INSTITUTIONAL GREETINGS
Nagoya University of Arts Flute Orchestra (Japan) HISTORY OF THE BAND The Flute Orchestra of Nagoya University of Arts (Japan) is a large flute choir which was formed in 1982 as part of the curriculum for students specializing in flute studies at the Nagoya University of Arts. In addition to its weekly rehearsals and appearances in concerts organized by the University, the Flute Orchestra is an active participant in both national events and flute conventions. Through its musical activities the Flute Orchestra gives students the opportunity to further develop their skills while also contributing to the local community. The Orchestra has toured in Belgium and the USA and its performances have earned it a favorable reputation. The Flute Orchestra's repertoire is very diverse, combining works originally written for flute choirs with orchestral arrangements of masterpieces. Its rich and warm sound offers a wide range of tessiture, from the high pitch of the piccolo flute to the low pitch of the contrabass flutes. In May 2002 the Flute Orchestra of Nagoya University of Arts performed during the signing ceremony of the twinning agreement between the classes of Nagoya University of Arts and the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, Artesis University College, Antwerp. In March 2005 the Flute Orchestra performed in the Robert and Judi Newman Center, having been invited there by the Lamont School of Music, University of Denver. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR Naoki TakagiNaoki Takagi graduated from Nagoya University of Arts where he was taught by Jiro Nagaosa and Hari Hiroshi.He was a member of the Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra until December 2009. He has demonstrated his skill in recitals and as a soloist with the Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra and the Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra of Dobrich. In 1997 Takagi was invited to play in the Masan Contemporary Music Festival in Korea, where his performances were received with the highest praise. In November 2012 he performed in a benefit concert to raise funds for the area devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in which Chorale Enfantine Princesse Marie Astrid and the Choir of the Japanese International School in Dusseldorf took part. Naoki Takagi is currently a teacher at the Nagoya University of Arts, a member of the board of directors of the Japan Flute Association, a member of the Nagoya Flute Association, and is a member of the jury of the All Japan Student Music Competition. |
