History of the Hirosaki Symphony Orchestra
| 1988 (Showa 63) | |
| 10/24 | Founding of the Hirosaki Symphony Orchestra |
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| 1989 (Showa 64) | |
| 3/31 | Invitation to Genepro Inviting elementary and junior high school students in Hirosaki City to perform in the form of a concert. |
| 4/1 | Appeared in the general opening ceremony of the Hirosaki Citizens’ Cultural Festival commemorating the 100th anniversary of Hirosaki City. |
| 4/1 | 1st Foundation Commemorative Concert 《Programme》 ・Opera “The Magic Flute” Overture Mozart Symphony No. 38 “Prague” Mozart Symphony No. 1 Beethoven |
| 1990 (Heisei 2) | |
| 5/28 | Hirosaki City Municipal 100th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony |
| 2/3 | 1st concert for boys and girls Elementary and junior high school students in Hirosaki city are invited free of charge. |
| 2/18 | 2nd Subscription Concert “Program” Overture to Opera “Oberon” Weber “Woman of Arles” from Suite No. 1 and 2 Bizet Symphony No. 5 “Fate” Beethoven (Citizen’s Cultural Festival Participation) |
| 8/19 | 1st Summer Concert <Programme> Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Mozart Overture for Orchestra Mendelssohn Suite for Wind Orchestra No. 1 Holst Water Music (Hardy Edition) Handel March “Pomp and Circumstance” Elgar |
| 1991 (Heisei 3) | |
| 2/9 | 2nd Concert for Boys and Girls |
| 2/17 | 3rd Subscription Concert “Program” Symphonic Poem “Finlandia” Sibelius Opera “Carmen” Suite No. 1 and 2 Bizet Symphony No. 8 Dvořák |
| 7/6 | 2nd Summer Concert “Program” ・Opera “Don Giovanni” Overture Mozart ・Symphony No.40 Mozart ・Emperor Waltz etc. Johann Strauss ・”Typewriter” etc. Leroy Anderson |
| 1992 (Heisei 4) | |
| 2/8 | The 3rd Concert for Boys and Girls |
| 2/17 | 4th Subscription Concert “Programme” Opera “Meistersinger von Nürnberg” Prelude Wagner “Peer Gynt” Suite 1 & 2 Grieg Symphony No. 7 Beethoven (Participation in Citizen’s Cultural Festival) |
| 7/4 | 3rd Summer Concert ” Program” Overture “The Barber of Seville” Rossini Symphony No. 94 “Surprise” Haydn Sound of Music Medley West Side Story Medley |
| 1993 (Heisei 5) | |
| 2/7 | The 4th Concert for Boys and Girls |
| 2/17 | 5th Subscription Concert “Program” Overture to Opera “Magical Bullet Shooter” From Weber Ballet Music “Gayane ” Khachaturian Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” Dvorak (Citizen’s Cultural Festival Participation) |
| 7/2 | 4th Summer Concert “Program” Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” Ballet Music from Schubert’s Opera “Faust” Gounod Ballet Suite “The Nutcracker” Tchaikovsky’s Coronation March “The Jewel and the King’s Scepter” Walton |
| 12/23 | In-house ensemble concert |
| 1994 (Heisei 6) | |
| 1/29 | 6th Subscription Concert “Program” Symphony No. 31 “Paris” Mozart Symphony No. 5 Tchaikovsky (Citizen’s Cultural Festival participation) |
| 7/9 | 5th Summer Concert <Programme> ・Comedy “Die Fledermaus” Overture J. Strauss ・Comedy “Gypsy Baron” Overture J. Strauss ・Comedy “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Overture Nicolai American in Paris Gershwin Leroy・Anderson Collection (participation in citizen’s school festival) |
| 7/10 | The 5th Concert for Boys and Girls |
| 12/23 | 2nd Ensemble Concert |
| 1995 | |
| 2/11 | 7th Subscription Concert “Program” , Opera “Escape from the Imperial Palace” Overture Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 “Turkish” Mozart Violin Solo: Akihiro Miura , Symphony No. 4 Brahms |
| 7/8 | 6th Summer Concert “Program ” “Heaven and Hell” Overture Offenbach “Gypsy Baron” Overture J. Strauss Carnival in Rome Berlioz Overture “Zampa” Errol Divertiment Nos. 1 and 3 Mozart ・”A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Mendelssohn (Citizen’s Cultural Festival participation) |
