Kazuhiko Ono got his master's degree from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and got DOCOMO Scholarship . He is currently in the doctoral program at the same university. He was selected for the 10th Japan-France Vocal Concours and was a Japanese representative for the Imitational Belvedere Concours. He has sung in Caccini's "Euridice" with Tokyo Chamber Opera conducted by Hiroshi Wakasugi; R.Schumann's "Scenes from Goethe's Faust" with the New Japan Philharmonic conducted by J. Nelson; Beethoven's 9th Symphony with Geidai Philharmonlc Orchestra conducted by J. Rockhart; and many religious works.
Norihira Aoki, a graduate from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and a member of Fujiwara Opera, studied voice with Nobuyuki Ito, A. Protti, and Susan D. Gabriel. He also studied in Vienna and Cremona for three years. He is currently active as an opera singer (for Fujiwara Opera and Japan Opera Society, etc.) and a recital singer, as well as a broadcasting and recording artist, working for programs such as "Fresh Concert," "FM Recital," "School Songs " and "C.M." on NHK-FM. He also manages and leads his own vocal ensemble to perform all around Japan.
Tatshuhito Nomoto received his bachelor's and master's degrees in vocal performance from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. His voice teachers include Nobuyuki Ito, Shigeo Harada, Yukio Tatara, Koji Hane, and Karin Mikami (German lieder) . He also studied conducting with Hideomi Kuroiwa. He has sung a solo for religious works by Bach. Handel, Mozart, and so on. His supple and delicate expressivity when singing German lieder has been widely acclaimed.
After graduating from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tetsuya Odagawa completed the program in opera performance at the same university and the master class at Nikikai Opera Studio. He has appeared in many operas (some by Mozart) with favorable reviews, while being acvtive as a soloist in religious works such as "St. John's Passron" by Bach and "Requrem" by Mozart. He is a member of Bach Collegium Japan (with which he is heard in many CDs) and Nikikai.
Hatakeyama born in Takamatsu, graduated in opera performance form Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He also finished the 38th master class at Nikikai Opera Studio. His teachers include Takeuchi [no first name given], Yoshiharu Nakamura, Shigeo Harada, and Yukio Tatara. He has appeared in operas such as "Cosi fan tutte" (as Don Alfonso), "Don Giovanni" (as Leporello), and "Ariadne auf Naxos" (as well as in many recitals as a soloist He is a member of Nikikai.
Born in Tokyo. She studied percussion under Seimon Ariga and Marimba under Michiko Takahashi. While she was in Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1972, she won the championship at Geneva International Contest, the class of percussion. In 1977 she won the 2nd prize at Munchener International Contest, with the first prize vacant. Her solo record was released from RCA label throughout the world. In 1980 she won Suntory Music Award Her album "Yoshihara Sumire: The world of percussion vol. I "won the Excellent Prize at Att Triangle Music Tour. In 1997 she produced her latest solo album from Fontec label.
