yokosuka symphony orchestra

History of Orchestra

*Machine translated. Subject to change.

It introduces a past content of the activity for the 50th anniversary.

Birth of Shonan symphony orchestra

Now went back and a small ensemble was born in the town in Yokosuka on 1954 46 years. When the sound of Mozart who listened until volunteers who obtained musical instruments by the desire that was not able to stop in stopping gathered, the score was not able to be bought, it wrote by hand by staying up all night, and the record was worn out was emitted, it was a start of the Shonan symphony orchestra whose this is an antecedent of the Yokosuka symphony orchestra. Yokosuka at that time is a town in the base crowded with the foreign legion that releases it by a Korean disturbance. However, this bustle was a without relation one to the citizens. It changed completely at the present age when it devoted one's time to lavishness, and the age of finally getting rid of the poverty in the age and postwar days with a hungry body the mind. Music..present age..social..position..obtain..imagination..attach..historical background..inside..still..nothing but..favorite..music..prisoner..become..several..young person..musical instrument..one hand..gather..do.Moreover, because it was a group that put out the loud sound, securing the practice place was not easy. The wandering age that had been assumed rolling such as warehouses at the kindergarten, the bank, and the back-street factory continued for a while.
The easy members' until regular concert of in such and the 1st was held efforts were exactly indescribable. Anyway, an easy member was a departure of course by ten hurried people. to there was your may being not to say complete like a social saucer etc. to the band of the amateur who performed Western music, and did not exist in the situation in which the understanding of surroundings was obtainedIt was at November 25, 1956 for an insufficient player and musical instruments to ask for help of this will of outskirts, and to do and to hold a big stretching. The day of establishment of the Yokosuka symphony orchestra is this day.
"The performance of this mass must have been rude. However, there is not a little doubt in the concentration of the all one's energy that we have it either. And, warm mind of the audience who watched feeling and us who tasted it then and hot eye difference. The impression on that day should have become our of today big guidepost. That..day..impression..as if..sleepwalker..only..person..night..devote..Yokosuka..town..wandering..say..provide..first public performance..that..impression..through life..taste." Leader foundation Toshio of this mass recollects at that time.
Afterwards, the orchestra of the departure also widens one's field of operations along with high growth that visits Japan because of the storm of wealth day by day. An easy number increases to tens of people, too and the regular concert twice a year begins to get on the right track. Still, there was the thing's being sure being sure not to carry to the full sail of wind, and the seed of the hardship of the procurement of the activity capital, securing the practice place and the concert hall, the purchase of musical instruments and scores, and the partings with an easy friend, etc. did not have the leave in the enumeration. His Stravinsky accomplished the visit to Japan, and late became becoming of great master Toscanini in the first half of 1955's though it was a superfluity occasionally. Moreover, there was a performance to which the Italian opera group happened one after another, and to the latter half of 30's the age when Del Monaco and Debaldi gave the Japanese big impression. The foundation of Japanese Fil is 1956 as well as us.

It is changed the title as the Yokosuka symphony orchestra, and the activity in a public place starts.

The member of the amateur orchestra is translation that jumps aboard by an intention that originally likes music, and is own, and the idea to each one's music and the favor are various.
When the 10th regular concert had been digested from the Shonan symphony orchestra inauguration, the intention of everybody was not necessarily corresponding at the same time as room's that looked about the entire orchestra settling down slowly the member and having begun to give birth. This might be one (the trial and the barrier in any organization with). In addition, some new amateur orchestras begin to come into existence in this city outskirts, the problem in management comes in succession badly, too a part of situation of break-up of the member happens, and it has become a serious situation of the influence on the performance activity. However, the main member's effort at the establishment this time was able to continue only practicing even in detail, and it managed to evade only the worst situation of dissolution of the orchestra.
It is changed the title because of "Shonan symphony orchestra", "Yokosuka symphony orchestra", the activity in public places of the Kanagawa Prefecture amateur orchestra league inauguration, the completion commemoration concert appearance of the Yokosuka City lyceum, and the Yokosuka City song announcement concert appearance, etc. starts, and the number of members is steady little by little in 1965. It is recent that the appearance of "Concert that congratulates the adult" started.

