AEOLIAN WOMEN'S CHOIR

Mr. Kishimoto was born in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture. After graduating from the Department of Voice at Osaka College of Music and the Graduate School of Music, Mr. Kishimoto went to Europe, where he graduated from the Department of Voice at the Tyrol State Conservatory of Music in Innsbruck, Germany. He then moved to the U.S., where he completed the master's program in choral conducting at Mansfield University as a special student, and the doctoral program in choral conducting at North Dakota State University as a special student.

Mr. Kishimoto has been a member of the Singers of United Lands International Quartet representing Asia, the Japan Youth Choir directed by Chiburi Matsubara, the Asian Youth Choir, and many other overseas choirs, including the Pachuca International Music Festival in Mexico, the Asian Youth Choir in the Philippines, He has been a guest conductor for the ASEAN Youth Choir, the Malaysia-Canada Diplomatic Relations 60th Anniversary Choir, and the King of Brunei's visit to Malaysia, as well as representing Malaysia at the International Education Conference in Azerbaijan and the International Exposition in Dubai, where he was invited together with the Prime Minister to introduce Malaysia's choral music to the world. He has also been a guest conductor in Macau, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. He has also been invited to international choral competitions in Macau, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Finland, where he has served extensively as a jury member.

Mr. Kishimoto also founded the UiTM Chamber Choir (composed of students from the Faculty of Music, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia) in 2015, which has won first prize in the Mixed Voice Division Female Voice Division at the 8th Sibelius International Choral Competition (Finland), first prize in the Mixed Voice Division Folklore at the 11th Johannes Brahms International Choral Competition The 11th Johannes Brahms International Choral Competition for Mixed Voices, Folklore Division 1st Prize, Women's Division 2nd Prize, Audience Prize, Special Grand Prix Prize (Germany), the 9th Rome International Choral Competition for Women's Voices, Men's Division 1st Prize, Mixed Voices Division 2nd Prize, Special Jury Prize (Italy), the 7th Copernicus International Choral Competition for Mixed Voices, Women's Division Folklore Division 1st Prize, Audience Prize, Special Jury Prize (Poland). Special Jury Prize (Poland), and many other competitions.

Mr. Kishimoto was a full-time lecturer at Rangsit University Conservatory of Music in Thailand and a professor of conducting at the Faculty of Music, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia, and is currently a choral lecturer at Osaka College of Music.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of ICCF (International Choral Conductors' Federation) Japan, the Board of Directors of APCC (Asian Pacific Rim Choral Council of IFCM) Japan, the International Committee of ACDA (American Choral Directors' Association), and the Board of Takarazuka International Chamber Chorus Competition.

Mitsukazu Suwaki is the honorary professor of Konan Women's University.
Graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University School of Business Administration, Mr. Suwaki received his musical education at Southern Methodist University (SMU), Graduate Meadows School of the Arts Division of Music, majored in Sacred Music and Choral Conducting and got the master’s degree from SMU.
After graduate, he served as a full-time lecturer at Kobe College, Department of Music, the professor of Konan Women’s University and guest professor at University of Wyoming, Department of Music.

Currently Mr. Suwaki serves as a senior advisor for the Kansai Choral Association and Hyogo Choral Association, and technical advisor at Crescent Harmony. Also he conducts the Aeolian Women’s Choir and Ensemble Porto.
Previously he served as the conductor of Kwansei Gakuin Glee Club, Shingetsukai, Konan Women's University Chorus, Ryukoku University Mixed Chorus Rapport, etc. He also served as the executive director of Japan Chorus Association, president of Hyogo Choral Association and vice president of International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM).

Mr. Suwaki received the Hyogo Prefecture Cultural Contribution Award in 1994 and Nagai Award in 2001.

Nanae Nishino has various experiences as choir conductor, who is currently serving as the music director for Ensemble Chiara, conductor for APRILE and vocal coach at Doshisha Chor Flugel.

Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Faculty of Music majored in vocal, Ms. Nishino belonged to the Kyoto Bach Chor from 1988 to 1999. Her alto solo performances include Bach Cantata, St John Passion conducted by Helmuth Rilling, Mass in B minor at St. Thomas Church Leipzig, Handel Messiah, Mozart Requiem. Also good at ensembles, she has frequently appeared in solo & duet concerts aside from her performances as a member of the Collegium Vocale Kyoto.
In the year of 2008, she performed at the opera highlight “MOON SHADOW - The Tale of Genji” composed by Kazuhiko Onoe for the event “JAL Byodoin OTOBUTAI”.
March 2009, she acted as Wife II and storyteller in the same opera “MOON SHADOW”.

Misako Tanaka graduated from Konan Women's University, Department of English Language and Culture.

She learned piano from Rumi Ito, Jungi Tatsuno and Teiichi Higashi, organs from Kaoru Dobashi and Seiji Kubota.
Her appearance has included the concert at Grand Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of Osaka, Nara Christ Church and Higashi-Umeda Church as well as the organ recital at Takarazuka Vega Hall in 1990. 

Ms. Tanaka is currently a regular member of Japan Association of Organists.