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FRUki Uki Saxophone Quartet performance
Uki Uki Saxophone Quartet presents a premiere by Kenji Ashimoto and a arrangement by Yukiko Yoshino of the traditional japanese song Nanatsu-no-ko.
Biography
Found in 2013, UKIUKI Saxophone Quartet has been active participating in various concerts throughout Japan since the first debut concert in May 2014. The first recital will be in May 2015.
‘UKIUKI’ means ‘Cheerful feeling’ in Japanese, and by this slogan we have been creating programs that all people could enjoy.
Soprano- Junko Saito
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music. She took fifth place in the 16th All Japan Wind and Percussion Competition.
Alto- Kanako Miura
Graduated at the top of her class from Kunitachi College of Music.
Tenor- Yoko Shimizu(Ando)
Graduated at the top of her class from Showa College of Music and Conservatoire national de region de Boulogne-Billancourt.
Baritone- Haruka Sekita
Graduated at the top of her class from Kunitachi College of Music.
More information
It is our great pleasure today to introduce a new Japanese work to the saxophonists, who come from all over the world.
We offered a commission to compose a new original song specially for this participation in this congress, to Kenji Ashimoto, a professor of the Kunitachi college of music and also a composer.
The other one song is the NANATU-NO-KO(seven little babies) that was selected from among the many of Japan’s nursery rhyme.
This song was arranged by Yukiko Yoshino who is composer in saxophonist.