Megumi Ohnaka


Megumi Ohnaka, who also used the pseudonym Ai Tsuchida, was a Japanese composer known for his children's songs and choruses, as well as his live "Song Song" parties, which he began in 1961.
In 1945, he graduated from the composition department of Tokyo Music School, into which he had matriculated in 1942. The same year he was drafted into the Japanese Navy. In 1955, he formed Roba no Kai with Yoshinao Nakada, Toshi Isobe, Mitsutoshi Ugajin, and Kazutsugu Nakada. In 1957, he formed Goal Me through the activities of the mixed chorus PF Call, which disbanded after thirty years in 1987. In 1968, he formed the female chorus, Cole Grace.

In 1989, he received the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon for individuals who have contributed to academic and artistic developments, improvements, and accomplishments.

Awards won

Kazuyoshi Akiyama Conductor, Japan Chorus Association Mixed Chorus "Brick Color Town"
  • The Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Festival Encouragement Award 1966
"Balloons of Love"
  • The Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Festival Encouragement Award 1968
"Run My Heart"
  • The Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Festival Excellence Award 1970
Mixed chorus "Shimayo"
"" "Satchan" "Tummy Hell Uta", Awarded in categories "Modern Children's Song Selection Collection / Megumi Ohnaka Selection Collection"

Selected works

  • Mixed chorus setting of "Wataridori" poem by Hakushu Kitahara 1943
  • Art song: "Covered Wagon", 1944
  • Five Lyric Songs, 1945, premiered by Ryosuke Hatanaka
  • The World Will Destroy, 1965

Recordings

Official site

  • https://www.ohnakamegumi.com/