AEOLIAN WOMEN'S CHOIR

Born in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from Osaka College of Music with a Bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance and a Master's degree in Lieder, he went to Europe to study at the Tyrol State Conservatory of Music in Innsbruck, Germany, where he received an undergraduate degree in vocal performance and a postgraduate degree in Lieder oratorio.

He then moved to the U.S., where he received a Master's degree in Choral Conducting from Mansfield University and a Doctorate degree in Choral Conducting from North Dakota State University as a special student.
He is a member of the Singers of United Lands International Quartet, a member of the Japan Youth Choir directed by Chiburi Matsubara, a member of the Asian Youth Choir, a member of the touring and recording chorus for "Britten's War Requiem" directed by Helmut Rilling, and a member of the World Auditions (Germany).
World audition for the Beethoven Festival, directed by Dale Werland, U.S.A. Guest conductor for the Pachuca International Music Festival (Mexico), Asian Youth Choir in the Philippines, ASEAN Youth Choir, Malaysia-Canada Diplomatic Relations 60th Anniversary Choir, King Brunei's visit to Malaysia, etc., as well as the International Conference on Education held in Azerbaijan and the International Exposition in Dubai. He was also invited to the International Conference on Education held in Azerbaijan and the International Exposition in Dubai together with the Prime Minister of Malaysia to introduce Malaysian choral music to the world. He has been invited to international choral competitions in Macau, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Finland.

In 2015, the UiTM Chamber Choir (composed of students from the Faculty of Music at University Technology MARA, Malaysia) was established. To date, it has achieved the following awards: First Prize in the Mixed Choir and Folklore categories, Second Prize in the Women's Choir category, Special Jury Prize, Audience Award, and Special Grand Prix at the 11th Johannes Brahms International Choir Competition (Germany), First Prize in the Women's Choir and Men's Choir categories, Second Prize in the Mixed Choir category, and Special Jury Prize at the 9th Rome International Choir Competition (Italy), 7th Copernicus International Choir Competition: Mixed Choir Category, Women's Choir Category, Folk Choir Category 1st Prize, Audience Award, Special Jury Prize (Poland), among many other competitions where it has been highly acclaimed.

After serving as a full-time lecturer at the Faculty of Music, Rangsit University, Thailand, he became a professor in the Conducting Department of the Faculty of Music at University Technology MARA, Malaysia. He is currently a lecturer at Osaka College of Music and a lecturer at the Graduate School of Hyogo University of Teacher Education.
He is the Japanese representative for the IFCM Asia-Pacific Region, the ICCF Japan representative, the Japanese representative for the ACDA International Exchange Activities Steering Committee, and a director of the Takarazuka International Chamber Choir Competition Executive Committee.

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.

Eri Maruyama graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Faculty of Music, majoring in vocal music.

She then graduated from Ecole Nationale de Musique de Villeurbanne in France with top honors and received her Diplôme d'état (DEM).
She lived from 2015 to 2022 in France. While in France, she founded Association Kanade with her musician friends and has been actively performing a wide range of Japanese music, especially works by Japanese composers, to great acclaim.
She won the second prize in the vocal division of the 2010 French Music Competition sponsored by the Japan-France Music Association-Kansai, the Prix Franco-Japonaise du Kansai, and the Consul General of France's Prize.

She is a member of the Japan Chamber Choir and Kobe Faure Society.

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. 

She is currently a regular member of Japan Association of Organists.