Naoya Wada

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Naoya Wada
Born1986
Occupationcomposer
Websiteofficial website

Naoya Wada (和田 直也, Wada Naoya) is a Japanese composer and arranger.

Biography[edit]

Born on June 6, 1986, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. A self-taught pianist, he began composing music at age 11 and completed his first band composition at age 15. In 2009, he earned a degree from the Toho College of Music where he was a student of Jun Nagao. His works have been performed in many countries and have been recorded on CDs by many bands in such countries as the United States, Japan, Germany, and Belgium. Also in 2009, he received the 42nd Kitakyushu Cultural Award for his compositions.

Compositions[edit]

Concert Band[edit]

Title Grade Duration Publisher Description
10W-60 4 09'08" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard Europe
Across the Sunlit Path 1.5 03'50" Eighth Note Publications / Alfred
Amber Moon 2.5 04'30" Grand Mesa Music
Anjin: Blue Eyed Samurai 3 07'00" Hafabra Music
Ascent 4 05'25" Eighth Note Publications / Alfred
As Spring Arrives 3.5 07'52" C. L. Barnhouse
As The Dawn Breaks 2 02'26" C. L. Barnhouse
Axis 3 02'50" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard Europe
Beyond the Light and Darkness 3 04'51" C. L. Barnhouse
The Big Dipper 4 00'41" FJH Music from "Four Short Fanfares"
Bravissimo! 3 02'50" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard Europe
Call to Freedom 1.5 01'30" Grand Mesa Music
Days Remembered 3 04'30" Molenaar Edition
Departures 3.5 03'35" Tierolff
Eternal Promise 3 03'00" Molenaar Edition
The Explorers of Orion 2.5 04'15" C. L. Barnhouse
Exultate 3 03'36" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard Europe
Fanfare and Festive Hymn 0.5 02'05" Eighth Note Publications / Alfred
Fanfare and Jubilation 3 04'56" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard Europe
Festiva Jubiloso 3 06'30" Molenaar Edition
Firefly Stars 4 00'44" FJH Music from "Four Short Fanfares"
The Flame of Majesty 4 01'35" FJH Music from "Three Short Fanfares"
Flower Blooming 4 00'34" FJH Music from "Four Short Fanfares"
The Glorious Century 4 01'09" FJH Music from "Four Three Fanfares"
The Grace of Oaths 3 05'10" Eighth Note Publications / Alfred
Homeward Voyage 3 06'10" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard Europe
The Hope of Tomorrow 1.5 03'05" C. L. Barnhouse
Impulse Power 0.5 01'34" C. L. Barnhouse
Let It Shine Like a Star 3.5 06'30" Eighth Note Publications / Alfred
Liberty Fanfare 4 05'24" TRN Music
Lights in the Mirror 4 08'00" Molenaar Edition
Line of Ants 1 01'20" TRN Music
Medieval Hymn Variations
-In Praise of Guido d'Arezzo-
4 07'50" Molenaar Edition
A New Day Dawning 2 03'50" Eighth Note Publications / Alfred
Nexus for the Future 3 03'57" Molenaar Edition
Of Glory and Celebration 3 03'15" Hafabra Music
Of Ideal Infinity 3 06'15" Molenaar Edition
On Wings of Magic 3 05'59" C. L. Barnhouse
Pacifica 2.5 02'46" C. L. Barnhouse
Procession of Time 4 07'20" Molenaar Edition
The Promise of Hope 2 01'50" C. L. Barnhouse
Rejoice! 3.5 06'57" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard Europe
Remembrance 2.5 05'50" TRN Music
Sailing Day 2.5 06'10" Hafabra Music
Seascapes 4 00'46" FJH Music from "Three Short Fanfares"
Soaring 3.5 06'25" Grand Mesa Music
The Sounds of Spring 3 02'44" Grand Mesa Music Collaboration with Shizuka Sato
Spirals of Light 3.5 03'05" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard Europe
Starry Heavens 3 05'14" Grand Mesa Music
Star Trails 1.5 03'30" Eighth Note Publications / Alfred
Tales of a Distant Star 2.5 04'30" Hafabra Music
To A New Journey 3 06'17" C. L. Barnhouse
Toward the Bright Future 3 06'48" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard Europe
Ubuntu 4 00'38" FJH Music from "Four Three Fanfares"
Voyage into the Blue 3.5 08'45" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard Europe
Wind Capsule 3 03'36" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard Europe
Weekend in the City 3.5 08'50" Molenaar Edition
Wind on the Hill 3 05'27" Molenaar Edition

Fanfare Band[edit]

Title Grade Duration Publisher Description
Days Remembered 3 04'30" Molenaar Edition
Eternal Promise 3 03'00" Molenaar Edition
Festiva Jubiloso 3 06'30" Molenaar Edition
Lights in the Mirror 4 08'00" Molenaar Edition
Nexus for the Future 3 03'57" Molenaar Edition
Of Ideal Infinity 3 06'15" Molenaar Edition
Weekend in the City 3.5 08'50" Molenaar Edition
Winds on the Hill 3 05'27" Molenaar Edition

Flex Band[edit]

Title Grade Duration Publisher Description
Flower Crown 2.5 05'01" Brain Music
Latte Macchiato 3 04'30" Molenaar Edition
Legacy 3 05'40" Brain Music
In Seizing the Distant light 3 06'11" Brain Music
To a New Horizon 2.5 05'00" Brain Music
The Wind Blows Where It Will 2.5 07'00" Brain Music
Witherless Flower 2.5 05'00" Brain Music

String Orchestra[edit]

Title Grade Duration Publisher Description
Remembrance 2.5 05'50" TRN Music

Ensembe[edit]

Title Grade Duration Instrumentation Publisher Description
Alley Cats 4 06'30" Solo with Piano accompaniment Molenaar Edition
Bari Bari Bassi 4 03'00" Euphonium + Tuba Quartet Star Music Publishing
The Moon Illuminates the Love Tenderly 3 05'00" Flex Trio Brain Music
Prelude, Ballad and Celebration 4 04'10" Brass Sextet TRN Music
Raindrops 4 04'40" Woodwind Trio & Marimba Tapspace
A Simple Song of Love 2 03'00" Solo with Piano accompaniment Alfred
Three Fruits 3 05'00" Flute Trio Brain Music
Weekend in the City 4 08'50" Solo with Piano accompaniment Molenaar Edition

Arrangements[edit]

Concert Band[edit]

Title Composer Grade Duration Publisher Description
Capriol Suite Peter Warlock 3.5 09'44" Molenaar Edition
Civic Fanfare Edward Elgar 4 01'23" TRN Music
Cuban Overture George Gershwin 6 09'30" Tierolff
Joyful Variants
Based on Themes of Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven 3 02'45" C. L. Barnhouse
Kimigayo March Kozo Yoshimoto 2.5 03'00" TRN Music
A Portrait of Henry C. Work Henry Clay Work 2 04'20" Eighth Note Publications / Alfred
Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin 5 17'00" Molenaar Edition
The Soarting Eagle John N. Klohr 3 02'20" TRN Music
Three Preludes George Gershwin 5 06'00" Molenaar Edition
Trombone Concerto Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 4 07'10" Eighth Note Publications / Alfred
Warship March Tokichi Setoguchi 3 03'00" TRN Music

Flex Band[edit]

Title Composer Grade Duration Publisher Description
Londonderry Air Traditional 3 03'36" Brain Music / Bravo Music
March Majestic Scott Joplin 3 02'40" Molenaar Edition
Over the Waves Juventino Rosas 2.5 04'23" Beriato Music / Hal Leonard MGB

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