◆Orchestra
♪ Structural Coloration (2014) for orchestra
DURATION: 10 min.
INSPIRATION: Structural Coloration
WP: undecided
♪ Of the Flowing River the Flood Ever Changeth… (2002/03) for a large orchestra
DURATION: 15 min.
INSPIRATION: Of the Flowing River the Flood Ever Changeth, Japanese aesthetics
AWARD: Japan Symphony Foundation Prize (2005)
* Columbia University DMA, dissertation work
WP: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at Tokyo Bunka Hall, Japan on 6/10/2005
♪ The Opera Princess Kaguya (1998) for small ensemble
DURATION: 60 min.
TEXT: Japanese
COMMISSION: Harmonia Opera Company (New York)
WP: Harmonia Opera Company at the Silvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, NYC, USA on 10/24/1998 (US WP)
♪ Veiled in the Morning Mist (1997) for Orchestra
WP: Hubbard Recital Hall, Manhattan School of Music, USA on 4/41997 (US WP)
◆ Chamber Music (34)
* = with electronics (9)
♪ New Work for Ensemble (2025)
DURATION: min.
COMMISSION:
INSPIRATION:
WP: Onix Ensamble etc. on 3/2025
♪ Spring Ephemeral for flute, clarinet, bassoon, harp, violin, viola, cello (2024) I, II, III
DURATION: 8 min.
COMMISSION:
INSPIRATION: Gifu butterfly
WP: Ensemble Horizonte at Detmold, Hangar 21, 15 Hörfest Neue Musik, “Nuancen” in Germany on 10/4/2024 (Germany WP)
→ [2]Ensemble Horizonte at Aichi Arts Center, Japan on 10/20/2024 (Japan WP)
♪ Dialogue with Something Invisible for trumpet and violoncello (2023) I. II.
DURATION: 12 min.
COMMISSION:
INSPIRATION: dedicated to Ligeti, related to Ligeti’s Cello Sonata, 1st mov.
WP: Kiyonori Sokabe, trumpet and Yuki Nomura, cello at Aichi Arts Center, Japan on 11/24/2023 (Japan WP)
♪ Strings’ Grief for violin and contrabass (2022) I.Elapse II.Faint III.Prayer
DURATION: 9 min.
COMMISSION:
INSPIRATION: dedicated to Toko Shinoda
WP: Sachie Sawada, violin; Yoji Sato, contrabass at Aichi Arts Center, Japan on 9/26/2022 (Japan WP)
♪ New Work for ondes martenotet and 25-string koto (2020)
DURATION:
COMMISSION:
INSPIRATION:
WP: at Tenri Cultural Institute, Paris on 2/19/2021 (France WP) (postponed)
♪ Étoile Double (V) for 2 marimbas (2020)
DURATION: 8 min.
COMMISSION:
INSPIRATION:
WP: Percussion de Strasbourg (Minh-Tåm Nguyen, Hsin-Hsuan Wu) @The Symphony Hall, Osaka, on/2020 (Japan WP) (postponed) ----> 2022 May
→ [2] Percussion de Strasbourg @Tokyo Music College, on/2020(postponed)
→ [3] Percussion de Strasbourg @Nagakute Cultural Center, on 10/9/2020(postponed)
→ [4] Percussion de Strasbourg @Tokyo National Olympic Memorial Youth Center, on/2020(postponed)
♪ Creatión de las aves for guitar, 25-string koto and percussion (2019) recorded on TFCC-2004
DURATION: 8 min.
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: Remedios Varo’s “Creatión de las aves”
* Released on CD
WP: Norio Sato, guitar; Maya Kimura, 25-string koto, Takeshi Kubota, percussion at Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya, on 9/23/2019 (used bells w/1/4 tones) (Japan WP)
♪ The Bells for guitar and mezzo soprano (2019)
DURATION: 7 min.
COMMISSION: JUMP
Text: Edogar Allan Poe’s “The Bells” (I)(II)(III)
WP: Junpei Ohtaubo, guitar, Sahoko Sato Timpone, mezzo sop. on 3/23/ 2019 (US WP)
→ [2] Junpei Ohtaubo, guitar, Azusa Kosaka, sop in Tokyo, Japan on 4/13/2019 (Japan Premier)
♪ Rebirth of a Primary for flute, clarinet, piano, and percussion (2018)
DURATION: 8 min.
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: Carlo Zauli’s “Rebirth of a Primary”
WP: Icarus Ensemble(Giovanni Mereggini, fl; Marco Ghirardini, cl; Kumi Uchimoto, pf), Takeshi Tsubota, percussion on 11/ 11/2018 (Japan WP)
→ [2] Berlin PianoPercussion(Sawami Kiyoshi, pf; Simone Beneventi, perc.), Horia Dumitrache, cl.; Simon Van Der Velde, flute @ Berlin Konzerthaus on 5/30/19 (Germany)
→ [3] Icarus Ensemble(Giovanni Mareggini, fl; Martina Di Falco, cl; Kumi Uchimoto, pf; Gabriele Genta, percussion) at Spazio Icarus di Reggio Emilia on 9/18/19 (Italy)
→ [4] Icarus Ensemble (Giovanni Mareggini, fl; Martina Di Falco, cl; Kumi Uchimoto, pf; Gabriele Genta, percussion) at Festival Musica/Realta'zona Brera) on 9/19/19
→ [5] Elision Ensemble at The Piano, ACL Festival,NZ on 4/2020 (NZ WP) (postponed) -------> 2022
♪ Étoile Double (IV) for 2 pianos (2018) -homage to Debussy -
DURATION: 7 min.
INSPIRATION: Concept of Étoile Double
WP: Yumiko Segawa, Yuiko Yasuda at Ryogoku Monten hall, Tokyo on 8/26/2018 (Japan WP)
→ [2] Kadri-Ann Sumera, Talvi Hunt at Tallinn Philharmonic Society House of Blackheads, White Hall at ISCM on 5/5/2019 (Estonia Premier)
♪ Figuras Cristalizadas for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, guitar and 25-string koto (2017/18) recorded on TFCC-2004
DURATION: 8 min.
COMMISSION: Onix Ensamble
INSPIRATION: Octavio Paz’s poem, “Blanco”
* Released on CD
WP: Onix Ensamble, Norio Sato, guitar, Maya Kimura (25-string koto) in Ex Teresa, Mexico city, on 2/21/2018 (Mexico WP)
♪ Étoile Double (III) for 2 guitars (2017)
DURATION: 10 min.
