WindstarsEnsemble

by Wind Bands Association of Singapore

WindstarsEnsemble

by Wind Bands Association of Singapore



Beautiful Sunday ~ Imagine! 让想象飞扬!

Sunday, 13 April 2014, 03:00 PM

Esplanade - Theatres On The Bay Singapore

Immerse yourself in an imaginary world of magic, folklore and legend. The Windstars Ensemble presents the works of internationally renowned composers including John Williams and Joe Hisaishi, performing music from the Oscar-nominated Harry’s Wondrous World and Studio Ghibli’s first multiple award winning animated film, Laputa – Castle in the Sky. In Johan de Meij’sHobbits, join Bilbo Baggins as he embarks on an unexpected journey through JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth.

Admission is free!

 

Conductor

  • Mr. Takehiro Oura

    • Mr. Takehiro Oura

    A well-known and respected conductor in the music circle in Singapore, Mr Oura conducted the Raffles Institute and Raffles Girls’ School Symphonic Band. Currently he conducts the Meridian Junior College, Riverside Secondary School, Peirce Secondary School as well as Nanyang Technological University Symphonic Band.

    Mr Oura graduated from the Tenri High School in Nara. He went on to the Sakuyo College of Music in Okayama where he studied percussion with Mr Imamura Mitsuaki and conducting techniques with Mr Watanabe Akeo, who was a former conductor of the Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra.

    After which he travelled to Paris to enroll in the Ecole Normale de Musique a Paris (French Conservatory of Music, Paris) in a further quest for musical knowledge and exposure. Mr Oura graduated with certificates in percussion and orchestra studies. During his 2 years there, Mr Oura was a member of the New National Symphonic Orchestra.

    On his return to Japan, Mr Oura became the instructor of the Tenri High School Symphonic Band and Marching Band, both highly respected top school bands in Japan. His foray into the Singapore music scene has benefitted the students who have come under his tutelage, and with his vast experience and enthusiasm for teaching, Mr Takehiro Oura can only further enrich the musical life of the Bands under his tutelage.

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Programme

The Lord of the Rings: Hobbits  / Johan de Meij
Ghost Train: Movement 1  / Eric Whitacre
The Wizard of Oz / Harold Arlen & E. Y. Harburg, arr. James Barnes
Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Joe Hisaishi, arr. Kazuhiro Morita
Indiana Jones Selections / John Williams, arr. Hans van der Heide






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Beautiful Sunday ~ Imagine! 让想象飞扬!

Sunday, 13 April 2014, 03:00 PM
Esplanade - Theatres On The Bay Singapore

Conductor

  • Mr. Takehiro Oura

    • Mr. Takehiro Oura

    A well-known and respected conductor in the music circle in Singapore, Mr Oura conducted the Raffles Institute and Raffles Girls’ School Symphonic Band. Currently he conducts the Meridian Junior College, Riverside Secondary School, Peirce Secondary School as well as Nanyang Technological University Symphonic Band.

    Mr Oura graduated from the Tenri High School in Nara. He went on to the Sakuyo College of Music in Okayama where he studied percussion with Mr Imamura Mitsuaki and conducting techniques with Mr Watanabe Akeo, who was a former conductor of the Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra.

    After which he travelled to Paris to enroll in the Ecole Normale de Musique a Paris (French Conservatory of Music, Paris) in a further quest for musical knowledge and exposure. Mr Oura graduated with certificates in percussion and orchestra studies. During his 2 years there, Mr Oura was a member of the New National Symphonic Orchestra.

    On his return to Japan, Mr Oura became the instructor of the Tenri High School Symphonic Band and Marching Band, both highly respected top school bands in Japan. His foray into the Singapore music scene has benefitted the students who have come under his tutelage, and with his vast experience and enthusiasm for teaching, Mr Takehiro Oura can only further enrich the musical life of the Bands under his tutelage.

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Immerse yourself in an imaginary world of magic, folklore and legend. The Windstars Ensemble presents the works of internationally renowned composers including John Williams and Joe Hisaishi, performing music from the Oscar-nominated Harry’s Wondrous World and Studio Ghibli’s first multiple award winning animated film, Laputa – Castle in the Sky. In Johan de Meij’sHobbits, join Bilbo Baggins as he embarks on an unexpected journey through JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth.

Admission is free!

 

Programme

The Lord of the Rings: Hobbits  / Johan de Meij
Ghost Train: Movement 1  / Eric Whitacre
The Wizard of Oz / Harold Arlen & E. Y. Harburg, arr. James Barnes
Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Joe Hisaishi, arr. Kazuhiro Morita
Indiana Jones Selections / John Williams, arr. Hans van der Heide