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Composer: Yoko Sato

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EDUCATION
2003-2005 University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Master of Music
Thesis: Towards Light for Cello and Orchestra (orchestral work)
On the Influence of ‘Place’ in the Compositional Process (paper)
1990-1994 Tokyo College of Music, Tokyo
B.M. in Composition
Completion of the traditional Japanese music performance course

SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS
East-West Center Graduate Fellowship 2008
The John Young Scholarship awarded by the Division of Arts and Humanities, 2005
The Pacific Asia Scholarship Tuition Waiver, 2005
Outstanding International Student Tuition Waiver, 2004
Outstanding Composition Student Prize, 2004
Graduate Student Travel Fund 2003
University of Hawai‘i, Manoa Music Department Graduate Tuition Waiver (2003-2005)
Finalist in the 14th Kanagawa Arts Festival Choral Composition Competition, 1990

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS (1994-present)

Callings for shakuhachi and 21-string koto, commissioned by Anne Norman, premiered at Blurahause, Australia, 2008

I Will Awaken the Dawn for flute and 17-string koto, Nao Goto, The Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre, Israel, 2008

Yakushin for shamisen duet, Tetsuya Nozawa, Kawara Museum, Aichi, 2008

Inner Tide for 21-string koto solo, Izumi Fujikawa, Yotsuya Kumin Hall, Tokyo, 2008

Mizuno-shuku for marimba solo, commissioned by Chiryu Public Hall, premiered at Chiryu Public Hall, Aichi, December, 2007

Opera: The Ginza Honeybee Story (revised version) for three singers and piano, NPO Ginza Bee Project, Ginza Jujiya Hall, Tokyo, November, 2007

Two Arias for baritone and orchestra, Tetsuya Uno, Minato Mirai Hall, Yokohama, August, 2007

Hitoiro for three shakuhachi, Nagasaka Community Hall, Hokuto International Music Festival, Yamanashi, August, 2007

The Road for shamisen solo, Tetsuya Nozawa, Kohendohri Classics, Tokyo, July, 2007

Opera: The Ginza Honeybee Story for three singers, koto, flute and cello, NPO Ginza Bee Project, Ohji Hall, Tokyo, June, 2007

Tsubasa for shamisen and 13-string koto, Sahoko Nozawa, Triphony Small Hall, Tokyo, December, 2006

Tomoshibi no Uta for shakuhachi and 13-string koto, Hokuto International Music Festival, Fujimi Green Cultural Center, Nagano, August, 2006

A Time for Everything for shakuhachi, shamisen and 13-string koto, Persimmon Hall, Tokyo, July, 2006

Sky Poem for flute and 13-string koto, Nao Goto and Miki Goto, Virginia Commonwealth University- Qatar, Qatar, March, 2006

Operetta Chirifunoshuku Matsurino-enishi, Chiryu Public Hall, Chiryu Public Hall, Aichi, July, 2005

Shadows for shamisen and shakuhachi, Tetsuya Nozawa, Ichigaya Lutheran Church, Tokyo, March, 2005

Burning Green for flute, cello and piano, Trio Xia, Orvis Auditorium at the University of Hawai‘i, Manoa in Honolulu, September, 2004

Snow Falling on the Heart for shamisen and two kotos, Tetsuya Nozawa, Tsuda Hall, Tokyo, June, 2004

A Poem of the Rain for 21-string koto solo, Reiko Kimura, Orvis Auditorium at the University of Hawai‘i, Manoa in Honolulu, January, 2004

Hanamukae (Spring) and Yamaji (Autumn) for soprano and piano, Yamazaki Music Office, Orvis Auditorium at University of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, December, 2003.