COMMISSION: Chiba Commerse University
INSPIRATION: Concept of Étoile Double
WP: Norio Sato, Junpei Otsubo, guitars at Kiuchi Gallery, Chiba on 12/16/2017 (Japan WP)
→ [2] Junpei Otsubo and Tsunehito Tsuchihashi, guitar at Aichi University of Arts in Nagoya, Japan on 1/17/2018
→ [3] Junpei Otsubo and Tsunehito Tsuchihashi, guitar in Studio Haru, Nagoya, Japan on 1/18/2018
→ [4] Junpei Otsubo and Tsunehito Tsuchihashi, guitar at Ritto Bunka Kaikan Sakira Hall, in Shiga, Japan on 1/21/2018
♪ Étoile Double (II) for 2 ondes martenot (2017) recorded on TFCC-2004
DURATION: 12 min.
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: Concept of Étoile Double
WP: Takashi Harada, ondes.; Wakana Ichihashi, ondes at Aichi Arts Center, Japan on 10/1/2017 (Japan WP)
* Released on CD
♪ Étoile Double (I) for 2 violins (2017)
DURATION: 9 min.
COMMISSION: JUMP
INSPIRATION: Concept of Étoile Double
WP: Miolina (vaiolin duo) at Tenri Cultural Institute of New York on 3/12//2017 (US WP)
♪ Korobokkuru Legend (2016) for 3 25-string kotos
DURATION: 8 min.
COMMISSION: 4 plus
INSPIRATION: Sato’s books of Korobokkuru series
WP: 4 plus (Maya Kimura, Yoko Hihara, Keiko YOshiba) , Keyaki Hall in Tokyo on 12/21/2016 (Japan WP)
♪ Close-up of Infinity (2016) for great bass recorder / soprano recorder and accordion with electronics*
DURATION: 12 min.
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: Hundertwasser’s paintings, “Close-up of Infinity” and his thought
WP: Tosiya Suzuki, recorder and Tomomi Ota, accordion at Aichi Arts Center, Japan on 6/19/2016 (Japan WP)
♪ New Work for shakuhachi, koto and guitar
DURATION:
INSPIRATION:
WP: Norio Sato, guitar; Maya Kimura, koto
♪ La transparencia del espacio (III) (2015) for 2 pianos and 2 percussion with electronics*
DURATION: 11 min.*click for more info
COMMISSION: Sinus Ton Festival 2015
INSPIRATION: The concept of La transparencia del espacio series
WP: Ensemble Berlin PianoPercussion in Magdeburg, Germany on 10/30/2015 (Germany WP)
→ [2] Ensemble Berlin PianoPercussion at Konzerthaus Berlin on 1/16/2016
♪ Empty Cicada (2014) for clarinet and piano
DURATION: 8 min.*click for more info
REQUEST: Thomas Piercy, “Tokyo to New York”
INSPIRATION: Empty Cicada (Japanese sensibility)
WP: Thomas Piercy, clarinet; Yusuke Sato, piano at Space DO, Tokyo, Japan on 1/12/2015 (Japan WP)
→ [2] Thomas Piercy, clarinet; Taka Kigawa, piano @ Tenri Cultural Institute of New York on 4/19/2015 (US Premier)
♪ Strings’ Soliloquies (2014) for 25-strings koto and guitar recorded on TFCC-2004
DURATION: 9 min. *click for more info *live performance video to see here
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
CONCEPT: Depends on E spectra.
* Released on CD
WP: Norio Sato, guitar; Maya Kimura, koto; premiered at Munetsugu Hall, Nagoya Japan on 7/20/2014 (Japan WP)
→ [2] Norio Sato, guitar; Maya Kimura, koto at Oumi gakudo, Tokyo on 1/20/2015
→ [3] Norio Sato, guitar, Maya Kimura, koto at Shibuya Classics, Tokyo on 12/15/2016
→ [4] Norio Sato, guitar; Maya Kimura, koto at Oumi gakudo, Tokyo on 3/5/2017
→ [5] Norio Sato, guitar; Maya Kimura, koto at CMMAS, Morelia, Mexico on 2/16/2018(Mexico Premier)
→ [6] Norio Sato, guitar; Maya Kimura, koto at Plaza Loreto, Mexico city on 2/17/2018
→ [7] Norio Sato, guitar; Maya Kimura, koto at Ex Teresa, Mexico city on 2/21/2018
→ [8] Norio Sato, guitar; Maya Kimura, koto at Aichi Arts Center on 9/23/2019
♪ Fading Beauty.... III (2014) for shakuhachi, shamisen and cello
DURATION: 11 min. *click for more info
COMMISSION: JUMP
COLLABORATION: Hiroko Ohno (painter)
INSPIRATION:
WP: Yoko Kimura Reikano, shamisen; James Schlefer, shakuhachi; Hikaru Tamaki, cello @ Tenri Cultural Institute of New York on 3/16/2013 (US WP)
→ [2] Ray Jin, shakuhachi; Tetsuya Nozawa, shamisen; Yui Hosoi, cello @ Tsukijihongwanji, Tokyo at Asian Music Festival 2017 (ACL) on 11/2/17 (Japan Premier)
♪ Ignis Fatuus (2012/13) for flute, clarinet, trombone, viola and cello
DURATION: 12 min. *click for more info
COMMISSION: Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin
INSPIRATION: Concept of Ignis Fatuus
WP: Ensemble Unitedberlin (Martin Glück, Flöte / Miguel Pérez Iñesta, Klarinette / Helmut Polster, Posaune/ Jean-Claude Velin, Viola / Lea Rahel Bader, Violoncello/Catherine Larsen-Maguire, Leitung), at Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin (JDZB), Germany on 2/27/2013 (Germany WP)
♪ For Betelgeuse (2012) for ryuteki, hichiriki and sho (* with Japanese instruments)
DURATION: 13 min. *click for more info
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
COLLABORATION: Nate Pagel (media artist)
INSPIRATION: Betelgeuse future explosion
WP: Hanako Nakamura, sho; Hitomi Nakamura, hichiriki; Takeshi Sasamoto, ryuteki; premiered at Munetsugu Hall, Nagoya, Japan on 7/7/2012 (Japan WP)
→ [2] Mayumi MIyata, sho; Hitomi Nakamura, hichiriki; Takeshi Sasamoto, ryuteki at Miller Theatre, Columbia University, NYC on 3/8/2013 (US Premier)
♪ Celestial Echo (2011/12) for violin, viola and cello with live electronics *
DURATION: 11 min. *click for more info
COMMISSION: Nagoya University of Arts, Japan
COLLABORATION: Hiroko Ohno (painter), Atsushi Yoshikawa (jitter)
INSPIRATION: Hiroko Ohno’s Galaxy’s paintings
WP: Wakako Hanada, violin; Fumiko Kai, viola; Takuji Matsumoto, cello; Norio Sato, conductor: a member from Ensemble Nomad, premiered at Aichi Arts Center, Japan on 3/11/2012 (Japan WP)
♪ Prometheus’ Light (2011) for ondes martenot, clarinet, guitar and electronics with dancers *
1. Flash Point for guitar with electronics * *live performance video to see here
