This blog post contains a list of external interviews in 2024 considered worthy of note.
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External Interviews – 2022
This blog post contains a list of external interviews in 2022 considered worthy of note.
Report of the Band 58th Regular Concert and the 118th Class Retirement Ceremony
Memoirs of Tachibana in the 90s
These anecdotes are based on the memoirs of a Tachibana band member in the late 90s as told by her husband, Colin Lancs -san.
At the time the school was still all girls’ school (Kyoto Tachibana Girls’ High School), and the band had just gotten a new Band Director and Club Advisor Hiroyuki Tanaka (1995).
Tachibana fruits
About the instruments of the band
Text and pictures by Rei’ichirō Fukuno (Wikipedia)
この短い記事は京都橘高校吹奏楽部顧問の兼城 裕先生、および京都市上京区にある管楽器専門店ユリ楽器株式会社の許諾のもとに、諸外国の方々と日本との友好親善を目的として英文での掲載・公開を条件に掲載したものです。その趣旨をご理解いただき、大変申し訳ありませんが、記事内容の全文和訳転載や写真転載などはご遠慮ください。なお英・和文の著述の版権は写真版権とともに著者に帰属します。インタビューと原稿と写真：福野礼一郎
A trumpet used by one of the KT member: Vincent Bach 180ML37SP. The two pillars’ tuning slide are popular among Japanese students.
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Video Interview Series by Yuina Mita
107th Class Tachibana alumna and J-Pop drummer vocalist/songwriter Yuina Mita (see more of her here) has conducted a series of video interviews with English subtitles featuring other Tachibana alumnae members of her brass ensemble O-VILS. (=former Groo Me!) (see more of that here).
This post will be updated as new volumes of the interviews are available.
116th Class “Tama-chan” (Clarinet):
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22 Years of the Green Band Association as told by the founder Yuzuru Kumagai -san
Interview and text by Rei’ichirō Fukuno (Wikipedia)
All pictures by GBA, All rights reserved
Green Band Association official website is here.
Yuzuru Kumagai’s Twitter is here, Instagram here, and YouTube-channel is here.
Click here for Kumagai-san’s article on moving to and living in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Historic Village of Shirakawa-gō. Another story of interest by him is here, how Tachibana was saved by a cup of soba.
22 Years of the Green Band Association
Interview of 114th Class Alumnae Ahead of Their Appearance at the 2020 Rose Parade
Interview and text by Rei’ichirō Fukuno (Wikipedia)
From left to right: Chippi, Puchie, Milpy, Tara-cho, Ramirin, Co-ma-re, Kurara, Johnnybo
Tachibana Interview Part 5: Closing Remarks
This text, which is a summary of the part of the interview conducted at Kyoto Tachibana High School on April 24, 2018 is specially written for this website by Rei’ichirō Fukuno (福野礼一郎, Wikipedia), a writer, with the request from orangedevilsfan and Trueman Nishi -san. The contents are divided into five parts. No contents that were pledged with Kyoto Tachibana High School never to be made public are included in this document. On the basis of copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced without permission. Also release of any Japanese texts translated from this English document will be strictly forbidden.
Responsible for the interview and original text: Rei’ichirō Fukuno. Photographs (when indicated): Masayuki Arakawa (GENROQ). English translation: K. Hatano. Coordination: Trueman Nishi.
Separate article on Tachibana written by Rei’ichirō Fukuno has been published in July issue of GENROQ-magazine on May 26, 2018 (see more here and here).
本原稿はライターの福野礼一郎が本サイトの運営者であるorangedevilsfan氏および西真也氏の依頼によって本サイトのために書き下ろしたもので、2018年4月24日に京都橘高校で行なったインタビューの内容の一部をまとめたものです。内容は全部で５つのパートに分かれています。インタビュー時に京都橘高校に対して公開しないと誓約した内容は一切含まれていません。著作権上、内容の無断転載および英文から逆翻訳した日本文での公開を禁じます。文責：福野礼一郎
Interview in progress at Kyoto Tachibana (photo by Masayuki Arakawa (GENROQ))
Tachibana Interview Part 4: 115th Class Drum Major “Okazel”
This text, which is a summary of the part of the interview conducted at Kyoto Tachibana High School on April 24, 2018 is specially written for this website by Rei’ichirō Fukuno (福野礼一郎, Wikipedia), a writer, with the request from orangedevilsfan and Trueman Nishi -san. The contents are divided into five parts. No contents that were pledged with Kyoto Tachibana High School never to be made public are included in this document. On the basis of copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced without permission. Also release of any Japanese texts translated from this English document will be strictly forbidden.
Responsible for the interview and original text: Rei’ichirō Fukuno. Photographs (when indicated): Masayuki Arakawa (GENROQ). English translation: K. Hatano. Coordination: Trueman Nishi.
Separate article on Tachibana written by Rei’ichirō Fukuno has been published in July issue of GENROQ-magazine on May 26, 2018 (see more here and here).
