Hiroki Takahashi
Takahashi was born in 1979. He studied general music with Kiyoshi Yumoto while a student at Kita-Tama High School. He learned "image music" and jazz in an arranging and composition course at Pan School of Music. He has been playing piano more than ten years and trombone for eight years. His compositions received awards in the Zoorasian Brass Arranging Contest, the Sakura Island Image Song Contest, and a special prize from the Tottori Folk Song Arranging Contest. A work has also been selected as a required piece for the All Japan Band Competition. Leading compositions include "British Folk Song March", "Street Performer’s March", and "Moon Forest Suite."
Band Works
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The Times |  |
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| This piece consists of three movements, Present, Past, Future. I intended for this piece to be fun to perform and hear in a variety of situations. Please do enjoy it. | |||
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Amusement Park Suite for Wind Ensemble | |
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| The title theme is for a suite that is enjoyable for players and audience alike. | |||
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From The Forest of Saariselkä | |
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| Saariselkä is a village in a mountainous area of northern Finland, famous for its northern lights (aurora). This tone poem captures the romantic beauty of a nearby forest. | |||
Chamber Music
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Give Remix - Saxophone Quartet | |
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| It's a medley of Studio Ghibli anime hits. The title is a play on words for Ghibli Mix! | |||
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Alseid of the Forest -Marimba Trio & Percussion | |
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| "Alseid of the Forest" is a percussion ensemble that can be played by three players on a single marimba, or by four players including a percussionist. I chose this title because a marimba sounds like a forest. | |||
Flexible Ensembles
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Suite for Small Band No. 2 - Flexible 6 Parts & Optional Percussion | |
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| Four movements of this surprising little suite include a humbly elegant Intrada, a rousingly comic Scherzo, a reserved Minuet, and a bold March that combine to make a smaller ensemble sound musically quite grand. | |||
March
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Light of Hope Concert March and Processional | |
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| Light of Hope is dedicated to those affected by the 2011 Northeast Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Its core message of a better tomorrow and triumph over difficulties makes this concert march very popular repertoire in Japan. | |||
Brass Band
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Kids Parade based on Japanese Melodies | |
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| Great for either opening or ending a concert, many people young and old will enjoy this piece. | |||
Solo
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[DOWNLOAD] Cave of Mind, Merry-Go-Round of Life from Howl's Moving Castle for Flute Solo and Piano | |
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| Cave of Mind - C major Merry-Go-Round of Life - Ab major |
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