Koji Fukumaru's "The Wind Praise" has newly been added to Zen-On's rental catalog

2024.08.29

From September 2024, The Wind Praise for wind orchestra by up-and-coming composer Koji Fukumaru (1997-) is newly being added to Zen-On’s rental catalogue. Co-commissioned by conductor Takeshi Ooi and Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, the work premiered at Nakano ZERO for the orchestra’s 163rd Subscription Concert on January 26, 2024.
The celebratory work is tasteful and pleasant, perfect for opening concerts. In recent years, many of Fukumaru’s works have been performed both at home and abroad. Through his sincere and aspirational composition activities, he has become one of the highly achieved young composers. With much anticipation, we look forward to many more of his success.

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■Koji Fukumaru: THE WIND PRAISE for Wind Orchestra (2023)

Co-commissioned by Takeshi Ooi and Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
World premiere: 26 January 2024. Tokyo. Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, cond. by Takeshi Ooi
Instrumentation: picc, 2fl, 2ob, Ebcl, 3Bbcl, acl, bcl, cbcl, bn, cbn, 2asax, tsax, bsax, 4hrn, 3tpt, 3trbn, 2euph, tuba, cb, hp, pf, timp, perc:SD/cyms/BD/tgl/sus.cym/glock
Duration: approximately 5 minutes
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[Koji Fukumaru]
Born in Tochigi Prefecture in 1997, Koji Fukumaru studied composition with Yoshio Nakahashi, Keiko Harada and Toshio Hosokawa in the undergraduate and graduate departments of Tokyo College of Music. While studying the interrelationship between divinity and art he began creating works based on his Christian faith. In 2019 he was a scholarship student sponsored by the Aoyama Music Foundation and recipient of the Kuma Foundation Creative Scholarship. He has also received the Rome Music Foundation 2022/23 Scholarship. His major works to date include Tsuchi no Utsuwa [Earthenware Jars] (Cor. II 4:7), which was awarded First Prize together with the Miyoshi Prize and the Meiji Yasuda Prize in the composition category at the 90th Japan Music Competition, Figless II (awarded the 2nd Matsumura Prize), The Wind Praise (commissioned by Takeshi Ooi and the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra), and Figless III (commissioned by the Music from Japan 2024 Music Festival).
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