Baton Pass Concert®︎ The Baton Pass Concert®︎ is a relay-style concert series in which each performing artist introduces the next performer, passing the musical baton forward. Music, passed on to the next. From person to person. From performance to performance. This marks the first presentation of the series in Matsue. ⸻ Performing Artist Millefeuille Wind Quintet Formed in December 2023. The ensemble name “Millefeuille” comes from French: mille meaning “thousand” and feuille meaning “leaf” — together, “a thousand leaves.” By layering the sounds of five instruments, the ensemble aspires to create richly woven, resonant music. That is their shared wish. ⸻ Member Profiles Megumi Terado (Flute) Born in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Performance, Osaka University of Arts. Studied under Sachi Tanaka and Kyohei Yamamoto. Founded Ensemble Éclat in 2001, pursuing the art of chamber music. Member of Matsue Flute Society, Duo Forester (flute & harp), Ensemble Dualité, and Fuwafuwa to On. Artist member of the Matsue Music Association. In addition to performing, she is actively engaged in private instruction and coaching junior high and high school wind ensembles. ⸻ Miwako Yasuda (Oboe) Born in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture. Graduated from Sakuya College of Music (now Kurashiki Sakuyo University) and the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre. Awarded Third Prize at the 4th International Richard Lauschmann Oboe Competition in Germany. Studied oboe under Reiner Herwig, Lajos Lencsés, Akihiro Sugatsuki, and Junko Iinuma; chamber music under Riklef Dühr and Akihiro Sugatsuki. Currently serves as instructor at the Izumo Arts Academy Music School. ⸻ Mitsuru Mizuma (Clarinet) Born in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. Graduated from the Clarinet Program, Faculty of Music, Kyoto City University of Arts. Currently a part-time lecturer at Shimane University Faculty of Education. Conductor of the Nakaumi Symphony Orchestra. Instructor for the “La Mer Masters Project” in Unnan City. Head of the orchestral instruction division of the “Shimane Daiku Chorus.” Founder of the San’in Clarinet Ensemble “La Colange.” ⸻ Tomoko Moriyama (Horn) Born in Okayama Prefecture. Graduated from Shimane University, majoring in Music Education, and completed her graduate studies at the same university. Instructor at the Izumo Arts Academy Music School. Horn player with the Izumo Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. Member of the Izumo Gakuyu Church Musicians’ Association. Member of San’in Brass Works, Brass Ensemble “Fröhlichen Freunde,” and the Shimane Horn Club. ⸻ Toshiyuki Hino (Bassoon) Born in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University. Began playing the bassoon while a member of the university wind orchestra. Currently balances his professional career with active performance as a member of the Izumo Wind Orchestra, appearing not only within Shimane Prefecture but also in the Kansai region. Studied bassoon under Mamoru Kanesaki.