World premiere of piano concerto "Hwang Ho"

The world premiere excluding China of piano concerto "Hwang Ho" of China was achieved by the teacher Seiichi's of Tagawa effort in 1972. It asked the Tagawa teacher because the diplomatic relation in daytime had not recovered yet at that time, the score was obtained as diplomatic special service, the part score was copied, taken with member's hand, it rowed to the first performance, and it applied it. Representative Lee was started from China, the customer was invited on that day of the concert, and the our country first performance ended in a triumph.
It ran, and after the the end of a show, there was an episode of having clung to the member, too and representative Lee was the one with very big meaning to play pioneering role of the popular diplomacy in daytime on the music side in the stage as for tears though he or she was a sink. The People's Daily paper reports on this heroic deed to Chinese whole land.

The ninth first performance that puts various desires

It lived and the presentation of Batorven the ninth symphony of , wish was decided in 1975. It is still Catakyoc in Catakyoc at that time in case of now this tune for the amateur orchestra though it might be a popular tune. about one of the repertoires the amateur orchestraIt is not an exaggeration to say that one target had been put here since the mass inauguration this time. The preparation is started for several years, and it takes from the front of the member everyone, and sad news jumps into it hereafter. Death in winter mountain of foundation Hideo who it is concertmaster of Yokosuka symphony orchestra after Tscdan and was regular conductor. Anyone was an unbelievable happening. The Yokosuka symphony orchestra succeeded the dying wishes at the deceased, and concluded quite successfully in the first performance at the end of the year splendidly here though lost a big pillar on the music side and the management side. As for a lot of members, when the subject of the third movement began to be played with the stringed instrument, eyes were moistened with tears of the fullness of the heart.

The orchestra also : to the adult.

The Yokosuka symphony orchestra was able also to come the 20th anniversary in established finally in the autumn of 1976. At this occasion, it presented to the reason and foundation Hideo and honored conductor's title was presented to the title of "Permanent conductor" and Ikuma Dan. Moreover, commemoration magazine "Symphonic" that compiled walking of the orchestra of 20 years after Tscdan was distributed and reeled to the customer who commanded the city song by former Yokosuka mayor Kazuo Yokoyama and came on that day of the commemoration concert. It gave the first performance of "Celebration march" of teacher composition in the orchestra repeatedly by the command voluntarily the teacher. This work is the one that congratulated emperor Na on now and was composed, and the one that those who compose are voluntarily arranged to the congratulation on the 20th anniversary in establish for the orchestra and the one originally for music for wind instruments it presented it. Thus, the will of the member everyone was renewed aiming at the future chewing the more honor than I deserve well.
This is an age in which the initiation is received for 20 years. Yokosuka..symphony orchestra..more and more..adult..demand..social responsibility..feel..Yokosuka..City..culture..improvement..best..help..aiming at..so far..violent..have..adult..orchestra..activity..enter..time..come.

Transition of practice place

It was possible to keep practicing borrowing the city library for a while and with stability after long gypsy life though it was mentioned above that securing the practice place was a big problem in management. However, the situation that here cannot be used because of the redecorating construction is faced. Anyway, it stabilizes gradually, and kinds of the score and musical instruments swell up to the number of members gradually, too. It cannot easily change that it is at a moment's notice. However, the gym in the junior high school was opened by understanding and the effort of each district and it came to be able to continue practicing.
There are no facilities in the air conditioning at all, and the school gym freezes especially in air and kooky straw on the night of the midwinter though member's zeal doesn't take a rest hot and the practice was continued by it. There were a lot of members who brought the blanket, too and a disposable heating pad was necessaries. Moreover, the insect repellent spray was necessaries in the opposite at the summer time against next week of the mosquito. And, having embarrassed it in above all was rain. The roof of the gym doesn't have the ceiling. It is not possible to listen to a sound each other because Ameot sounds directly each other. It was the one that the rest was compelled until becoming drizzle.
On the other hand, a lot of movement concerts were on business of the amateur orchestra league recently in the prefectural music temple and the Atsukishi lyceum, etc. , too and it came to act actively in suburbs.

Suite "Yokosuka" the first performance

Afterwards, several years when it positively worked on the spread of the music culture like the music studio holding and the Yokosuka music foundation of an association, etc. in the city elementary and junior high schools passed, and the completion of chorus by the Ikuma Dan composition and "Yokosuka" of the suite for orchestral music was seen in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Yokosuka municipal organization in February of 1983.
The recording was done in the lyceum large hall that woke up on that day of the announcement concert an enthusiastic excitement of the customer in the whole assembly and was not done. When the end's after all recorded being repeatedly done until teacher's OK went out, and having become midnight became now, it became nostalgic memories though both orchestras and choruses were the rehearsals the day before and the tiredness feelings. The concert of this suite "Yokosuka" has been held in the spring of every year at the following.

Work and the hobby are states.

