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Tokai University Fuzoku Takanawadai Senior High School

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The Vibrant Takanawadai Sound: A Journey of Challenge and EvolutionThe 17th installment in Tokai University Takanawadai High Schools Spiral series is an album brimming with energy that truly lives up to the schools 2019 goal of vibrancy. The high level of refinement and technical skill displayed in Anima Mea Lucethe free-choice piece for the wind ensemble competition commissioned from Hirokazu Fukushima for the third consecutive yearis truly spectacular. The rich musicality of Spanish Caprice, performed by the same ensemble, is captivating.The new piece by Yusuke Kondocomposer of April Leaf, which the ensemble also performed as a required piece at the competitionis a small-ensemble work that combines simplicity with the joy of performance, reminiscent of American wind band compositions. Festival in Rome, which advisor Takao Hatada has publicly declared