2. Abyss for ondes martenot, clarinet and guitar
3. Twilight for bass clarinet and ondes martenot with electronics *
4. Fly in Amber for ondes martenot, clarinet, guitar with electronics *
DURATION: 35 min.( 7min.+5min.+7min.+10min.)*click for more info
COMMISSION: Aichi Arts Center, Japan
INSPIRATION: Prometheu’s Legacy
COLLABORATION: Yukio Suzuki, dancer
WP: Wakana Ichihashi; ondes martenot, Norio Sato; guitar, Tomohiko Owada, clarinet at Aichi Arts Center, Japan on 11/29/2011 (Japan WP)
→ [2] Norio Sato, guitar at Shibuya Classics, Tokyo on 5/11/2013
→ [3] Norio Sato, guitar at Visiones Sonoras in Morelia, Mexico on 10/23/2013 (Mexico Premier)
→ [4] Norio Sato, guitar at Museo Universitarió Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City on 10/27/2013
→ [5] Norio Sato, guitar in VII Circuito de Música Contemporanea MUSIKAGILEAK San Sebastián, Spain on 10/25/2016 (Spain Premier)
→ [6] Norio Sato, guitar, Pamplona, Spain, Festival Internacional de Experimentación Musical in Museo de Navarraon on 11/2/2016
→ [7] Norio Sato, guitar at Shibuya Classics, Tokyo on 12/15/2016
→ [8]Norio Sato, guitar at Nagoya International Center Hall on 12/17/2016
→ [9]Norio Sato, guitar at Kiuchi Gallery in Chiba on 12/17/2017
→ [10]Norio Sato, guitar at CMMAS, Morelia, Mexico on 2/16/2018
→ [11]Norio Sato, guitar at Casa del Lago, UNAM, Mexico city on 2/18/2018
♪ White Spiral (2010/11) for sho and piano (*with Japanese instrument)
DURATION: 10 min.*click for more info *live performance video to see here
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: Spiral Time Concept
COLLABORATION: Jun Kurumisawa
WP: Hanako Nakamura, sho and Mari Asakawa, piano in SONORIUM, Tokyo on 1/30/2011 (Japan WP)
→ [2]Hanako Nakamura, sho and Blair McMillen, piano at Tenri Institute of New York on 3/14/2015 (US Premier)
♪ Floating Memories (2010) for marimba (with 3 temple bowls) and violin
DURATION: 10 min. *click for more info
COMMISSION: Kuniko Kato, Movses Pogossian
INSPIRATION: Arumenian Duduk
WP: Kuniko Kato, marimba and Movses Pogossian, violin at Zipper Hall, LA on 10/31/2010 (US WP)
→ [2]Kuniko Kato, marimba and Movses Pogossian, violin at Munetsugu Hall, Nagoya on 11/5/2010 (Japan Premier)
→ [3]Kuniko Kato, marimba and Movses Pogossian, violin at BankART NYK, Yokohama on 11/11/2010
→ [4]Jocelyn Zhu, violin; Taylor Hampton, marimbaat Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Juillliard School @ Focus! Festival on 1/29/2015
→ [5] Ensemble Horizonte, Kulturfabrik Hangar 21, Detmold, Germany (7th Listen New Music Festival ) on 9/23/2016 (German Premier)
→ [6] Ensemble Horizonte, Kulturfabrik Hangar 21, Detmold, Germany on 6/6/2019
→ [7] Ensemble Horizonte, Rotunde der Tonhalle, @ Festival für modernes Hören, Düsseldorf, Germany on 6/7/2019
♪ La transparencia del espacio (II) (2010) for ondes martenot and piano
DURATION: 10 min. *click for more info
COMMISSION: Motoko Oya
INSPIRATION: Casa de Luis Baragán
WP: Motoko Oya, ondes martenot & Nozomi Matsumoto, piano at Tokyo Opera City, Japan on 7/28/2010 (Japan WP)
→ [2]Natalie Forget, ondes martenot; Matthew Schellhorn, piano in Roberts Room, Brunel University, Uxbridge, England on 11/25/2011 (England Premier)
→ [3]Takashi Harada ondes martenot; Kumi Uchimoto, piano at Aichi Arts Center, Japan on 10/1/2017
♪ La Otra Voz (2009/10) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano with electronics * recorded on TFCC-2004
( composed as an award from Onix Ensamble)
DURATION: 11 min. *click for more info *live performance video to see here
COMMISSION: Onix Ensamble
INSPIRATION: Octavio Paz’s poem theory “La Otra Voz”
* Released on CD
CONFERENCE: Onix Ensamble at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico(UNAM) on 2/26/2010 (Mexico WP)
→ [2]Ensemble Nomad at Sisen Conservatory, China on 4/27/2014 (China Premier)
→ [3]Onix Ensamble at MUAC ( Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo Centro Cultural Universitario, UNAM Mexico City) on 6/2/2015
→ [4]Onix Ensamble at Visiones Sonoras XI, Unidad Académia Cultural de la UNAM, Morelia, Mexico on 10/7/2015
→ [5]Onix Ensamble at Monterrey Contemporary Music Festival, Mexico on11/8/2015
→ [6]Onix Ensamble at Ex Teresa, Mexico city on 2/21/2018
*Japan Foundation Grant and Mexico Cultural Center
See an analysis by a composer on Music Magazine in Mexico, 2011 *
♪ Ajuga (2009) for soprano and flute with live electronics *
DURATION: 10 min. *click for more info *live performance video to see here
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: A flower, “Ajuga” , which come from Greek, meaning without restriction
TEXT: no specific text, phonemes, English, Japanese words, which a composer selected.
COLLABORATION: Jun Kurumisawa ( live visual image with original system) & other programming member, using Chaos Theory (Japan WP)
WP: Camilla Hoitenga, flute; Eiko Morikawa, soprano at Nagoya City Chikusa Playhouse, Japan on 6/5/2009
→ [2]Kyu-Tsurukawa-za, Saitama on 7/26/2009
♪ Darwin’s Dream ~arche~ (2008) for clarinet and cello
DURATION: 10 min. *click for more info
COMMISSION: JUMP
INSPIRATION: Ms. Ohno’s painting “Darwin’s Dream” and Darwin’s Theory
♫ COLLABORATION: Hiroko Ohno (Japanese style painter- “Nihon-ga”)
WP: Meighan Stoops, clarinet; Dave Eggar, ceello, at Tenri Cultural Institute of New York, USA on 1/31/2009 (US WP)
→ [2] Ensemble Unitedberlin (Miguel Pérez Iñesta, Klarinette/ Lea Rahel Bader, Violoncello) at Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin, Germany on 2/27/2013
(Germany Premier)
♪ burning in the void (2008) for soprano, cello and piano with electronics *
DURATION: 10 min.