Worry because of the amateur orchestra and the maximum one are work. It doesn't go to the translation that throws out the main vocation even if it likes music very. The year of especially 1985 was a painful one year for the Yokosuka symphony orchestra. Conductor's Mr. stone temple visits America and a Japanese embassy in the Soviet Union and Mr. Yamashita, concertmaster and Mr. Segawa, that is, top of the cello have visited America all together. It endured desperately ..young member.. managing still the lack of the orchestra of three located people when buried the hole. It is needless to say to Cawagamba centering young members and activities at that time now.
It is almost impossible to climb the stage as it becomes a large household that exceeds 100, there is frequently what to the business trip comes in succession on that day of the concert, too and all members become complete. There is a member who returns only by a lot of members' who rush directly from the office even if it is said Saturday night similar the practice every week, there, bending the throttle from Tokyo, and performing the last five minutes together, too.
Moreover, there are a lot of members who pass from the distance to the practice, and is a member who rushes from Tokyo and Chiba to say nothing of Yokohama and Kawasaki, too. When it asks such a member, the mouth is arranged and it is said, "If it is not Yokosuka, it is not interesting". I all really like "Music" and "Yokosuka symphony orchestra".

The 30th enhanced anniversary

Our orchestra was able also finally to come the 30th anniversary in established, and the commemoration concert was held in the spring of 1987. This..day..performance..soloist..good..understanding..person..pianist..Yano..inviting..Ikuma Dan..Mr./Ms...including..risk..mass..regular..conductor..by turns..baton..shake.Moreover, it was a concert that had been grandly executed so that the member who did from foreign countries of on a business trip to the temporary return including the Japanese whole country and had rushed might also arrive. In the seat, commemoration magazine "I wanted nothing but to do music" that many customers who exceeded about as many as 300 people to capacity in a lyceum large hall came and had been distributed on that day also got great popularity. Moreover, the commemoration party was held after the concert ended, and I got a lot of congratulatory addresses from guests.
The impression that was not sure to be forgotten in member's mind at all one's life was left on this day in the most brilliant day in the history of the Yokosuka symphony orchestra.
Moreover, the commendation to cultural activities was received from Yokosuka City in the same year.

Appearance to "Inhabitants of the prefecture concert"

It performed to "Inhabitants of the prefecture concert '87" in Kanagawa Kenmin Hall in the autumn of 1987. The program on that day entitled, "Ikuma Dan's music", and performed suite "Yokosuka" in Ikuma Dan's baton in the Yokosuka symphony orchestra and the chorus in Yokosuka City in a professional orchestra in the prefecture and the latter half in the first half. I got the following commentaries later about this concert on newspaper.
『The performance group of pro-am Tua meets everyone. It is extremely unusual that one composer's work competes. Moreover, the amateur who had performed suite "Yokosuka" left a bigger impression for the audience in the whole assembly on this day. It cannot overlook writing this tune plainly, and the effects abundant. However, it is this group that gave the first performance of this tune to begin with that doesn't become it ..another... It is spread to the seat hard to put familiarity and zeal, proud, and to perform repertoires of them important. It was good. The mind was matched toward one purpose and it devoted oneself … Soaked, and it passed and seemed to exist in with Mu coming posture about the high school ball children who chased a white ball under hot weather ..that... 』
The word that remained in the body was received, the collar was obtained instinctively, and a positive bamboo basket was not obtained.

Appearance to "Light lord Ekicon"

The Yokosuka symphony orchestra extended the foot outside Kanagawa Prefecture for the first time in 1988. It is appearance to Tokyo Station concert and alias "Light lord Ekicon" that got into the news in the mass communication. This was the first meeting where it had begun to walk to citizens' life scenes as a cultural business left a specific place (hall etc.). It was possible to perform to the stage that these times 50 had to commemorate first as an amateur orchestra in advance of the whole country. It became a stage where all of the Yokosuka symphony orchestra that planned this all scenarios and production with member's hand, there were an inside and a ballet in the atmosphere of friendliness, there was a waltz, there was an opera, and said it was popular were greedy even if it listened, and I got the thunderous applause applauding from the customer in the whole assembly.
Moreover, popular that remained in the body by amateur's color on newspaper was gotten and reeled later.

