Garden Winds - Remembrance (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Calling You
02. Colors of the Wind
03. Shine
04. Recollection
05. To My Beloved
06. White Romance
07. Smile Again
08. Under a Starry Sky
09. Sleepless Night
10. Awakening at 5am
11. Spring Welcoming You
12. Friends
13. On the Way Home
14. It Will Be Fine

This is the debut album of the unit "GARDEN WINDS" by Naoto Yamamoto, a former Nagoya Philharmonic chief oboe player who is currently active as a soloist, and Takahiro Iwase, who is active as a composer pianist. All songs are original works by Iwase. The emotional melody becomes the wind, and it is kind to people. A beautiful oboe tone that appeals to human sensibilities. Piano sound grains that glitter like stars. Music snuggles up, encourages, and sometimes comforts people. A collection of gems that warmly fills the gaps in your heart.

Naoto Yamamoto
Graduated from Musashino Academia Musicae in 1985. He has performed at the university's graduation concert and the 55th Yomiuri Rookie Concert. He studied under Masaru Suyama, Yukizo Yoshinari, Akira Kitajima, and Ingo Goritzki.
In 1986 he joined the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra. He will be the principal player until September 19th. In 1988 he held a solo recital at the "CBC Salon Concert". From February 1992, he studied abroad in Berlin for a year and studied under Andreas Wittmann. After returning to Japan, he held a solo recital. In 1997, he participated in the "9th Affinis Summer Music Festival" and studied under Washington Valera. In 1999, he held a recital of contemporary music entitled "Naoto Yamamoto and his friends". Held a solo recital at "The Concert Hall Encore 2000" in 2000. In 2002, he appeared on NHK-FM "Meikyoku Recital". Also, at the solo recital held in 2004, he received the Nagoya Citizens' Arts Festival 2004 Jury Special Award. Held a solo recital in '10.
So far, Mei Phil, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Nagoya Pastorale Ensemble, The Strings Nagoya, Klingen Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra "Houten", Kita Nagoya City Orchestra, Di Musicanten Chamber Orchestra and Mozart, Chimarosa, Co-starred with Marcello, Albinoni, Bach, Isang Yun, and R. Strauss. In addition, while actively performing chamber music activities as a major member of "Nagoya Virtu Ozen", "Kubel Oboe Quartet", "Trio de Branch", etc., he also teaches younger generations as a part-time lecturer at Nagoya Music University and Ogaki Women's Junior College Music General Department. It also hits.

Takahiro Iwase (Composer / Arrangement / Piano) Takahiro Iwase
Born in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture. He started his career by composing music at a musical studio and providing music to "Ligar Music Library" produced by Ligar Music while he was a student at the Department of Music, Faculty of Arts, Osaka University of Arts.
Since 2008, as an arranger for Crafton Co., Ltd., he has been involved in the arrangement of published scores and sound source production for Shinko Music, Depro MP, Magazine Land, etc.
In his solo activities, he released four albums with original songs (as of 2022) and held independent concerts mainly in Tokyo and Nagasaki. In particular, the "PIANO Monologue" series by piano solo has been well received as a healing concert.
In 2021, he formed "GARDEN WINDS" with oboe player Naoto Yamamoto (former Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra chief player), and in 2020, he formed "EASTRINGS" with cellist Shinpei Miyazaki, and is active in each unit with his own original songs.

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