| 12/2 1 | 3rd Ensemble Concert |
| 1996 (Heisei 8) | |
| 2/10 | 8th Subscription Concert “Program” ・Symphonic Poem “Prelude” ・Siegfried Pastoral Wagner Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” Dvorak |
| 5/12 | Performing at the Lions Clubs International Annual Meeting Commemorative Ceremony |
| 7/13 | 7th Summer Concert “Program” ・Comedy “Light Cavalry” Overture Suppé ・Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major Mozart ・”Woman in Arles” Suite 1 and 2 Bizet (participation in the citizen cultural festival) |
| 10/1 | Performed at the Soroptimist International Hirosaki Certification 20th Anniversary Ceremony |
| 12/2 2 | 4th Ensemble Concert |
| 1997 | |
| 2/8 | 9th Subscription Concert “Program” / Opera “Rienzi” Overture Wagner / Opera “Lohengrin” Prelude to Act 3 Wagner / Opera “Meistersinger von Nuremberg” Prelude Wagner / Symphony No. 3 “Hero” Beethoven |
| 7/12 | 8th Summer Concert “Programme” ・Opera “The Barber of Seville” Overture Rossini Symphony No. 101 “Clock” Haydn Symphony No. 8 Dvorak |
| 8/10 | Invite mini-concert members to give small ensemble concerts. |
| 1998 (Heisei 10) | |
| 2/14 | 10th Subscription Concert “Program” ・University Festival Overture Brahms Symphony No. 38 “Prague” Mozart Symphony No. 2 Brahms |
| 7/11 | 9th Summer Concert “Program” Water Music Handel Symphony No. 25 Mozart Carmen Suite Bizet (Citizens’ Cultural Festival participation) |
| 1999 (Heisei 11) | |
| 2/14 | 11th Subscription Concert ” Program” Overture to Opera “Oberon” Weber Piano Concerto No. 21 Mozart Piano Solo: Kiyoshi Asano Symphony No. 1 Brahms |
| 4/4 | Celebration at the 110th Anniversary Ceremony of Hirosaki City |
| 7/10 | 10th Summer Concert “Program ” Fanfare of Dance Music “Peri” Dukas Bacchanal from the opera “Samson and Delilah” Saint-Saens Peter and the Wolf Prokofiev Waltz “Vienna Katagi” Tritsch Tratsch Polka J. Strauss II World (participation in the citizen’s school festival) |
| 2000 (Heisei 12) | |
| 2/5 | 12th Subscription Concert “Program ” Tragic Overture Brahms Symphony No. 3 Prelude and Isolde’s Love Death from Brahms Opera “Tristan and Isolde” Wagner |
| 7/8 | 11th Summer Concert 《Programme》 ・Opera “The Magic Flute” Overture Mozart Concerto Symphony Mozart Concerto Concerto No. 1 Handel Overture “Fingal’s Cave” Mendelssohn Symphonic Poem “My Motherland” Mordau Smetana (Citizens Cultural Festival participation) |
| 8/20 | Mini concert ~Hirosaki Symphony Orchestra wearing casual clothes~ |
| 2001 (Heisei 13) | |
| 2/10 | 13th Subscription Concert “Program” Italian Capriccio Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Tchaikovsky |
| 7/14 | 12th Summer Concert <Program> Andante Festevo Sibelius Two Sad Melodies Old-fashioned Dances and Arias for Grieg Lute No. 3 Suite Respighi Pomp and Circumstance No. 4 Elgar Pleasant March Chabrier Suite “Karelia” Yori March Sibelius Slavic March Tchaikovsky (Participated in the Civic Cultural Festival) |
| 8/19 | Participated in the Aomori Prefectural Cultural Festival “General Festival” |
| 10/14 | Participated in “Kokoro no Aoimori Concert” |
| 2002 (Heisei 14) | |
| 2/9 | 14th Subscription Concert “Program” ・Celebration Overture Shostakovich ・Suite “Hari Janos” Kodaly ・Symphony No.6 “Pastoral” Beethoven |
| 7/6 | 13th Summer Concert “Program” Suite “Swan Lake” Tchaikovsky ・The Sorcerer’s Disciple Dukas ・ET Theme J. Williams and others (Citizens’ Cultural Festival Participation) |
| 8/24 | Mini concert ~Hirosaki Symphony Orchestra wearing casual clothes~ |
| 2003 (Heisei 15) | |
| 2/8 | 15th Subscription Concert “Program” Suite “Pictures at an Exhibition” Mussorgsky Symphony No. 5 “Fate” Beethoven |
| 7/8 | 14th Summer Concert “Program ” Ballet Suite “Coppelia” Delibes “Typewriter” etc. Leroy Anderson (Citizens’ Cultural Festival participation) |
