Program  

Singelée / Premier Quatuor　（1857）

Rivier / Grave et Presto 　（1972）

Alexander Glazunov / Finale from Saxophone Quartet Op.109  (1932)

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Ravel / Saxophone Quartet 1 & 2 movements（1903）

Barber / Adagio for strings　（1936）

Nagao / Quatuor　（2002）

Program may be subject to change. 

Toru Fukuda / Soprano Saxophone

A graduate of Tokyo University of the Arts, Fukuda has been based in the Kansai region since 2015 as an alto saxophonist with the Osaka Zion Wind Orchestra (formerly the Osaka City Music Orchestra). He is a commissioned lecturer at Doshisha Women's University. He is also the music director of the brass band of the Kansai University Cheering Squad. He is well known for his versatile tone based on ensembles such as chamber music and brass band, and classical saxophone style. Winner of the Ushio Sizue Prize. Performed as the Mahoroba Duet at the 2nd Asia Saxophone Congress, and appeared on NHK-FM's "Recital Passio. He is also a member of Nagisa Saxophone Quartet, Mahoroba Duet, and Nobuya Sugawa's SAXPARTY! and also as a member of "SAXPARTY!

Nozomi Sakai / Alto Saxophone

Graduated from Souai University as a special scholarship student. She graduated from the Conservatoire de Region de Versailles with a special jury prize. She then graduated at the top of her class from the master's saxophone class at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels. During his studies, he was sent as an exchange student to the Conservatory of Amsterdam under the Belgian Government Scholarship Program. As a soloist, he performed concertos with the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Liège and the Slovenian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and also made guest appearances with orchestras in Japan. First prize at the 2nd Tivoli Junior Saxophone Competition. Finalist at the 7th International Novagorica Saxophone Competition. Second prize at the 1st Asia Saxophone Competition. Soprano saxophonist of Quatuor Elan and Impetus Saxophone Ensemble.

Reimi Terada / tenor saxophone

Reimi Terada received her M.A. from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and her M.A. from the same university. While a student, she served as a teaching assistant at the same graduate school. She won the first prize at the 4th Osaka International Music Competition. She was selected for the Japan Federation of Musicians' Association / Michiko Masuyama Encouragement New Artist Series for the second half of the fiscal year 2008. Since 2014, she has been presenting the annual "Reimi Terada Talking Concert," a performance subsidized by the Misato Town Cultural Promotion Foundation. Performed as Mahoroba Duet at the 2nd Asia Saxophone Congress in Shanghai. Performed in the Phoenix Evolution Series 94 Mahoroba Duet Recital - Possibilities of Saxophone Duo. Ninth term student of Akishino Jung Musica. 2018-2020 Residential Artist for the 4th term of Sanda City Sogo Bunka Center Gonoto Hall. She is a performance researcher at Kobe College.

Haruka Inoue / Baritone Saxophone

Haruka Inoue graduated from ESA Music Academy, Conservatoire de Lyon, and Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris up to the third course DAI Contemporary Music Class. She is a part-time lecturer at ESA Music Academy. Based in the Kansai region, she teaches younger students, makes guest appearances with orchestras, and is exploring new saxophone repertoire through contemporary music and non-original works. She is also a soprano saxophonist in the Impetus Saxophone Ensemble and a member of Duo März, a contemporary music unit with percussion and saxophone. She is currently releasing "SONATE" (Record Geijutsu semi-selected album) and the distributed album "Rachmaninov".