Challenge to Omagari and Catakyoc

The challenge to Omagari and Catakyoc starts enthusiastically when the 30th anniversary is passed. However, it challenged Mussorgsky's "Picture of the exhibition" etc. in Bruckner's the fourth symphony, Mahler's the first symphony "Giant", and Shostakovich's concerts the fifth symphony and the 35th anniversary in establish in the meaning of having depressed it to the world of a modern work compared with the work that had been taken up so far. It will be enumerated for young members who have can an organization performance of difficult Omagari in the past by mean these enhancing the number of members, becoming, and a new sense to be centered and to have begun to take an active part. However, the work of classics and the romantic school is also true there are a lot of members that contents deep wants to perform deliberately though the achievement feeling with a big work of these large organizations is brought from a fundamental point of view.
It came to be able to present such various works well in the balances now. However, there is no change in combine with the hope for audiences' requests and the performance sides the most important.

Kanagawa cultural prize winning

It was supported by the rooting that did not slacken over many years of everybody, and glorious "The 40th Kanagawa cultural prize" was able to be won in 1991. The winning reason : this in the one presented to the individual and the group that contributes to development and the improvement of the culture of Kanagawa. 『After World War II, Yokosuka loses the base of Tashi, and 1945 30 year is kaleidoscopic time, and management and the activity of the amateur orchestra are the continuousness of the effort and endurance. The light of the culture in this and having continued merit praise. 』It is the one. There was not able to be pleasure like this without feeling a social heavy responsibility at the same time as honored because it renewed for us though was not before.

To a new practice place

It came to be able to borrow the music room in the integrated welfare hall completed in Shioiri as a new practice place in May, 1993. The grand piano is had on hand we in those who love music sound in the hall with a sound considerably near the ideal by a dreamlike space, and, of course, it equips it fully here the air conditioning. There is not worry that the practice is interrupted by the downpour any longer either. The leader who had had a hard time since the establishment this time was deep the deep emotion and said, "Our dreams were finally achieved". That cannot be not conscious all the more responsible while it came to be able to do the music making that increases by this before and concentrated.
It must be a bytalk, and here is not facilities in the city, no special practice place of us, and to make sure.

"Yokosuka Arts Theatre" Completion

"Yokosuka Art Theatre" was completed in November of the same year. Besides, pleasure that the palace of the art that can be boasted is completed in local cannot be carried out to the brush tongue for us. Suite "Yokosuka" was performed in the held commemorative ceremony of opening a library before the scale drop performance, and everyone of the member drank the breath to say nothing of the coming guest wonderful of the sound. The hall of the Opera House specification was enchanted to wonderful again here because of the sound check of the orchestra pit in the theater doing of ..trial.. Sou it as for the opera and the ballet tune, etc. moreover later. It is needless to say to dreaminess every member.
The activity base cannot be moved from the lyceum to the art theater this time and, the citizens request the culture from these from the citizen hall 30 years ago to ....new.. becoming it.. lyceum though it is a coming translation, the entire society admit it if it recalls it, and it exist without feeling it the coming in a wonderful age that develops further. Who 40 years ago will have been imaginable? the appearance of Yokosuka of todayEveryone of the member feels that it was really good because it does music.

Music made from the administration and enterprise with the citizens

Orchestra that grew up chamber music and there start of music wanting be done greatly. It has grown up to the place where our orchestra should also have consciousness as an adult though the person will be developed by the tottery independence of the infant of walking before one is aware, starting a home, and leaving offspring at years of 50 years.

Music takes root through the centuries in the citizens life, becomes a culture, and keeps being effective in Europe in the long tradition. The age when it has a high technology now and the excellent performance of Europe is mimicked should end though it is a very violent story to combine a small activity of the history and us in Europe. It has courage in our sensibilities and the interpretations to knowledge and music and it challenges … We should make the base only of it. It is hoped that it becomes the individuality of the Yokosuka symphony orchestra and it doesn't become a help of the improvement of a regional culture.

Our given present environment is what of Mino large support was able to be gotten from excellent, corporate each company outside there was a rooting of everybody of the citizens who watched it for 50 years as it is warm, being able to look up at cooperation on an administrative side moreover, and the city before and it exceeds it showed. The future, I will devote myself groping for ideal what should be of the orchestra that makes it from the administration and the enterprise with the citizens every day.
Finally, I think that it has the word that boss singer Hans Zaccs admonishes singer's knowledge to a passage from the aria in Wagner's "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg" and knight Walter who takes the singer examination, and finishes off a small sentence.

...friend.. happy every day of youth
When an especially happy first love richly swells the mind
Everyone will be able to sing a beautiful song.
The small bird must sing in spring.
Because the spring of life sings for us and it exists

However,
The winter in autumn in summer comes round and it comes.
Even in case of being on the inside at a lot of anxieties, pains, and work and each fights
Person who can sing still beautiful song
It is excellent song hand exactly Hit etc.

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