TEXT: Tagore’s “Gitanjali” in English
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
AWARD: Onix Ensembe Competition, Mexico, Honorable Mention (2009)
:2nd International Composition Competition Ars Phoné, Italy, Honorable Mentions (2009)
*Published in Italy
COLLABORATION: Atsushi Yoshikawa ( live visual image with Max/jitter)
WP: Maki Ota, soprano; Tomoki Tai, cello; Mari Asakawa, piano, at Nagoya City Chikusa Playhouse, Japan on 5/30/2008 (Japan WP)
♪ Lunar Phases (2006) for flute, viola and harp +recorded on CD*
DURATION: 10 min. *live performance video to see here *click for more info
WP: Camilla Hoiteng; flute, Xenia Narati; harp, Vincent Royer; viola, at Belgisches Haus, Cologne in Germany on 3/18/2011 (Germany WP)
→ [2]Detmold, Germany with Ensemble Horizonte; Dante Montoya, flute; Maria Pache, viola; Lydie Romisch, harp on 6/28/2014
→ [3]Bielefeld, Germany with Ensemble Horizonte; Dante Montoya, flute; Maria Pache, viola; Lydie Romisch, harp on 6/29/2014
→ [4]Cologne, Germany with Ensemble Horizonte; Dante Montoya, flute; Maria Pache, viola; Lydie Romisch, harp on 6/19/2015 at Cologne Japanese Institute
→ [5]Goethe-Institut, Paris with Ensemble Horizonte; Dante Montoya, flute; Maria Pache, viola; Lydie Romisch, harp on 10/21/2015 (France Premier)
→ [6]Weserrenaissance-Museum, Lemgo, Germany, with Ensemble Horizonte; Dante Montoya, flute; Maria Pache, viola; Lydie Romisch, harp on 10/23/2015
→ [7]Forum Jacob Pins, Höxter, Germany with Ensemble Horizonte; Dante Montoya, flute; Maria Pache, viola; Lydie Romisch, harp on 10/25/2015
→ [8]Galerie Mönter in Meerbusch, Germany with Ensemble Horizonte; Dante Montoya, flute; Maria Pache, viola; Lydie Romisch, harp on 2/10/2017
→ [9] Detmold, Germany with Ensemble Horizonte; Dante Montoya, flute; Maria Pache, viola; Lydie Romisch, harp on 2/12/2017
→ [10] Hannover, Kleiner Sendesaal des NDR, Germany with Ensemble Horizonte on 2/1/2020
→ [11] Bielefeld, Japanischer Garten/Hotel Lindenhof, Germany with Ensemble Horizonte on 8/27, 2023
→ [12] Aichi Arts Center, Japan with Ensemble Horizonte on 10/20/2024 (Japan Premier)
♪ La lumière de tes yeaux dans la pénombre (2006) for soprano, violin and guitar
DURATION: 10 min.
TEXT: English, French, Japanese (created by a composer)
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: the word, “Light”
WP: Akie Amou, soprano; Tatsunobu Goto, violin; Daisuke Suzuki, guitar, at Nagoya City Minato Playhouse, Japan on 5/13/2006 (Japan WP)
♪ Energy Void (2005-06) for shakuhachi, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, harp and percussion with electronics (* with Japanese instrument) *
DURATION: 10 min. *click for more info
INSPIRATION: Isamu Noguchi’s “Energy Void”
COMMISSION: Music From Japan, New York, USA
WP : Merkin Concert Hall, New York, USA on 2/12/2006 (US WP)
→ [2]Tokyo Bunka Hall by Tokyo Sinfonietta with Kifu Mitsuhashi, shakuhachi on 7/12/2007 (Japan Premier)
*Broadcasted by NHK FM, NHK FM on air
♪ Infinite Light from Six billion kilometers, Quaoar (2005)
for great bass/soprano recorder and viola d'amore with wood chimes
DURATION: 10 min.
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION:
WP: Garth Knox, viola d’amore; Toshiya Suzuki, recorder at Nagoya City Minato Playhouse, Japan on 5/21/2005 (Japan WP)
♪ In a State of Flux…(2004) for satsuma biwa and sho with live electronics +recorded on ALCD80 *
DURATION: 20 min.*recording to listen here
COMMISSION: Taketoyo Hall Opening Concert Committe, Japan
INSPIRATION:
♫ 3 versions of the video at the Workshop in Aichi, Japan
WP: Kakujyo Iwasa, satsuma biwa; Hiromi Ueda, sho at Taketoyo Hibiki Hall, Japan on 9/24/2004 (Japan WP)
→ [2]Kakujyo Iwasa at Tokyo Kosei-nenkin Kaikan, Japan on 10/23/2008
→ [3]Kakujyo Iwasa at Aichi Art Center, Japan on 7/13, 14, 2010
→ [4]Hanako Nakamura at Asian Music Festival in Tokyo Japan on 10/2/2010
→ [5]Kumiko Shuto at Suginami Kokaido in Tokyo, Japan on 5/23/2011
* Broadcasted by Radio Monalisa in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 12/7/2009
♪ Unforgettable Memories with Fumi’s Poems (2004)~ dedicated to the victims of the Feb.26, 1936 attack~
for shakuhachi, biwa, and 17- string koto (with Japanese traditional dancers, choreographed by Keiin Yoshimura.)
DURATION: 30 min.
COLLABORATION: Keiin Yoshimura (Japanese traditional dance)
♪ Flare/Prayer (2003) for bass clarinet, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin and cello
♪ Towards the Universe... (2001) for soprano and piano
DURATION: 10 min.
TEXT: Poem by Saisei Murou in Japanese, 1.Aiming towards the dawn 2.Looking at the moon 3.Looking down here
COMMISSION: Tokyo Opera City, Akie Amou
WP: Akie Amou at “Bach to Contemporary” series concert , Tokyo Opera City, Japan on 10/9/2001 (Japan WP)
→ [2]Akie Amou at Philosophy Hall, Columbia University, NYC on 3/3/2002 (US Premier)
→ [3] Shoko Kinsella, pf; Yuri Maria Saenz, soprano, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Pac Auditorium, USA
→ [4] Shoko Kinsella, pf; Yuri Maria Saenz, soprano
♪ Fragrant with a sound (2001) for timpani and marimba with electronics *
DURATION:
TEXT: Basho’s Haiku
COMMISSION: Duncan Patton and Mayumi Sekizawa
WP: Duncan Patton and Mayumi Sekizawa at Hubbard Recital Hall, Manhattan School of Music, USA on 2/18/2001 (US WP)
→ [2]Duncan Patton and Mayumi Sekizawa at Hokutopia Tsutsuji Hall, Tokyo, Japan on 6/5/2001 (Japan Premier)
♪ Fading Beauty... (2000) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano
DURATION: 10 min.
