Masamitsu San’nomiya

In March 2005, I organized a Bach ensemble and performed 4 cantatas in a concert in Tokyo.  It was a group consists of the supportive and willing members of Bach Collegium Japan and my friends from Geidai (Tokyo University of the Arts)— I can say it was an ideal ensemble in the realistic realm, or perhaps it was beyond my plausible ideal…  In some sections I had those players whom I’d pick for my fantasy Bach ensemble!  And despite my shortcomings as a director, we as a team did put together a successful and memorable concert.  I believe I had learned and grown as an organizer and conductor through the […]