| 2004 (Heisei 16) | |
| 2/14 | 16th Subscription Concert ” Program” Overture “1812” Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” Schubert Symphony No. 3 “Scottish” Mendelssohn |
| 7/17 | 15th Summer Concert 《Programme》 ~Beethoven’s Life~ ・From Piano Concerto No. 2 1st Movement ・From Symphony No. 5 “Fate” 1st Movement ・Opera “Fidelio” Overture ・Symphony No. 9 “Chorus” Excerpt from the 4th movement from Austra Stories “My Neighbor Totoro” Joe Hisaishi (Citizen’s Cultural Festival participation) |
| 8/29 | In-house ensemble concert |
| 2005 (Heisei 17) | |
| 2/12 | 17th Subscription Concert “Program” – Fanfare of the Vienna Philharmonic R. Strauss – Symphony No. 29 Mozart – Opera “Ouriante” Overture – Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique” Tchaikovsky |
| 7/16 | 16th Summer Concert Poster Display 《Programme》 Part 1 Mozart Special Feature Symphony No. 40 in G Minor 1st Movement Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major 2nd Movement Overture from the opera “The Marriage of Figaro” “What is love?” “Monokana” ・From the opera “The Magic Flute” “Queen of the Night Aria” ・Oboe Concerto in C major 1st movement ・From Requiem in D minor Part “Star Wars” Suite |
| 2006 (Heisei 18) | |
| 1/21 | 18th Subscription Concert Poster Display Overture “Carnival” Op.92 A. Dvorak Symphony No. 1 in G minor VS Kalinnikov Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 A. Dvorak Cello solo: Masahide Mito (NHK Symphony Orchestra, from Hirosaki City) |
| 2/26 | Held an ensemble concert at Momoishi-cho Exhibition Hall |
| 7/15 | 17th Summer Concert Poster Display 《Programme》 ～Verdi Feature～ ・Opera “Luisa Miller” Overture ・From “Requiem” Days of Anger-Kusushiki Trumpet ・From Opera “Nabucco” Go, My Own Golden Wings Notte ・From the opera “Aida” Glory to Egypt ~Triumphal March~Come, triumphal general ・From the opera “Rigoletto” Song of the Woman’s Heart ・From the opera “Rigoletto” Aria Oh, Sohaka no Hito ~From the Flower to the Flower ・Cheers song from the opera “La Traviata” ・Suite for Orchestra “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” and others (participation in the citizen’s school festival) |
| 8/20 | Ota City Hirosaki City Friendship Exchange Concert poster display Joint concert by Ota Art School Orchestra “Junesse”, our Symphony Orchestra and Youth String Ensemble |
| 9/17 | Held an ensemble concert at Momoishi-cho Exhibition Hall |
| 2007 (Heisei 19) | |
| 3/18 | 19th subscription concert poster display , three symphonic drawings for orchestra “Sea” C. Debussy Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 S. Rachmaninoff |
| 7/21 | ’07 Summer Concert Poster Display ・Opera “The Thief Magpie” Overture Rossini ・From the opera “Barber of Seville” “Aria” Opera “William Tell” Overture “Jurassic Park” Highlights “Titanic” Selection “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” “Moon River” “Pirates of the Caribbean” |
| 2008 (Heisei 20) | |
| 2/8 | Joint Recital Opera “Tsubakihime” Leaving Paris / Opera “Butterfly Lady” Flower Duet Yuka Onishi (Soprano), Akiko Ogawa (Alto), Kazuhiro Kodama (Tenor), Takashi Yonashiro (Baritone), Hirosaki Opera, Yoko Yamaguchi (piano) |
| 2/9 | Street corner mini-concert and conducting lecture by Music Network Hirosaki Hideyo Shintsu |
| 2/10 | Climax concert poster display Symphonic Overture “Festival Time” -For Orchestra- Kaoru Wada Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Op . Tenor), Kei Yonashiro (baritone) Chorus Hirosaki Chorus Federation Chorus conductor Ryoji Shirasaki |