INSPIRATION: Fractal theory, Chaos theory, Spectral analysis
AWARD: Boris and Edna Rapoport Prize for Composition, New York (2000)
COMMISSION: Columbia Sinfonietta (NYC)
WP: Columbia Sinfonietta (NYC) at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, NYC on 4/27/2000 (US WP)
→[2]KammarensembleN (Swedish ensemble) at ISCM 2002, Hong Kong on 10/12/2002 (Hong Kong Premier)
♪ Mugen, escape from the inner sky... (1999) for shakuhachi, oboe, violin, viola and cello (*with Japanese instrument)
DURATION: 10 min.
WP: at Miller Theater, Columbia University, USA on 4/18/1999 (US WP)
→ [2]at Centre Acanthes, Villenueve-lez-Avignon, France on 7/22/2000 (France Premier)
♪ A Breath of Air (1996) for flute, violin, cello and guitar
DURATION: 10 min.
AWARD: Abbott Chamber Players Composition Contest Award
WP: Abbott Chamber Players , Boston (US WP)
◆ Solo Music (20)
* = with electronics(12)
♪ New Work for flute and piano (2024)
DURATION: min.
REQUEST: Alejandro Escyer
INSPIRATION:
WP:
♪ Koto Uta I. Cold Moon, II. Ripple Effect for 25-string koto (2024) (use Rin and Finger Cymbals and voice)
DURATION: 8 min.
COMMISSION: Ichikawa Festival, Chiba
INSPIRATION: Text/Haiku by Kafuu Nagai in Japanese
WP: Maya Kimura, 25-string koto at Motoyama Hokke-kyo tenple, Chiba on 2/18/2024 (Japan WP)
♪ Something that calls out to sing for 25-string koto (2023) (use voice)
DURATION: 7 min.
COMMISSION:
INSPIRATION: Text by Michizo Tachibana in Japanese
WP: Maya Kimura, 25-string koto at Ark Sakae Salon Hall on 2/14/2023 (Japan WP)
♪ Wind Shadow for piano (2021)
DURATION: 6min.
COMMISSION:
INSPIRATION: Toko Sinoda (calligrapher artist)
WP: Sawami Kiyoshi, piano at Schwartzsche Ville Steglitz, Berlin on 6/25/2021 (Germany WP)
→ [2] Yumiko Segawa at Ryogoku Monten hall, Tokyo on 9/17/2023 (Japan Premier)
♪ The Fool by the Roadside for soprano (2020)
DURATION: 3min.
COMMISSION:
TEXT: W.B. Yeats (English)
WP: Eiko Morikawa, soprano at Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya, Japan on 12/20.2020 (Japan WP)
♪ The Cat and the Moon for soprano (2020)
DURATION: 7’30”
COMMISSION:
TEXT: W.B. Yeats (English)
WP: Eiko Morikawa, soprano at Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya, Japan on 12/20.2020 (Japan WP)
♪ Chatoyancy for cello with electronics (2020) -homage to Beethoven- * + recorded on CD
DURATION: 8 min.
REQUEST: Edgardo Espinosa, cello
INSPIRATION: Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No.23
WP:
* Released on CD, URTXT, “Ritualia” by Edgardo Espinosa in 2/2024
♪ Comme un chat (2019/20) for trumpet with electronics *
DURATION: 8 min.
REQUEST: Kiyonori Sokabe
INSPIRATION: dedicated to my cat, Bijou
WP: Kiyonori Sokabe, trumpet at Spazio Rita, Nagoya on 2/26, 2020 (Japan WP)
♪ Fading Beauty... (IV) for 25-string koto with electronics (2018) * recorded on TFCC-2004 (use 3 wind bells)
DURATION: 6 min
INSPIRATION: Reverberation of Japanese wind bells
* Released on CD
WP: Maya Kimura (25-string koto) at Sichuan Conservatory of Music, China on 3/2018 (China WP)
→ [2] Maya Kimura at Motoyama Hokke-kyo Tenple, CHiba, Japan on 2/18/2024 (Japan WP) (with visual image by Jun Kurumisawa)
♪ Décalage (2016) for clarinet
DURATION: 11 min.*click for more info
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: Jean-Paul Sartre’s Nausea
WP: Kaori Fujii, clarinet at Fiorire Nagoya on 4/2/2016 (Japan WP)
→ [2] Thomas Piercy at Tokyo Opera City, Ohmi Gakudo on 4/11/2018
→ [3] Thomas Piercy at Female Composers Festival, Spectrum, New York on 6/10/2018 (US Premier)
♪ The Other Side (2015) for electric guitar with electronics *
DURATION: 11 min.*click for more info
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: Fernando Morelo’s painting, “The Other Side”
WP: Norio Sato, electric guitar at 5/R Hall, Nagoya on 6/21/2015 (Japan WP)
♪ La Pente de la rêverie (2014) for alto saxophone
DURATION: 12 min.*click for more info
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: Victor Hugo’s poem, La Pente de la rêverie
WP: Katsuyori Tokoro, saxophone, at 5/R Hall, Nagoya, Japan on 2/8/2015 (Japan WP)
→ [2] Katsuyori Tokoro, saxophone, at Salon Dolce, Gifua, Japan on 5/13/2017
→ [3] Katsuyori Tokoro, saxophone, at Fiorire, Nagoya, Japan on 5/14/2017
→ [4] Katsuyori Tokoro, saxophone, at Denki bunnka-kaikan, Nagoya, Japan on 5/24/2017
→ [5] Katsuyori Tokoro, saxophone, at Sibuya Koen-dori, Tokyo, Japan on 12/9/2017
→ [6] Katsuyori Tokoro, saxophone, at Studio Ririta, Nagoya, Japan on 12/22/2017
♪ Lux Aeterna (2013) for sho with electronics *
DURATION: 12 min. *click for more info *live performance video to see
INSPIRATION: Ligeti’s Lux Aeterna
COLLABORATION: Jun Kurumisawa (video)
WP: Hanako Nakamura, sho at Chiba City Hall on 1/29/2014 (Japan WP)
→ [2]Hanako Nakamura, sho at Tamagawa Gakuen Chapel on 7/27/2014
→ [3] Hanako Nakamura, sho at Sichuan Conservatory, China on 4/29/2015 (China Premier)
*See an analysis on this piece on the Japanese music magazine in Japanese
♪ Fading Beauty... (II) (2013) for viola
DURATION: 10 min. (using 4 Japanese wind bells) , *click for more info *live performance video to see
REQUEST: Christophe Desjardins
INSPIRATION: Reverberation of Japanese wind bells
WP: Christophe Desjardins, viola at Munetsugu Hall, Nagoya, on 10/17/2013 (Japan WP)
→ [2] at Tama Music Festival Tokyo by Kei Sakota on 1/11/2020
♪ Cantos Nuevos (2013) for soprano with electronics * recorded on TFCC-2004
DURATION: 12 min. *click for more info *live performance video to see
TEXT: Fernando García Lorca’s poem, “Cantos Nuevos” in Spanish
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: Fernando García Lorca’s poem, “Cantos Nuevos”
* Released on CD
WP: Eiko Morikawa, soprano at Nagoya School of Music Hall, on 10/5/2013 (Japan WP)
→ [2]Eiko Morikawa, soprano at Aichi Prefectural University of Arts on 9/11/2016
♪ Eldorado (2013) for flute with electronics *
DURATION: 10 min *click for more info
COMMISSION: CMMAS
INSPIRATION: Poem “Eldorado” by Edgar Allan Poe
WP: Guillermo Portillo at CMMAS, Mexico on 6/8/2013 (Mexico WP)
♪ La transparencia del espacio (I) (2010) for vibraphone, crotales and electronics *
DURATION: 10 min. *click for more info *live performance video to see
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
INSPIRATION: Casa de Luis Baragán
COLLABORATION: Nate Pagel (video, created with dancer.)
