Kansai Clarinet Society
directed by Hideaki Iwai

Kansai Clarinet Society was founded in 1992 by Hideaki Iwai, a professional clarinetist who studied music at Osaka University of Education and at the Royal Flemish Academy of Music in Antwerp. It consists of around 50 members, most of them the students or the graduates of Osaka University of Arts or Osaka Shin-Ai College. As well as giving concerts domestically in Japan, the Clarinet Choir has performed around the world. Its repertoire covers from classical music, jazz, folksong and contemporary pieces. In addition to its own concert activities, Kansai Clarinet Society takes part in international musical exchanges involving prominent musicians who have visited Japan to give concerts and master classes in various cities. More recently, the Society has been extending its relationship with other orchestras, holding joint concerts with domestic and foreign ensembles.