# Naoya Wada

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

## Biography

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
### Concert Band

| 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

| Title | Grade | Duration | Publisher |
| 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

| Title | Grade | Duration | Publisher |
| 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

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

### Ensembe

| Title | Grade | Duration | Instrumentation | Publisher |
| 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
### Concert Band

| Title | Composer | Grade | Duration | Publisher |
| 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

| Title | Composer | Grade | Duration | Publisher |
| 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 |