Sakaemachi Junior High School, Sapporo
札幌市立栄町中学校
Japan
Nice to meet you. We are the Sakae-machi Junior High School Choir from Sapporo, Hokkaido. Our goal is to take part in the national competition together with our director, Mr. Fujioka. Our daily motto during practice is: Cheerfully, Honestly, and Beautifully! On weekends, we train with members of the “Wisteria Ensemble,” a choir made up of Mr. Fujioka’s former students. The Wisteria Ensemble is participating in the 1st Tokyo International Competition. One of the reasons we were inspired is because we admired the Tokyo International Competition T-shirts that our director and the Wisteria members always wear. We look forward to sharing our music with all of you. Thank you very much.
Category
School-based Choir (Approx. 18-year-old or younger)
NAOMI FUJIOKA
Category 2
Graduated from the Music Department of Sapporo Otani Junior College. Silver Prize recipient at the NHK All-Japan School Choir Competition National Finals. At the All-Japan Choral Competition, received the Gold Prize in the Junior High School Equal-Voice Division and General Division B, and the Silver Prize in the Chamber Choir Division. Also earned the Gold Prize in the Renaissance Division at the Takarazuka Choral Competition and the Gold Prize in the General Division at the National Vocal Ensemble Competition. Honors include the Esashi Town Cultural Achievement Award, the Hokkaido Excellence Award, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Award for Outstanding Teachers. Featured as the instructor model in a two-disc choral instruction DVD by Japan Lime Co., Ltd. Currently serves as a board member of the Sapporo Choral Association, staff member of the Sapporo City Choral Education Research Society, and conductor of the Wisteria Ensemble. Employed at Sapporo Municipal Sakae-machi Junior High School.