WP: Kuniko Kato at Nagoya City Minato Playhouse, Japan on 5/29/2010 (Japan WP)
♪ Ubiquity (2007) for 17-string koto with electronics (*with Japanese instrument) *
DURATION: 10 min.
COMMISSION: NymphéArt
COLLABORATION: Muchu-ya (lighting artist), HIEI (space design)
WP: Michiyo Yagi, at Aichi Arts Center Concert Hall, Japan on 9/26/2007 (Japan WP)
♪ Non-color Color (2007) for piano with electronics *
DURATION: 10 min. *click for more info
COMMISSION: JUMP
INSPIRATION: Jusetsu Miwa’s Hagi Ware, Japan
WP: Mari Asakawa, Nagoya Yamaha Hall, Japan on 5/26/2007 (Japan WP)
→ [2]Yukie Ito at Nagoya Chikusa Playhouse,Japan on 3/4/2008
→ [3]Shiau-uen Ding at the Fenway Center at Northeastern University, Boston on 2/7/2009 (US Premier)
→ [4]Shiau-uen Ding at Hong Kong Baptist University on 11/6/2009 (Hong Kong Premier)
→ [5]Mari Asakawa at Media Project Vol.9 at Sumida Toriphony Hall, Tokyo on 11/25/2010
→ [6]Mari Asakawa at Sonorium, Tokyo on 1/30/2011
♪ Invisible Links (2006-07) for alto saxophone with electronics (with Japanese Wind Bells) *
DURATION: 10 min. *click for more info
COMMISSION: JUMP
INSPIRATION: Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona
COLLABORATION: Nate Pagel (video)
WP: Takashi Saito at Nagoya Yamaha Hall, Japan on 5/26/2007 (Japan WP)
→ [2]Eliot Gattegno at Aichi Arts Center Concert Hall, Japan on 9/26/2007
→ [3]Torben Snekkestad at Huset, Re:New08 Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark on 5/19/2008 (Denmark Premier)
→ [4]Víctor Béjar, at SMC2010, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Campus dela Comunicació-Poble Nou, Barcelona, Spain on 7/24/2010 (Spain Premier)
→ [5]Katsuyori Tokoro at Hitomi Hall, Nagoya, Japan on 5/24/2015
→ [6]Katsuyori Tokoro at Hitomi Hall, Nagoya, Japan on 11/19/2015
♪ The Incarnation of Thunder and Wind (2006-07) for cello with electronics * + recorded on ALCD80
DURATION: 10 min.
COMMISSION: Attack Theatre, Pittsburgh, USA
INSPIRATION: several works, inspired by Thunder & Wind
COLLABORATION: Attack Theatre
WP: Dave Eggar at New Hazlett Theatre, Pittsburgh, USA on 2/1, 2, 5,6 /2008 (US WP)
→ [2,3,4]Dave Eggar on 2/2,5,6
→ [5]Tomoki Tai at Nagoya City Chikusa Playhouse, Japan on 5/30/2008 (Japan Premier)
*Preview on newspapers in Pittsburgh
♪ Into the Forest of Stars II (2005) for soprano (composed for Akie Amou)
DURATION: 10 min.
TEXT: from Manyosyu (Ca.8C) both in English and in Japanese
~ On the sea of heaven, the waves of clouds rise, and I can see, the moon ship disappearing, as it is rowed into the forest of stars. ~
WP: Akie Amou at Philharmonie Gustav-Siegle-Haus, Stuttgart, Germany on 6/11/2005 (Germany WP)
→ [2]Akie Amou at Nagoya City Minato Playhouse, Japan on 5/13/2006 (Japan Premier)
♪ Into the Forest of Stars I (2005) for baritone saxophone and electronics (composed for Taimur Sullivan) *
DURATION: 10 min.
TEXT: from Manyosyu (Ca.8C) both in English and in Japanese
~ On the sea of heaven, the waves of clouds rise, and I can see, the moon ship disappearing, as it is rowed into the forest of stars. ~
REQUEST: Taimur Sallivan
WP: Taimur Sallivan at Spark Festival, Minnesota, USA on 2/23/2006 (US WP)
→ [2]Brian Sacawa at Yamaha Piano Salon, New York, USA on 2/23/2007
→ [3]Athanasios Zervas at Appolo Theater, SMC07 in Lefkada, Greece on 7/12/2007 (Greek Premier)
♪ The Legend of 1,000 Cranes (2004) for piano (composed for Thomas Osuga)
DURATION: 10 min.
REQUEST: Thomas Osuga
WP: Thomas Osuga at the Memorial Event of Japanese-American Internment in Cleveland, Ohaio, USA on 2/27/2004 (US WP)
→ [2]Thomas Osuga at Faust Harison Piano, New York, USA on 2/29/2004
→ [3]Thomas Osuga at Black Box Theatre, NYC, USA on 11/5/2004
♪ The Sands of Time (2003) for bass flute +recorded on ALCD80
DURATION: 13 min. *live performance video to see
AWARD: Nagoya City Cultural Promotion Agency Award (2004)
TEXT: Basho’s Haiku
WP: Camilla Hoitenga at Denki Bunka Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan on 6/9/2005 (Japan WP)
→ [2]Camilla Hoitenga at Japanese Institute in Cologne, Germany on 6/26/2007 (Germany Premier)
→ [3]Camilla Hoitenga at Nagoya Chikusa Playhouse, Japan on 6/5/2009
→ [4]Camilla Hoitenga at Waseda Ohkuma Hall, Tokyo, Japan on 6/13/2009
→ [6]Alejandro Escuer at UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México), Mexico on 2/26/2010 (Mexico Premier)
→ [7]Alejandro Escuer at CMMAS, Morelia, Mexico on 3/5/2010
→ [8]Camilla Hoitenga at Tank, NYC on 3/12/2012 (US Premier)
→ [9]Camilla Hoitenga in Cologne, Germany on 5/ 4/2017
→ [10]Camilla Hoitenga at The 7th Prague International Festival of New Media, Art and Music, “ECHOFLUXX17” on 5/6/2017(Prague Premier)
→ [11]Claire Chase at Bien Institute for New Music, NUNC!3, US 4/20/18
♪ The Labyrinth of Mind (2003) for ondes martenot w/ electronics +recorded on ALCD80 (composed for Takashi Harada) *
DURATION: 7 min.
