Yasunari Tomimoto

Ensemble Singer

A world-class ensemble singer.

After graduating from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with a Bachelor Degree in vocal performance, Yasunari studied numerous vocal methods including:

• Vocology In Practice
• Estill Voice Training
• The Husler Method

Yasunari has studied vocal techniques, vocal performance, early music performance, intonation theory for a cappella singing and choral conducting from Japan’s premiere music instructors.

Yasunari has participated in many international choral competitions and festivals in Europe, primarily as a member of “harmonia ensemble”, a well respected choral group in Japan, which was founded in 2009.

Yasunari is currently performing nationwide with various vocal ensembles/groups including:

• Vocal Ensemble Cappella
• Early music ensemble “Contraponto”
• Salicus Kammerchor
• Ensemble Salicus
• vocalconsort initium
• ENSEMBLE XENOS

Yasunari has been a resident member of the Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus since 2019.

Yasunari has achieved high-level success in ensemble singing as founder and musical leader of Kabuki (mixed), Yaezakura (female) and emulsion (male).
These groups are recognized for vocal excellence and artistic performance throughout Tokyo and Japan.

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Toru Takemitsu and Sunao Isaji: "Sen" - transition of Japanese favorite songs

Yasunari Tomimoto

Toru Takemitsu's "Songs", composed for The Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo and the Shinyukai Choir in the 1980s, and Isaji Sunao's "Songs of Things", which began in 2008 and continues to be commissioned as an encore piece for Vox humana. Toru Takemitsu's "Song (Will Tomorrow, I Wonder, Be Cloudy or Clear)" and Isaji Sunao's "Saigetsu (Years)", both on the theme of time and way of life, were deemed appropriate for the theme of "Sen" (transition), so we chose these two pieces as the main pieces. For the rest of the pieces, we chose "a sky" as a sub-theme, with "Chiisana Sora (A small sky)" and "Tsubasa (Wings)" by Toru Takemitsu and "Yuki (Snow)" and "Ichiru no Yumeji (A gleam of dream)" by Sunao Isaji. I performed three songs from each composer,Takemitsu and Isaji" for a total of six mini-stages, all of which were recorded in multiple recordings. You will be able to feel the "transfer of my favorite songs" that the music spans 30 years.

¥1,000