NHK Fukuoka Children’s Choir MIRAI senior class
The NHK Fukuoka Children's choir MIRAI has been founded as a memorial of the 75th anniversary of NHK Fukuoka broadcasting studio, and it is now our 14th year. Within the limited time of once every week, we are sincerely looking into the member's own voice and to friend's voices. We have been progressing step by step, through joint concerts with the Wiener Sängerknaben (Austria) and Choir Boni Pueri (Czech Republic), participating to the Karuizawa International Choral Festival and to the Japan Choral Competition. This time, we would like to meet new music and enwiden our world through this challenge to an international competition.
Conductor
Hiroko Oba
Graduated from the Tokyo University of Arts, department of vocal music. Studied vocal music under Yuko Kitazato, Noriaki Fukushima, Hiroko Nakamura, and Hiroshi Sakamoto. After graduation, she joined the music office of Hiroshi Sakamoto, and had a wide musical activity from Classical music to Chanson, Canzone, Musical, and Children's songs. In 1990, performed as a Soloist in the Austria-Japan friendship exchange concert. Along with performance at elementary schools and charity concerts, she is working as a choral conductor. Received the Himawari prize in the National mother's chorus festival, and the Lecturer's prize in the Junior chorus festival. Currently, a lecturer at NHK cultural center, part-time teacher at Fukuoka futaba high school, and a conductor of Female chorus Green hill chor, Frauenchor Minami, and Chor Churiban.
