Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra

History

The IJA Fourth Division Band

• February 28, 1888 - The attachment of the Third Military Band to the Osaka Garrison was determined.
• March 6, 1888 - The bandmaster and a fifty-piece military band took up their duties.
• May 14, 1888 - With the reorganization of the military system, the Osaka Garrison has been abolished and the fourth division was formed.
• March 25, 1923 - The 4th Division Band has disbanded due to disarmament. The farewell concert was held at the Tennouji Music Hall.

  Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band

• June 1, 1923 - Volunteers who were the former band members established Osaka Music Band. They managed the band under the membership system in those days. Funds for management were depended on a subsidy from Osaka city and earnings from requested performances.
• April 1, 1934 - OMSB came under the direct management of the city of Osaka, and all the members of OMSB became city officials.
• June 22, 1946 - The band name has renamed as Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band.
• Since 1962 - OMSB has taken charge of recordings of an entrance march for the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament every year.

  Osaka City Wind Orchestra

• April 1, 2014 - OMSB has been privatized as a general incorporated association. The English name has renamed as Osaka City Wind Orchestra.

  Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra

• July 1, 2014 - The English name has renamed as Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra.
• March 16, 2015 - The band name has renamed as Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra.
• April 1, 2018 - The organization has been a public interest incorporated association.

  Conductors

• Hong-Jae Kim
• Shunsaku Tsutsumi
• Kazumasa Watanabe
• Kazuyoshi Akiyama
• Kazuhiko Komatsu
• Akira Miyagawa