Two Day Workshop for SLAF Military band By Miss Keiko Kobayashy of Japan
6:19pm on Wednesday 28th March 2012
A two day workshop for SLAF Military Band personnel was held at the SLAF Band Katunayaka on the 14th and 15th of March 2012, by Miss Keiko Kobayashi from Japan.
Miss Keiko is a World renowned Japanese free-lance conductor who is in Sri Lanka for a two month visit, to conduct the inaugural concert of the Colombo Wind Orchestra (CWO) and a concert of the Sri Lanka Symphony Orchestra (SLSO), under the invitation of CO SLAF Band Squadron Leader MC Amarasinghe, agreed to conduct a two days training program for the SLAF Military band.
Keiko trained the music conductors basically, as well as her instructions, exercises and tips for the players were also very useful and valuable. She trained the very popular Japanese arrangements, Nippon Moinyo and the CARNIVAL OF ROSES OVERTURE to the band and the conductors. And also Basic conducting drills, techniques and conducting ethics were taught to the amateur and senior conductors of the SLAF Band.
She also presented five popular Japanese music arrangements to the SLAF Band Music Library including the most popular “THRILLER” by Michael Jackson, and also the audio CD “GOLD POP” by the Japanese Air Force. She was also generous enough to sponsor five tickets to the inaugural concert of the Colombo Wind Orchestra (CWO) which was held on the 24th of March 2012, at the Ladies’ College auditorium, Colombo. The playing skills and the enthusiasm of our band personnel were highly commended by Miss Kobayashy.
Miss Keiko Kobayashi is the conductor of the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Hallwyl Castle Opera, Switzerland, and she has conducted for the Indian Chamber Orchestra and the Japanese Air Force Orchestra as well.
Keiko will be back in Sri Lanka in mid October, where she promised to visit the SLAF Band once again, along with the Famous Japanese Composer Mr. Eiju Suzuki.
Miss Keiko is a World renowned Japanese free-lance conductor who is in Sri Lanka for a two month visit, to conduct the inaugural concert of the Colombo Wind Orchestra (CWO) and a concert of the Sri Lanka Symphony Orchestra (SLSO), under the invitation of CO SLAF Band Squadron Leader MC Amarasinghe, agreed to conduct a two days training program for the SLAF Military band.
Keiko trained the music conductors basically, as well as her instructions, exercises and tips for the players were also very useful and valuable. She trained the very popular Japanese arrangements, Nippon Moinyo and the CARNIVAL OF ROSES OVERTURE to the band and the conductors. And also Basic conducting drills, techniques and conducting ethics were taught to the amateur and senior conductors of the SLAF Band.
She also presented five popular Japanese music arrangements to the SLAF Band Music Library including the most popular “THRILLER” by Michael Jackson, and also the audio CD “GOLD POP” by the Japanese Air Force. She was also generous enough to sponsor five tickets to the inaugural concert of the Colombo Wind Orchestra (CWO) which was held on the 24th of March 2012, at the Ladies’ College auditorium, Colombo. The playing skills and the enthusiasm of our band personnel were highly commended by Miss Kobayashy.
Miss Keiko Kobayashi is the conductor of the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Hallwyl Castle Opera, Switzerland, and she has conducted for the Indian Chamber Orchestra and the Japanese Air Force Orchestra as well.
Keiko will be back in Sri Lanka in mid October, where she promised to visit the SLAF Band once again, along with the Famous Japanese Composer Mr. Eiju Suzuki.
