Tochigi Girls' Senior High School Chorus Club & La Fontaine ...
栃 木県立栃木女子高等学校コーラス部 & La Fontaine ...
Japan
Directed by Kuniko Yoshioka, this joint choir unites groups that regularly collaborate. The Tochigi Girls' High School Chorus Club actively engages in concerts and competitions, as well as volunteer work and commissioning new choral works. LaFontaine was established in December 2016 by alumnae of Utsunomiya Chuo Girls' High School. Meaning "fountain" in French, the name reflects their desire to deliver vitality and culture like a vibrant spring and to sing music that resonates deeply with the heart. Recently, the choir achieved great success during a tour of three Polish cities in March 2025. Their CD, Songs of a Passing Summer: Akira Nishimura Choral Works for Women's Choir, was honored as a "Special Selection" in Harmony, the quarterly magazine of the Japan Choral Association.
Category
Contemporary Music
Kuniko Yoshioka
Category 2
Kuniko Yoshioka completed her graduate studies at Utsunomiya University. She studied vocal music under Shozo Nagura, Yoshiko Nagura, Yoshie Tanaka, and Yumi Nara, and conducting under Masamitsu Takashina and Chikara Imamura. In addition to her work with the Ritsuyukai Choir, she is an active soloist and has held mono-opera recitals. As the conductor of the Utsunomiya Chuo Girls' Senior High School Choir, she led the group to numerous Gold Prizes and Special Awards at the Japan Choral Association National Competition. She has also released the CD Hikari no Hou e (Toward the Light). Currently, she is a teacher at Tochigi Girls' Senior High School, the Music Director of La Fontaine ..., and a member of Ongaku-ju.