Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra

Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
Concert Band
Native nameJapanese: 東京佼成ウインドオーケストラ, romanized: Tōkyō Kōsei Uindo Ōkesutora
Short nameTKWO
Founded1960 (64 years ago) (1960)
LocationTokyo, Japan
Concert hallFumon Hall
Principal conductorConductor Laureate
Frederick Fennell
Conductor
Takeshi Ooi
Special Guest Conductor
Thomas Sanderling
Principal Guest Conductor
Norichika Iimori
Pops Director
Koichi Fujino

Previous Conductors
Paul Meyer (Principal Conductor)
Douglas Bostock (Permanent Conductor / Principal Guest Conductor)
Websitewww.tkwo.jp

The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra (東京佼成ウインドオーケストラ, Tōkyō Kōsei Uindo Ōkesutora, abbreviated TKWO) is a professional concert band based in Tokyo, Japan. TKWO has been called Japan's premiere wind ensemble,[1] one of the most influential Japanese wind bands,[2] and one of the world's leading professional civilian wind bands.[2]

  1. ^ Hebert, David G. (October 2001). "The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra: A Case Study of Intercultural Music Transmission". Journal of Research in Music Education. 49 (3): 212–226. doi:10.2307/3345707. JSTOR 3345707. S2CID 144563638. ProQuest 214474758.
  2. ^ a b Wind Bands and Cultural Identity in Japanese Schools. Landscapes: The Arts, Aesthetics, and Education. Vol. 9. 2012. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2178-4. ISBN 978-94-007-2177-7.[page needed]