REQUEST: Takashi Harada
WP: Takashi Harada at Taketoyo Hibiki Hall, Japan on 9/24/2004 (Japan WP)
♪ Réminicence d’un ancien esprit (2002) pour soprano/petite percussion et électronique +recorded on ALCD80 *
DURATION: 13 min. *recording to listen here
TEXT: Japanese Bussokuseki-ka
AWARD: XII Concorso di Composizione Franco Evangelisti 2009Primo Premio (1st Prize)
*Published on Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, Milan, Italy
WP: Kaoli Isshiki ar IRCAM, espace de projection, Paris, France on 10/17/2002 (France WP)
→ [2]ICMC 2004, Florida, USA
→ [3]Akie Amou at Taketoyo Hibiki Hall, Japan on 9/24/2004 (Japan Premier)
→ [4]Silvia Schiavani at the Conservatory of Music Santa Cecilia- Sala Accademica, Rome, Italy on 12/12/2009 (Italy Premier)
♪ Fading Memorries... (2000) for marimba (composed for Mayumi Sekizawa) + recorded on AUCD-1
DURATION: 10 min.
REQUEST: Mayumi Sekizawa
WP: Mayumi Sekizawa at Borden C. Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music, NYC on 3/19/2000 (US WP)
→ [2]Matthew at Sulzberger Parlor, Barnard College, NYC on 4/2/2000
→ [3]Mayumi Sekizawa at Eglise de la Charteuse de Villeneuve-lez-Avignon, France on 7/23/2000 (France Premier)
→ [4]Mayumi Sekizawa at Japan Society, NYC on 5/5/2001
→ [5]Mayumi Sekizawa at Youki-so, Nagoya, Japan on 9/11/2003 (Japan Premier)
→ [6]Mayumi Sekizawa at Torifony Hall, Tokyo, Japan on 6/16/2006
→ [7]Sabela Castro, at Tríptico MIHLSons-XXI, Lugo, Spain on 4/3/2018 (Spain Premier)
◆Works for Japanese Instruments
( detailed info above for each work)
♪ Koto Uta, I. Cold Moon, II. Ripple Effect (2024)for 25-string koto《琴唄 I. 寒月 II.水の紋》(二十五絃箏) (2024)
♪ Something that calls out to sing (2023) for 25-string koto《うたへと呼びかけるもの》(二十五絃箏) (2023)
♪ Creatión de las aves (2019) for guitar, 25-string koto and percussion《鳥の創造》(二十五絃箏、ギター、打楽器)(2019)
♪ Fading Beauty.... IV (2018) for 25-string koto with electronics *《 枯凋の美(IV)》(二十五絃箏、エレクトロニクス)(2018)
♪ Figuras Cristalizados (2017/18) for fl., cl., vn., vc., pf., guitar and 25-string koto《 結晶化した数字》(2017/18)
♪ Korobokkuru Legend (2016) for 3 25-string kotos 《コロボックル伝説》(三面の二十五絃箏)(2016)
♪ Strings’ Soliloquies (2014) for 25-strings koto and guitar 《絃の独白》(二十五絃箏、ギター)(2014)
♪ Fading Beauty.... III (2014) for shakuhachi, shamisenn and cello 《枯凋の美(III)》(尺八、三味線、チェロ)(2014)
♪ Lux Aeterna (2013) for sho with electronics *《ルックス・エテルナ》(笙、エレクトロニクス)(2013)
♪ For Betelgeuse (2012) for ryuteki, hichiriki and sho 《ベテルギウスの為に》(龍笛、篳篥、笙)(2012)
♪ White Spiral (2010/11) for sho and piano 《ホワイト・スパイラル》(笙、ピアノ)(2011)
♪ Ubiquity (2007) for 17-string koto with electronics *《偏在》(十七絃箏、エレクトロニクス)(2007)
♪ Energy Void (2006) for shakuhachi, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, harp and percussion with electronics*《エナジー・ヴォイド》(アンサンブル、尺八)
♪ In a State of Flux…(2004) for satsuma biwa and sho with live electronics * 《生生流転》(薩摩琵琶、笙、elect) (2004)
♪ Unforgettable Memories with Fumi’s Poems (2004)~ dedicated to the victims of the Feb.26, 1936 attack~
for shakuhachi, biwa, and 17- string koto 《ふみのうた》(尺八、薩摩琵琶、十七絃箏)(2004)
♪ Mugen, escape from the inner sky... (1999) for shakuhachi, oboe, violin, viola and cello 《夢幻》(尺八、ob.vn. vla, cello)
◆Vocal Works
( detailed info above for each work)
♪ The Fool by the Roadside (2020) for soprano《路傍の道化》ソプラノ(2020)
♪ The Cat and the Moon (2020) for soprano 《猫と月》ソプラノ (2020)
♪ The Bells (2018/19) for mezzo sop. and guitar《鐘》(メゾソプラノ、ギター)(2018/19)
♪ Cantos Nuevos (2013) for soprano with electronics * 《新しい歌》(ソプラノ、エレクトロニクス)(2013)
♪ Ajuga (2009) for soprano and flute with live electronics * 《アジュガ》(ソプラノ、フルート、エレクトロニクス(2009)
♪ burning in the void (2008) for soprano, cello and piano with electronics *《虚空に灯る》(ソプラノ、vc, pf, elect)(2008)
♪ La lumière de tes yeaux dans la pénombre (2006) for soprano, violin and guitar《暗闇の中の眼のキラメキ》(sop, vn, guitar)
♪ Into the Forest of Stars II (2005) for soprano《星の林に(II)》(ソプラノ)(2005)
♪ Towards the Universe... (2001) for soprano and piano《宇宙の幽遠の果てをめざして。。。》(ソプラノ、ピアノ)(2001)
♪ Réminicence d’un ancien esprit (2002) pour soprano/petite percussion et électronique *《古代の息吹をしのぶ》(ソプラノ、elect.)
