The First Performance of Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra in... -
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The ballroom was graced with other eminent attendees, such as Mr. Yeh Shu-Han, past president of the Asia and Pacific Band Directors Association, and Mr. Lee Sang-cheol, chairman of the Jeju summer band festival.
From his installation as TOKWO's principal conductor in 1984, Maestro Frederick Fennell devoted himself to improving the orchestra's technique.In 1989 he led the orchestra's first European tour, to the Netherlands, Austria, Britain, France, and Switzerland.He has been TOKWO's conductor laureate since 1996.In the United States, his leadership and influence in the music world has been indisputable; for example, in 1997 he became the first civilian to conduct the "President's Own" United States Marine Band.