Ocean Songs for viola da gamba ensemble, Yukimi Kambe Viol Consort, Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, November, 2003

V seasons for Chinese pipa, Chinese shamisen, 21-string koto, shakuhachi, and Mongolian spike fiddle, Tsuda Hall, Tokyo, November, 2003

Kumo no Hana for 21-string koto and Mongolian spike fiddle, Reiko Kimura, Tokyo, July, 2003

V seasons for two kotos, AURA-J, Tsuda Hall, Tokyo, June, 2003

After the Rain for shamisen, fue and tsuzumi, Hisataka Fujimoto, Tokyo, December, 2003

Blue Ash for soprano and traditional Japanese instruments, AURA-J, Tsuda Hall, Tokyo, November, 2002

Rustling Leaves for flute and koto, Naoko Goto, Henry-Teuscher Auditorium, Montreal, September, 2002

Thinking of Autumn for shakuhachi and koto ensemble, Chiba Hôgaku Ensemble, Chiba Paruru Hall, Chiba, September, 2002

Pipa Quintet for pipa and four kotos, AURA-J, Kioi Hall, Tokyo, June, 2002

Sang Hwa (revised version) for viola da gamba ensemble, Berkley and Washington, D.C on the 2002 spring tour of the Yukimi Kambe Viol Consort

Imjin River arrangement for chamber orchestra, King Records, Hamanorikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo, December, 2001

Memory of Trees for viola da gamba ensemble, Yukimi Kambe Viol Consort, Hongo Catholic Church, Tokyo, November, 2001

Life for six traditional Japanese instruments, AURA-J, Tsuda Hall, Tokyo, November, 2001

Fumon for shakuhachi and koto ensemble, Tokyo Shakuhachi Ensemble, Yotsuya Kumin Hall, Tokyo, June, 2001

To the Light for five shakuhachi and two kotos, AURA-J, Triphony Small Hall, Tokyo, January, 2001

Five Colors of the Koto for 21-string koto, Akemi Yamada, Nagoya, November, 2000

Two Souls for koto ensemble, AURA-J, Kioi Hall, July, 2000

Kiri Tachite for shakuhachi and koto ensemble, Tokyo Shakuhachi Ensemble, Yotsuya Kumin Hall, Tokyo, June, 2000.

Yuri for tuned stones, guitar and percussion, Michiyo Usuki, The National Opera City Recital Hall, Tokyo, March, 2000

Sora for tuned stones and five traditional Japanese instruments, AURA-J, Tsuda Hall, Tokyo, November, 1999

Sang Hwa for viola da gamba ensemble, Yukimi Kambe Viol Consort, Shinagawa Church, Tokyo, October, 1999

Psalm 36 for soprano and tenor, Nozomi Yoshizawa, Vienna, June, 1997

Espace for tabla and Japanese traditional instruments, Pro Musica Nipponia, Tsuda Hall, Tokyo, June, 1996

Patchworks for marimba and 21-string koto, Michiyo Usuki and Akemi Yamada, Tsuda Hall, Tokyo, December, 1994

The Rainbow Body for shakuhachi and 21-string koto, Hiroshi Yonezawa, Tsuda Hall, Tokyo, July, 1994

COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS

Psalm 36 for soprano and tenor from <Eros Phileo Agape> 1998 (Crescendo, Austria, BT-0699)

The Floating Sand for flute and koto from <Hanatemari> 1999 (Saidera Records, Japan, SD-1011)

A Poem of the Rain for 21-string koto from <Music for Koto> 2001 (Celestial Harmonies, USA,13191-2)

Yuri for tuned stones, guitar and percussion from <Message from the Jômon-age> 2002 (Japan, MIYA-002)

Sang Hwa for viola da gamba ensemble from <Buffet della quattro viole da gamba> 2002 (Japan,YKVC 0201)

V seasons for Chinese pipa, Chinese shamisen, 21-string koto, shakuhachi, and Mongolian spike fiddle from <Asia Ensemble> 2003 (Seiwa Ongei, Japan, YUCD-0001)

Snow Falling on the Heart for two kotos and shamisen from <Sangen> 2004 (Sion Records, Japan, SCD-007)

Shadows for shamisen and shakuhachi from <Wildfire> 2005 (Sion Records, Japan, SCD-009)

Two Stanzas for Wind and Fragrance for 21-string koto solo <dragoneyes> 2007 (Tokyo CMC, Japan, TCMC-061105)