◆Works for ondes martenot
( detailed info above for each work)
♪ Étoile Double (II) for 2 ondes martenot (2017)《二重星 (II) 》(2台のオンド・マルトノの為の)(2017)
♪ Prometheus’ Light (2011) for ondes martenot, clarinet, guitar and electronics *《プロメテウスの光》(オンド・マルトノ、cl, guitar)
♪ La transparencia del espacio (II) (2010) for ondes martenot and piano《空間透明度(Ii)》(オンド・マルトノとpf.) (2010)
♪ The Labyrinth of Mind (2003) for ondes martenot w/ electronics *《心の迷路》(オンド・マルトノ, elect.) (2003)
◆Works for renaissance instruments
( detailed info above for each work)
♪ Close-up of Infinity (2016) for great bass recorder / soprano recorder and accordion with electronics*
《無限のクローズアップ》(リコーダー、アコーディオン、エレクトロニクス)(2016)
♪ Infinite Light from Six billion kilometers, Quaoar (2005) for great bass/soprano recorder and viola d'amore with wood chimes
《60億キロかなたクワオアからの無量光》(リコーダー、ヴィオラ・ダモーレ)(2005)
◆Works for guitar
( detailed info above for each work)
♪ Creatión e las aves (2019) for guitar, 25-string koto and percussion《新作》(二十五絃箏、ギター、打楽器)(2019)
♪ The Bells (2018/19) for mezzo sop. and guitar 《鐘》(メゾソプラノ、ギター)(2018/19)
♪ Figuras Cristalizados (2017/18) for fl., cl., vn., vc., pf., guitar and 25-string koto《 結晶化した数字》(2017/18)
♪ Étoile Double (III) for 2 guitars (2017)《二重星 (III) 》(2台のギターの為の)(2017)
♪ The Other Side (2015) for electric guitar with electronics *《向こう側》(エレキギターとエレクトロニクス)(2015)
♪ Strings’ Soliloquies (2014) for 25-strings koto and guitar 《絃の独白》(25絃箏とギター)(2014)
♪ Prometheus’ Light , (I) Flash Point (2011) for guitar and electronics * 《発火点》(ギターとエレクトロニクス)(2011)
♪ La lumière de tes yeaux dans la pénombre (2006) for soprano, violin and guitar 《暗闇の中の眼のキラメキ》(sop, vn, guitar)
◆Works for saxophone
( detailed info above for each work)
♪ La Pente de la rêverie (2014) for alto saxophone 《夢想の坂》(アルトサクソフォン)(2014)
♪ Invisible Links (2006-07) for alto saxophone with electronics (with Japanese Wind Bells) * 《見えない環》(アルトサックス・elect.)(2007)
♪ Into the Forest of Stars I (2005) for baritone saxophone and electronics* 《星の林に(I)》(バリトンサックス・elect.)(2005)
◆ Series
( detailed info above for each work・シリーズ作品)
♪ Étoile Double (V) for 2 marimbas (2020) 《二重星 (V) 》(2台のマリンバの為の)(2020)
♪ Étoile Double (IV) for 2 pianos (2018) 《二重星 (IV) 》(2台のピアノの為の)(2018)
♪ Étoile Double (III) for 2 guitars (2017) 《二重星 (III) 》(2台のギターの為の)(2017)
♪ Étoile Double (II) for 2 ondes martenots (2017) 《二重星 (II) 》(2台のオンド・マルトノの為の)(2017)
♪ Étoile Double (I) for 2 violins (2017) 《二重星 (I) 》(2台のヴァイオリンの為の)(2017)
♪ La transparencia del espacio (III) (2015) for 2 pianos and 2 percussion with electronics*《空間透明度(Ii)(2 pf, 2 perc)(2015
♪ La transparencia del espacio (II) (2010) for ondes martenot and piano《空間透明度(Ii)》(オンド・マルトノとpf.) (2010)
♪ La transparencia del espacio (I) (2010) for vibraphone, crotales with electronics *《空間透明度(I)》(Vibとelect.)(2010)
♪ Fading Beauty.... (IV) (2018) for 25-string koto with electronics *《 枯凋の美(IV)》(二十五絃箏、エレクトロニクス)(2018)
♪ Fading Beauty.... (III) (2014) for shakuhachi, shamisenn and cello 《枯凋の美(III)》(尺八、三味線、チェロの為の)(2014)
♪ Fading Beauty.... (II) (2013) for viola 《枯凋の美(II)》(ヴィオラの為の)(2013)
♪ Fading Beauty.... (I) (2000) for for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano 《枯凋の美(I)》(fl, cl, vn, vc, perc, pf.)(2000)
♪ Into the Forest of Stars II (2005) for soprano《星の林に(II)》(ソプラノ)(2005)
♪ Into the Forest of Stars I (2005) for baritone saxophone with electronics*《星の林に(I)》(バリトンサックス・elect)(2005)
◆Electroacoustic Music (2 pieces)
♪ Tokyo Metro (2005-06) for electronics (collaborated with a media artist, Nate Pagel)
DURATION: 10 min.
COLLABORATION, REQUEST: Nate Pagel (video)
WP: Urbis Artium Gallery, San Francisco, USA on 1/12/2006 (US WP)
→ [2]Nagoya City Minato Playhouse Japan on 5/13/2006
→ [3]San Francisco Modern Art Museum (SFMOMA), USA on 9/14/2006
→ [4]San Francisco Japanese Consulate, USA on 1/19/2007
→ [5]Yamaha Piano Salon, New York, USA on 2/23/2007
♪ Bells Chattering (1999) for electro-acoustic piece
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☆ Doctoral Dissertation at Columbia University (New York, USA)
Inspired by Computer Technology (2003)
博士論文「Inspired by Computer Technology」(2003) UMI(アメリカ)出版 英語
☆ Collaborators (コラボレーター)
● Mayuka Wakai, etching・若井真由夏(銅版画):”La Pente de la reverie”, “The Bells”
● Yukio Suzuki, dancer・鈴木ユキオ(ダンサー): “Prometheus’ Light”
● Jun Kurumisawa, video artist・楜沢順(ヴィデオ・アーティスト): “Ajuga”, “White Spiral”, “Lux Aeterna”, “Flash Point”, “Fading Beauty IV”
● Hiroko Ohno, Japanese style painter・大野廣子(日本画家): “Darwin’s Dream”, “Celestial Echo”, “Fading Beauty...(3)”
● Nate Pagel, media artist・ネイト・ペーゲル(メディア・アーティスト): “Tokyo Metro”, “Invisible Links”, “La Tranparencia Del Espacio (I)”, “For Betelgesuse”
● Atsushi Yoshikawa, live visual image・吉川敦(ライブ映像): “burning in the void”, “Celestial Echo”
● Attack Theatre, dance company・アタック・シアター(ダンスカンパニー): “ The Incarnation of Thunder & Wind”
● Keiin Yoshimura, Japanese Kamigata-mai dancer・吉村桂允(上方舞):「ひたくれない」