| 7/19 | ’08 Summer Concert poster display ・ From “Peer Gynt” Suite Ingrid’s Lament At the Palace of the Mountain Demon King Ose’s Death soprano) ・Piano Concerto in A minor 1st movement Grieg Hiroshi Fujimoto (piano) conductor Junichi Osanai ・The girl who fell from the sky from “Laputa: Castle in the Sky” ・From “Kiki’s Delivery Service” A town with a view of the sea・Starting work ・”Gedo Senki” Teru’s Song Nausicaa Requiem from “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” Merry-go-round of Life from “Howl’s Moving Castle” Ashitakasekki Conductor Hiroshi Ima |
| 10/26 | Participated in the 2nd Hirosaki Music Festival street corner mini-concert |
| 11/7 | Participated in the 2nd Hirosaki Music Festival |
| 11/30 | Participated in the 2nd Hirosaki Music Festival Joint Concert |
| 2009 (Heisei 21) | |
| 2/8 | 21st Subscription Concert Poster display ・Overture to Opera “Kidnapped from the Sacred Palace” K.384 WA Mozart – Music from romantic drama “Rosamunde, Queen of Cyprus” in Act 4 F. Schubert Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. .45 D. Shostakovich, conducted by Hidehiro Shintsu |
| 7/18 | 2009 Summer Concert Poster Display /March “Pomp and Circumstances” No. 1 E.Elgar Orchestra Exploration Notes -Introduction to Orchestral Music Spelled with Japanese Songs- Kaoru Wada Conductor Junichi Osanai “Trumpeter’s Holiday” “Plink Plank Plank” “Waltz” from L. Anderson ‘s Suite “Masquerade” A. Khachaturian Conductor Eimi Omoto Carmen Fantasy Bizet Flute Conductor Satoko Takezawa Junichi Osanai Inuyasha Fantasy Kaoru Wada New Cinema Paradise E. Morricone Raiders March J. Williams Suite “Space Battleship Yamato” Yasushi Miyagawa Conductor Hiroshi Ima |
| 7/19 | ’09 Summer Concert in Odate, March “Pomp and Circumstances” No. 1 E.Elgar Orchestra Exploration Notes -Introduction to Orchestral Music Spelled with Japanese Songs- Kaoru Wada Conductor Junichi Osanai “Trumpeter’s Holiday” “Plink Plank Plank” “Waltz” from L. Anderson ‘s Suite “Masquerade” A. Khachaturian Conductor Eimi Omoto Carmen Fantasy Bizet Flute Conductor Satoko Takezawa Junichi Osanai Inuyasha Fantasy Kaoru Wada New Cinema Paradise E. Morricone Raiders March J. Williams Suite “Space Battleship Yamato” Yasushi Miyagawa Conductor Hiroshi Ima |
| 8/22 | Mozart “Requiem” Takanosu Mixed Chorus co-starring poster display Appearance Takanosu Mixed Chorus Co- starring Hirosaki Symphony Orchestra Higashi -Matsuyama Jungerkohl Conductor Yoichiro Kawaguchi |
| 10/25 | The 3rd Hirosaki Music Festival Street Corner Concert |
| 10/29 | The 3rd Hirosaki Music Festival Outing Concert Kusanagi Elementary School, Shusai Elementary School |
| 11/29 | Participated in the 3rd Hirosaki Music Festival Joint Concert |
| 2010 (Heisei 22) | |
| 2/8 | 22nd Regular Concert Poster Display ・Opera “Ruslan and Lyudmila” Overture MI Glinka Ballet Music “Gayane Suite” Introduction and Russian Dance Lullaby Dance of the Rose Maidens No. 2 in D major Op.43 J. Sibelius / Shinya Ishikawa |
| 7/10 | ’10 Summer Concert Poster Display Part 1 World Music Travelogue Part.2 “Candide” Overture L. Bernstein From “Czech Suite” 2. Polka 5. Finale A. Dvorak Pavane for the Dead Princess M. Ravel ・ From the ballet music “Love is a Magician” Dance of the Fire Festival M. Falla ・From the opera “Turandot” No one should sleep G. Puccini Tenor Koichi Uehara ・No.5 from the ballet music “Sleeping Beauty” Waltz P. Tchaikovsky , conducted by Ken FutagawaraPart 2 Taiga drama feature , Furinkazan , Ryomaden soprano Yukiko Osanai , Golden Days , Single-Eyed Dragon Masamune, Atsuhime , Tenchijin, conducted by Hiroshi Ima |
| 9/17 | The 4th Hirosaki Music Festival Outing Concert Higashimeya Elementary School |
| 11/28 | Participated in the 4th Hirosaki Music Festival Joint Concert |
| 2011 (Heisei 23) | |
