Chor OBANDES
Chor OBANDES
Japan
Chor OBANDES was founded in 2012 when singers from the Tohoku region came together in Tokyo. The name comes from the Tohoku dialect “obandes” (“good evening”), reflecting both its pleasant sound and the choir’s tendency to rehearse at night. Their repertoire spans works by Japanese composers and sacred choral music, and they are known for a warm, rich, and expansive sound. The choir has received numerous awards, including 1st Prize in the Classical & Contemporary Music Division at the Spring Choral Contest 2015, Gold Prize (1st Place) at the 10th National Vocal Ensemble Contest, and Silver Prizes at the 69th and 70th All Japan Choral Competition (University & Youth Division).
Category
Chamber Choir
Kota Yanagishima
Category 2
Kota Yanagishima (Tokyo/Japan) is choral conductor. He works regularly with numerous chamber and symphonic choirs around Tokyo e.g. vocalconsort initium, chamber choir vox alius, Chor OBANDES, Yokohama Choral Society and Tokyo Juventus Philharmonic Choir. Kota Yanagishima studied choral conducting at the University of Music Saar, Germany. His teachers are Georg Grün (choral conducting) and Toshiyuki Kamioka (orchestra conducting). In 2015 he was selected as a scholar of the German Music Council's DIRIGENTENFORUM and received "Bach vocal" prize by Carus Verlag. There he extended his artistic experience, through conducting several professional choirs e.g. Berlin Radio Choir.