The Road for shamisen solo <Tetsuya Nozawa Message> 2007 (Sion Records, Japan, SCD-013)

COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS FOR ARRANGEMENT

<Sound of Winter> traditional Japanese instruments and string orchestra, 1992 (King Records, Japan, KICH-2130)

<Sound of Summer> traditional Japanese instruments and string orchestra, 1992 (King Records, Japan, KICH-2128)

< The Imujin River> solo violin and chamber orchestra, 2001 (King Records, Japan, KICC-321)

<Theater Musee> CD of all original compositions originally composed for theater, Tobiraza, 2001
(Kanon label, Japan, CJKN-8010)

<Gionshojya> traditional Japanese instruments, 2007 (King Records, Japan, KICH-1106)

PRODUCTION/ARTISTIC MANAGEMENT

2005-2006 <Hagoromo for two singers and traditional Japanese instruments> (public secondary school tour supported by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs)

2005 <Sound of Bamboo> AURA-J 15th concert, at Ichigaya Lutheran Church

2004 <The Yukimi Kambe Viol Consort Concert and Lecture> at Orvis Auditorium at University of Hawai‘i, Manoa

2004 <AURA-J Concert and Lecture on the Japanese Instruments> sponsored by the Japan Foundation in cooperation with the East-West Center, UHM Music Department, and the Japanese Counsel of General in Honolulu, at Orvis Auditorium at the University of Hawai‘i, Manoa

2003 <Universal Rings, Joyful Sounds> AURA-J 12th concert, at Tsuda Hall

2002 <We Shall Never Fight Again> AURA-J 11th concert, at Tsuda Hall

2002 <Time Together> AURA-J 10th concert, at Tsuda Hall

SELECTED MUSIC FOR COLLABORATIVE THEATER WORKS

2007 Music Director for Dancing Asia Thailand, Indonesia, Korea and Japan collaborative performance at Sugita Theater, sponsored by the Yokohama Noh Theater, Japan

2003 Music Director of Barking Gecko Theater Company in Perth, Australia Composition for The Cat Who Ran for Perth International Theater Festival

2000 Hagoromo Russia-Japan joint performance at Triada Theater, Russia, arrangement and assistant of Minoru Miki

1999 Composition for Robinson Crusoe Korea-Japan joint performance at Akiyoshidai International Village, sponsored by the Japan Foundation, Yamaguchi, Japan

1995 Hagoromo Russia-Japan joint performance at The National Youth Theater, Russia, orchestral arrangement and assistant of Minoru Miki

SELECTED MUSIC FOR DOMESTIC THEATER AND FILM

2007 Composition for Tenkawa Legend Murder Case, a theater film produced by Kadokawa Digix, premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival
2007

2006 Composition for Yukionna (snow woman) contemporary dance, commissioned by Chiryu Public Hall, Chiryu Public Hall

2006 Composition for Pappa Ohgai,Shimane Arts Center, Shimane Arts Theater

2005 Composition for Chikyu Taihen Kôhen-kai at Aichi Exposition, Aichi prefecture Hall

2005 Composition for Datte Datte-no Obah-san, awarded the Children's Welfare Cultural Award, Grand Prize by the Ministry of Welfare, Theater Urinko, Aichi, Japan

2003 Composition for documentary film Ningen ni Hikari Are (‘Be a Light for Humankind’) produced by Seido Production Company

2001 Composition for musical Inochi Kirara, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan

2000 Composition for The 21st century: Working towards a Nuclear Free World documentary film produced by Seido Production Company

1999 Composition for Vanish contemporary dance, Theater Olympics participating work, Shizuoka, Japan

1998 Composition for Festival of Spring contemporary dance, The New National Theater opening commemorative performance, The New National Theater, Tokyo, Japan

1996 Composition for The Cat Who Ran produced by Theater Seigei, Saitama, Japan, 2003. Received Prize of Excellence for Children’s Theater by Tokyo City in 2003

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

JASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers)

AURA-J (Japanese traditional instrumental group) Musical Director, producer, and composer