| 2/5 | The 23rd Subscription Concert Poster display Symphonic Overture “Festive Time” -For Orchestra- Kaoru Wada Symphonic Poem “Pines of Rome” O. Respighi 1. Pine of Villa Borghese 2. Pine near the catacombs 3. Pines of the Janiculum 4. Pines of the Appian Way Symphony in D Minor C. Franck Conductor Shinya Ishikawa |
| 7/18 | 2011 Summer Concert Poster Display Part 1 World Music Travelogue Part.3 １．Lohengrin – Prelude to Act III / Wagner 2. Night on Bald Mountain/Mussorgsky3 . Pavane/Faulet 4. Trombone Concertino Op.45 No.7 / Larson Trombone: Hisashi Tsukidate5. My Motherland – The Moldau / Smetana Conductor: Ken FutagawaraPart 2 (Musical Song Collection) 1. Curtain up! (6 song medley) ・There is no better business than a show (Annie)~ ・The Phantom of the Opera (Phantom of the Opera)~ ・One (Chorus Line)~ ・Don’t let it rain on the parade (Funny Girl) ) ~ ・My life with him (Mame)~ ・All roses bloom (Gypsy) 2. Cats 3. 4. Sound of Music Medley , My Favorite Song of Doremi . West Side Story Selection Conductor: Hiroshi Kon |
| 9/4 | Soma Junior High School Concert |
| 10/18 | School Concert Taisei Elementary School |
| 11/27 | 5th Hirosaki Music Festival Music Network Joint Concert Appearance |
| 12/3、12/4 | 13th Dream Seminar poster display |
| 2012 (Heisei 24) | |
| 2/11 | The 24th regular concert poster display・ Opera “Hansel and Gretel” Prelude E. Humperdinck Ballet music “Romeo and Juliet” Op.64 S. Prokofiev Death of Romeo Juliet before the Grave Symphony No. 1 in C Minor J. Brahms Conductor: Naoki Tachibana |
| 2/26 | Held an ensemble concert at Momoishi-cho Exhibition Hall |
| 6/5 | School Concert Bunkyo Elementary School |
| 7/15 | Summer Concert 2012 Poster Display Part 1 World Music Travelogue Part 4 Conductor: Ken Futagawara Olympic Fanfare and Theme “Interlude” from J. Williams Opera “Cavalleria Rusticana” Allegro de Chiso (Alla) from P. Mascagni “Water Music” Hornpipe ) ”Little Overture” from Ballet Suite “Nutcracker” by G. Handel-H. Harty P. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” 4th Movement A. Dvorak Conductor experience corner “I am also a maestro! !” Part 2 Film Music Feature Conductor: Hiroshi Kon “Superman” ~ “March” J. Williams “Gone with the Wind” ~ “Tara’s Theme” M. Steiner “Godfather” ~ “Love Theme” N. Rota ”Pink Panther” – “Theme” H. Mancini ”Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” – “Hedwig’s Theme” J. Williams ”ET” – “Adventure on Earth” J. Williams |
| 7/29 | Participation in children’s art experience open space |
| 11/6 | School Concert Sennen Elementary School |
| 11/13 | School Concert Ajigasawa Junior High School |
| 11/25 | Participated in the 6th Hirosaki Music Festival |
| 11/30 | dream concert |
| 12/1 | dream seminar |
| 2013 (2013) | |
| 2/10 | 25th regular concert poster display Opera “The Marriage of Figaro” Overture WA Mozart Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor SV Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 5 in E minor PI Tchaikovsky Conductor: Tachibana Naoki Piano Solo: Eri Murata Held at Hirakawa City Cultural Center |
| 2/24 | Held an ensemble concert at Momoishi-cho Exhibition Hall |
| 7/15 | Summer Concert 2013 Odate Citizen’s Cultural Center Poster Display Part 1 World Music Travelogue Part 5 Conductor: Ken Futagawara Coronation March “Jewel and Royal Scepter” (Walton) Symphonic Poem “Summer Idyll” (Honeger) Danson No. 2 (Marquez) ) Conductor experience corner “I am also a maestro!” Symphony No. 5, 1st movement (Beethoven)Part 2 “Joe Hisaishi Special” Conductor: Hiroshi Kon “ Summer” from “Kikujiro no Natsu ” TA-Q-BIN” “A town with a view of the sea” Oriental Wind My Neighbor Totoro |
| 7/21 | Participation in children’s art experience open space |
| 9/19 | School Concert Fukumura Elementary School |
| 11/15 | School Concert Tokiwano Elementary and Junior High School |
| 11/29 | dream concert poster display |
| 11/30 | 15th Dream Seminar poster display |