Ode to Joy - virtuAcappella Japan (arr. David Wright)

virtuAcappella Japan is proud to release its very first virtual performance, Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” arranged by David Wright!

2020年8月にスタートし、バーバーショップ・ハーモニーのヴァーチャル・コーラスビデオ作品制作に取り組んできたプロジェクト “virtuAcappella Japan”
デビュー作品はベートーヴェン 『第九』のバーバーショップ・ヴァージョン！

日本じゅうから集まった80名を超えるオンステメンバーのみならず、アメリカからも世界チャンピオンを含むインストラクター、音声・映像制作の強力なスタッフが加わり、共にすべてリモートワークで取り組んできました。

団体や合唱スタイルの壁、国境を越えたコラボレーションによる、日本発バーバーショップの壮大な挑戦
是非ご覧ください！

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In August of 2020, a dedicated creative team was formed and an online project called "virtuAcappella Japan" was born. Its goal...to create virtual mixed-voice videos to not only “keep Japan singing”, but share barbershop harmony with the world.

The virtual videos include more than 80 singers from all over Japan, and the project involved collaboration with vocal and performance instructors from Japan and the United States, including a world champion quartet singer and renowned audio and video production staff.

This very first virtuAcappella Japan project has not only been produced entirely by remote but is a testament to the success of international collaboration and how the love of Barbershop Harmony can unite us all!

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Ode to Joy
Lyrics by Henry van Dyke & David Wright
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Arrangement by David Wright

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Instruction and Coaching
Hajime Steve Motokane, Yasumichi Ichikawa, Roger Ross

Audio and Visual Productions
Tony De Rosa / ADVocals http://advocals.com
Joseph De Rosa / His World Studios

Additional Audio Editing
Tim Waurick, Drew Wheaton

Creative Team
Hajime Steve Motokane, Taiki Shimozono, Toshimasa Watanabe, Yasumichi Ichikawa, Roger Ross, Shigeyuki Ohta, Mizuki Kimura

Narrator
Koharu

Womens Quartet
Mika Nagashima, Satomi Ido, Kaoru Tani, Haruyo Takatsuka

Mens Quartet
Koichi Ashida, Nobuyuki Takizawa, Naoaki Suganaga, Mizuki Kimura

performed by virtuAcappella Japan

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