahara, and instrumental instruction under Toshiro Ozawa. 2001 Solo performance in "Mobala City ・ Young Buds Concert".

In 2004, he participated in the Music ・ Masters ・ Course in Kazusa, where he learned horn from Richard ・ King, chamber music from Center City ・ Brass Quintet and many other teachers. ｢ He made a guest appearance at the Mobala City ・ Young Buds Concert ｣ as a horn ・ duo. Currently, he is a freelance horn player, performing in orchestras ・ brass bands ・ musicals ・ and chamber music ・ solos, as well as giving horn lessons as an instrumental instructor, teaching wind instrument performance in elementary ・ junior high ・ and high schools, and in recent years In recent years, he has also been active as a conductor of wind bands and orchestras.

"TAD Wind Symphony", "Bel Canto Chamber Orchestra", "Hornisz ・ Lab" with each member horn ・ duo ＆ quartet, "Ensemble ・ Peanuts" with woodwind quintet, ｢ Trio ・ Fine ｣ with euphonium, horns and piano, each organizer and member. Permanent conductor of the brass band "Harmony Winds" and the Mothers ・ Orchestra "Cradle". Trainer of the Kazusa Junior Orchestra for horns ・ and Chief Trainer of wind and percussion ・.

🔸 Eido Kihara Horn (Hr)

Graduated from Musashino Music College in 2001. 2001, 2004 Music ・ Masters ・ Course in Kazusa （ Participated in the current MMCJ ）. Currently, as a freelance horn player, he performs extras in professional orchestras and brass bands, as well as a wide range of solo and chamber music. He is actively arranging chamber music and some of his works are available from Sonatina Music Score Library.

Studied horn with Koji Iizasa, the late Yasuyo Ito, and Takato Saijo, chamber music with Naji ・ Miklos, Takao Saeki, and the late Yasuyo Ito, harmony and counterpoint with Seiji Ushiuchi.

Member of the Tad Wind Symphony. Member of Pops Horn Quartet POPHORN and Horn Ensemble ・ Cornissimo.

🔸 Kiriko Yoshida Percussion

Graduated from Senzoku Gakuen University （ now known as the Senzoku Gakuen School of Music）, majoring in percussion. Studied percussion and marimba under Tomoyuki Okada, Takashi Ueno, Genichiro Shiraishi, Mutsuko Fujii, Momoko Kamiya and Yuko Nakamura.

Currently, as a freelance player, she performs at school concerts and event concerts, and also teaches younger students.