本原稿はライターの福野礼一郎が本サイトの運営者であるorangedevilsfan氏および西真也氏の依頼によって本サイトのために書き下ろしたもので、2018年4月24日に京都橘高校で行なったインタビューの内容の一部をまとめたものです。内容は全部で５つのパートに分かれています。インタビュー時に京都橘高校に対して公開しないと誓約した内容は一切含まれていません。著作権上、内容の無断転載および英文から逆翻訳した日本文での公開を禁じます。文責：福野礼一郎
115th Class Drum Major (DM) “Okazel”:
115th Class Drum Major “Okazel” (photo by Masayuki Arakawa (GENROQ))
Tachibana Interview Part 3: Band Director Yutaka Kaneshiro and Band Assistant Director Akemi Hayami
This text, which is a summary of the part of the interview conducted at Kyoto Tachibana High School on April 24, 2018 is specially written for this website by Rei’ichirō Fukuno (福野礼一郎, Wikipedia), a writer, with the request from orangedevilsfan and Trueman Nishi -san. The contents are divided into five parts. No contents that were pledged with Kyoto Tachibana High School never to be made public are included in this document. On the basis of copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced without permission. Also release of any Japanese texts translated from this English document will be strictly forbidden.
Responsible for the interview and original text: Rei’ichirō Fukuno. Photographs (when indicated): Masayuki Arakawa (GENROQ). English translation: K. Hatano. Coordination: Trueman Nishi.
Separate article on Tachibana written by Rei’ichirō Fukuno has been published in July issue of GENROQ-magazine on May 26, 2018 (see more here and here).
本原稿はライターの福野礼一郎が本サイトの運営者であるorangedevilsfan氏および西真也氏の依頼によって本サイトのために書き下ろしたもので、2018年4月24日に京都橘高校で行なったインタビューの内容の一部をまとめたものです。内容は全部で５つのパートに分かれています。インタビュー時に京都橘高校に対して公開しないと誓約した内容は一切含まれていません。著作権上、内容の無断転載および英文から逆翻訳した日本文での公開を禁じます。文責：福野礼一郎
Yutaka Kaneshiro (兼城 裕), Music Teacher, Band Director and Advisor of the Wind Music Club:
Yutaka Kaneshiro (photo by Masayuki Arakawa (GENROQ))
Tachibana Interview Part 2: Yokoyama-coach
This text, which is a summary of the part of the interview conducted at Kyoto Tachibana High School on April 24, 2018 is specially written for this website by Rei’ichirō Fukuno (福野礼一郎, Wikipedia), a writer, with the request from orangedevilsfan and Trueman Nishi -san. The contents are divided into five parts. No contents that were pledged with Kyoto Tachibana High School never to be made public are included in this document. On the basis of copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced without permission. Also release of any Japanese texts translated from this English document will be strictly forbidden.
Responsible for the interview and original text: Rei’ichirō Fukuno. Photographs (when indicated): Masayuki Arakawa (GENROQ) and Paul Miller. English translation: K. Hatano. Coordination: Trueman Nishi.
Separate article on Tachibana written by Rei’ichirō Fukuno has been published in July issue of GENROQ-magazine on May 26, 2018 (see more here and here).
本原稿はライターの福野礼一郎が本サイトの運営者であるorangedevilsfan氏および西真也氏の依頼によって本サイトのために書き下ろしたもので、2018年4月24日に京都橘高校で行なったインタビューの内容の一部をまとめたものです。内容は全部で５つのパートに分かれています。インタビュー時に京都橘高校に対して公開しないと誓約した内容は一切含まれていません。著作権上、内容の無断転載および英文から逆翻訳した日本文での公開を禁じます。文責：福野礼一郎
Hirofumi Yokoyama (横山弘文), Coach of the Tachibana Wind Music Club:
Hirofumi Yokoyama (photo by Masayuki Arakawa (GENROQ))
Tachibana Interview Part 1: Professor Hiramatsu (1935-2021)
This text, which is a summary of the part of the interview conducted at Kyoto Tachibana High School on April 24, 2018 is specially written for this website by Rei’ichirō Fukuno (福野礼一郎, Wikipedia), a writer, with the request from orangedevilsfan and Trueman Nishi -san. The contents are divided into five parts. No contents that were pledged with Kyoto Tachibana High School never to be made public are included in this document. On the basis of copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced without permission. Also release of any Japanese texts translated from this English document will be strictly forbidden.
Responsible for the interview and original text: Rei’ichirō Fukuno. Photographs (when indicated): Masayuki Arakawa (GENROQ). English translation: K. Hatano. Coordination: Trueman Nishi.
Separate article on Tachibana written by Rei’ichirō Fukuno has been published in July issue of GENROQ-magazine on May 26, 2018 (see more here and here).
本原稿はライターの福野礼一郎が本サイトの運営者であるorangedevilsfan氏および西真也氏の依頼によって本サイトのために書き下ろしたもので、2018年4月24日に京都橘高校で行なったインタビューの内容の一部をまとめたものです。内容は全部で５つのパートに分かれています。インタビュー時に京都橘高校に対して公開しないと誓約した内容は一切含まれていません。著作権上、内容の無断転載および英文から逆翻訳した日本文での公開を禁じます。文責：福野礼一郎
Professor Hisashi Hiramatsu (平松久司), Special Advisor of Kyoto Tachibana High School Wind Music Club:
Professor Hisashi Hiramatsu (photo by Masayuki Arakawa (GENROQ))
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