Eminence Symphony Orchestra

Eminence Symphony Orchestra
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Background information
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genres	Popular, film score, video game, new-age
Years active	2003 (2003)–present
Website	www.eminenceonline.com
Members	Hiroaki Yura (Founder, Concertmaster; Violin) Maestro Philip Chu (Conductor) Kumiko Ito (Piano) Minah Choe (Cello) James Fortune (Flute) Joshua Hill (Percussion) Zane Banks (Guitar)
Past members	Ayako Ishikawa (Violin)

The Eminence Symphony Orchestra founded in Sydney, Australia is an independent symphony orchestra which delves into the classical music featured in video games and anime, as well as film scores.

Eminence was founded in 2003 by a small group of friends, led by the virtuoso solo violinist Hiroaki Yura. The difference in the cultural backgrounds between these friends as well as their differing experiences and qualifications contributed to what would be their first concert.

Eminence focuses particularly on the music of notable Japanese video games and anime. The orchestra's vision is to "inject something bold, dynamic and fresh into classical music". Eminence wishes to "break down the barriers between the audience and the musicians, and to revive orchestra in today's society; particularly amongst youth".

While the trademark of Eminence is the symphony orchestra, the organisation also delves into smaller-based concerts featuring three to five musicians as well as small ensembles, branded differently under Eminence Artists. More recently, the orchestra has offered their services to a wide range of entertainment media such as video games and anime, including the recording of music for many notable game publishers and developers, and for a number of film scores. These services were initially provided through a Sydney-based business entity, Eminence Group Pty Ltd, while the orchestra continued to operate under its existing name.

Awareness of the Eminence brand increased over time, and many opportunities for performances, recording and production services arose in other countries, prompting offices to be established in USA and Japan.

This facilitated further work in those countries, particularly in Japan. Australia continues to be the home base for the orchestra, with the majority of recordings being performed in Sydney.

Meanwhile, Eminence Group Pty Ltd which represented Eminence Symphony Orchestra and its services through license was placed into voluntary liquidation with an appointed liquidator on 21 December 2010. A resolution to wind up the company was made on the same day.

The Eminence Symphony Orchestra continues to operate through Eminence Artists in Australia, Creative Intelligence Arts,Inc. in Japan and Eminence Group North America in the United States of America.