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あやめぐさ
Ayamegusa
Japan
Founded in May 2023, the chamber choir "Ayamegusa" takes its name from a poem in the Kokin Wakashū anthology: "hototogisu / naku ya satsuki no / ayamegusa / ayame mo shiranu / koi mo suru kana" (The cuckoo sings / in the Fifth Month / among the irises - / not knowing the iris / yet falling in love). Based in Bunkyo City, Tokyo, the choir consists of approximately 20 members in their 20s and 30s who practice twice a month. Under the direction of conductor Hiroshi Hamada, they focus on performing Japanese compositions written in the Japanese language. The choir has won gold prizes in the Chamber Choir Division at both the 78th and 79th Tokyo Choral Competition.
浜田 広志
Hiroshi Hamada
Hiroshi Hamada was born in 1984 in Uchinada, Ishikawa Prefecture. He graduated from Kyoto University, where he studied linguistics. He received his master's degree in music from Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. Hiroshi Hamada studied in France from 2015 to 2019. He studied voice at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris and choral conducting and baroque music at the Regionale Conservatory of Aubervilliers=la Courneuve. In 2019, he made his debut as choral conductor at the Philharmonie de Paris. He was also assistant conductor of the 8th JCA Youth Choir.
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