北爪 かおり（ソプラノ）
京都女子大学文学部教育学科音楽教育学専攻卒業。同大学大学院修了。第30回兵庫県新人演奏会出演。バロック時代を主なレパートリーとして活動。ベルギー・アントワープ大聖堂、在仏日本大使館等での演奏の他、ソリストとしてプラハでの「上田益 レクイエム」CD収録、ドヴォルザークホールにてプラハフィルハーモニー管弦楽団と共演、ウィーン聖シュテファン大聖堂で演奏。神戸ルミナリエサントラCD録音に参加。Voice=Spective、The TARO Singers、京都バッハ合唱団所属。毎日文化センター講師、神戸いのりのとき合唱団、コルス・シンフォニアクス等で指導。
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Kaori KITAZUME (Soprano)
Kaori KITAZUME graduated from the Music Education Course, Department of education, Faculty of Arts, Kyoto Women’s University and completed the university’s postgraduate course. She appeared in the Hyogo Prefecture Best Newcomer Concert. Her main repertoire of Baroque vocal music and non-vibrato singing, based on the style of early music, has established a high reputation. In addition to performing at Antwerp Cathedral in Belgium, and at the Japanese Embassy in France, she participated in the CD recording of Requiem, composed by Susumu Ueda in Prague, as a soloist and performed with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. She also sang as a soloist at St.Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna. She took part in the recording of the original Kobe Luminarie soundtrack CD in Japan. While belonging to various professional vocal ensembles, she is well-known as a chorus director and vocal coach.
田内 愛（メゾ・ソプラノ）
京都市出身。京都市立音楽高等学校を経て京都市立芸術大学卒業、同大学院修了。フランスにて選抜演奏会に出演するなどの研鑽を積む。モーツァルト「魔笛」「フィガロの結婚」、ヴェルディ「椿姫」、ドニゼッティ「愛の妙薬」等に出演。ハイドン「ハルモニー・ミサ」、モーツァルト「レクイエム」、ベートーヴェン「第九」などのアルトソロを務める。また合唱団やヴォイストレーニングの指導者としても活躍している。第8回ノーヴィ国際音楽コンクール一般の部第1位。第63回全日本学生音楽コンクール大学・一般の部大阪大会2位、全国大会入賞。京都音楽家クラブ会員。
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Ai TAUCHI (Mezzo-Soprano)
Ai TAUCHI graduated from the Kyoto City University of Arts and completed the university’s postgraduate course. She participated in a short vocal course in France and was selected as a performer of the final concert. She has a clear, rich and non-vibrato voice and her repertoire ranges from ancient music to romantic operas. She appeared in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Verdi’s La Traviata, Donizetti’s L’elisir D’amore and other operas. She also sang as a soloist in Haydn’s Harmonie Messe, Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Symphony No.9. She won the 1st prize in the 8th NOVYI International Music Competition, and the 2nd prize in the 63rd Students Music Competition of Japan (Osaka Preliminary), advancing to the final round. She plays an active role as a vocal coach and instructs several chorus groups.
眞木 喜規（テノール / ディレクター）
主に教会音楽の分野で活躍。バッハのカンタータ、ミサ曲等、100曲以上のソロやアンサンブルを歌う。特に受難曲の福音史家としての深い理解に根差した歌唱は評価が高い。’02年にはライプツィヒ・バッハ音楽祭にソリストとして出演。現在、神戸市混声合唱団、モーツァルト・アカデミ・トウキョウ、アンサンブル・ミリム、等、数々のプロの合唱団に所属する他、声楽アンサンブルVoice=Spectiveを主宰、時代背景や詩的表現、調性、唱法等あらゆる観点からの研究と解釈に基づいた演奏が注目を集めている。多くの合唱団の指揮者・指導者としても活躍している。
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Yoshinori MAKI (Tenor / Director)
Yoshinori MAKI is held in high repute in the field of church music. He has sung more than one hundred solos in Bach’s cantatas and masses. Especially as the evangelist in passion music (e.g. St Matthew Passion and St John Passion), he is highly valued for his performances rooted in a deep understanding and interpretation of the music. Yoshinori was a soloist in the 2002 Leipzig Bach Festival. He belongs to various professional choirs and vocal ensembles including Kobe City Philharmonic Chorus, Mozart Academy Tokyo, and Ensemble Millim. Yoshinori has participated in many CD recordings. He is also engaged in teaching many professional and amateur choirs and vocal ensembles as a conductor or a vocal coach, and has a distinguished reputation for precise instruction in terms of both the music and vocal technique based on his research and experience.
林 康宏（バス / 主宰）
神戸大学大学院修了。大学院在学時よりテレマン室内合唱団に所属。これまでにバッハ「マタイ受難曲」「ヨハネ受難曲」「クリスマスオラトリオ」、ヘンデル「メサイア」、モーツァルト、フォーレの「レクイエム」、ベートーヴェン「第九」等のソロを務め、その的確な歌唱には定評がある。また少人数の声楽アンサンブルにも精力的に取り組み、様々なプロ・アンサンブルの主要メンバーとして活動を続けている。声楽を仲宗根稔氏に師事。日本テレマン協会会員、ダブリン大学トリニティカレッジ教養学部およびI.F.U（国際大学連合）両研究員・講師。
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Yasuhiro HAYASHI (Bass / Leader)
Yasuhiro HAYASHI graduated from postgraduate studies at Kobe University. His specialty is church music ranging from music of the Renaissance to contemporary music. He has sung Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, and Christmas Oratorio, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, The Fauré Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 and others, as a soloist, and established a reputation for his precise singing and his deep and rich voice. He also plays an active role in the field of vocal ensembles consisting of a small number of vocalists, and belongs to various groups as a leading member. Yasuhiro has participated in many CD recordings as a member of professional vocal ensembles. He is a researcher of Trinity Foundation Programme, Trinity College, University of Dublin and I.F.U(International Federation of Universities).
