Background

1961　Born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka prefecture
1983　B.E. degree in Music Education from Shizuoka University
         Studied composition under Hiroshi Otsuki
1987　M.M. degree in Composition from Tokyo University of the Arts
         Studied composition under Shin Sato
Present: Musical Director at Shimamura Music Co.,Ltd.
　　  A member of Japan Society for Contemporary Music

Awards and Distinctions

1988　The Music Competition of Japan: First Prize
2000　Japan Symphony Promotion Foundation Award
2001　The Orchestral Song Composition Competition: Prize for outstanding work
2004　International Composition Prize Luxembourg 2004: Third Prize, and The Orchestra Award
Sogakudo Japanese Lied Competition: First Prize
2005　First International Composers Competition for Piano Works “Bell’Arte Europa 2005”
Kendo Music Composition Competition for the EXPO Kendo events
Exhibition of Contemporary Music 2007 “Works for Brass IV”
2007　‘Handel-Inspired’ Chamber Organ Composition Competition
2008　Flute Orchestra Composition Competition by Japan Flutists Association
Shakuhachi Chamber Music International Prize 2008: Third Prize
2012　The British Harpsichord Society “Tenth Anniversary Composition Competition”: Short-listed
2017　Sydney International Composers Concert 2017
2018　ISCM World New Music Days 2018 in Beijing
46th Pan Music Festival 2018 (ISCM Korea)
ALFRED SCHNITTKE | International Composers’ Competition 2018 – 3rd Edition: Third Prize
SACRARIUM | Sacred music in our time | International Composers’ Competition 2018 – 5th Edition: Short-listed
2019　100-note Toy Piano Project
Musica Prospettiva 2019-20 – International Call for Scores: 1° Prize EX-AEQUO
2020　THREE MINUTES work for flute, cello and piano Project (4 works)

List of Principal Compositions

1979-86　Numbers of multi-track recording works for synthesizer
1983　Piano Sonata B-flat major
　　　N contre S, for brass, percussion and tape
　　　Booklet, for orchestra
1984　Isolement, pour instruments à vent
　　　“Jojoh no Zensen” for mezzo-soprano and piano
　　　Résonance, pour flûte et piano
1985　Fonction, pour orchestre
　　　Präludium und Fuge über den Namen BACH, für Flöte, Violoncell und Klavier
　　　Variations pour 5 exécutants
1986　Serenade, for flute and string quartet
　　　-unperformed- White Man, for piano and orchestra
1987　Variations for flute and piano
　　　Fantasia, for piano (4 hands)
1988　Piano Concerto
1989　“Kaya no Kiyama (Wood Of Japanese Torreya Nucifera Trees)” for soprano and piano
　　　Métamorphose de “Air sur la corde de sol” de Bach, pour piano
　　　“Kizuta”, “Parodie- Le Pont Mirabeau”: 2 Songs for baritone, flute, harp, guitar and percussion
　　　Composition for 9 players
1990　Sonata for violoncello solo
　　　“Akatombo”, “Nogiku”, “Midori no Soyokaze”, “Furusato”: arrangement for orchestra and chorus
1992　“The Story of a Salesman” Opera for soprano, baritone and piano
1996　« L’Eau de Belle Forêt » Operetta
1999　Orchestral Offering
2000　Le Tombeau de J.S.Bach, pour piano
2001　“Yashaga-Ike” orchestral lied for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra
　　　-unperformed- fragments of an opera
2002　Diferencias, for violin solo
　　　-unperformed- Diferencias, for violin and orchestra
　　　Mirage, for viola and piano
2003　-unperformed- Night Light, for wind orchestra
　　　-unperformed- The Salutation, for chamber choir, accordion, tuba and harp
　　　Fireworks, for chamber orchestra
2004　“Tsuki” for baritone and piano
　　　-unperformed- Ryujin, for Japanese instruments
2005　Planetarium, for piano (right hand)
　　　Pavane pour une joueuse de kendo: for Japanese instruments
2006　-unperformed- Naissances, pour orchestre d’harmonie
　　　-unperformed- Leningrad, for piano
　　　Planetarium, for wind orchestra
　　　Water Bubbling, for chamber organ
2007　-unperformed- Encounter-point, for five percussion players
　　　-unperformed- Planetarium, for string quartet
　　　Naissances, pour orchestre de flûtes
2008　Ki-e, for shakuhachi, guitar, violin, viola and cello
　　　-unperformed- Streamline, for wind orchestra
　　　-unperformed- Fireworks II, for nine performers with amplification
　　　“Te lucis ante” for children’s choir and piano
　　　-unperformed- Amorphony, for celesta and orchestra
2009　-unperformed- Fireworks II, for wind orchestra
　　　-unperformed- “Ho-ichi” for mixed chorus and orchestra
2010　-unperformed- In Blossom, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
　　　-unperformed- L’Horizon Chimerique, for string orchestra of 14 performers
　　　-unperformed- L’Horizon Chimerique, for orchestra
　　　Six Canons
　　　-unperformed- Jazzy Quintette, for saxophone alto, trumpet, piano, drum set and contrabass
　　　-unperformed- Firetrain, for wind orchestra
　　　Nocturne de Chopin, pour piano à six mains
2011　-unperformed- Suite for trombone solo
　　　-unperformed- for seven trombones
　　　Invention C dur
　　　-unperformed- Psalm, for trumpet and string quartet
　　　-unperformed- Quintette de Cuivres
　　　Psaume, pour saxophone alto et piano
　　　-unperformed- Psaume, pour trompette et orchestre
2012　Two Pieces for Satomi, for piano
　　　-unperformed- « Nox » pour chœur mixte et piano
　　　Solitude, pour flûte basse et piano
　　　Prism, for harpsichord
　　　-unperformed- Psaume, pour orchestre
2013　-unperformed- Ave, pour sextuor à cordes
　　　The Salutation, pour flute alto seule
　　　-unperformed- Piano Sonata
　　　-unperformed- le Feu, l’Eau, pour 23 instruments à vent
　　　Brown Brownian Motion, for guitar and marimba
2014　Breeze in A, for bass flute, vibraphone, violin, viola and cello
　　　-unperformed- Brown Brownian Motion, for marimba and orchestra
　　　-unperformed- Tombeau, for wind ensemble
2015　-unperformed- DNA, for violin solo
　　　Möbius Loop, for vibraphone solo
　　　-unperformed- Parents, for violin, violoncello and piano
2016　-unperformed- Imprisonment, for string quartet
　　　Trente pièces pour piano pour jeunes enfants
2017　Imprisonment, for 15 players
　　　Water Cycle (Cycle de l’eau), pour orchestre
　　　HATAORI, for string orchestra
　　　-unperformed- Breeze in G, for viola, bassoon, 2 trombones, timpani and harp
　　　Imprisonment, for 13 players
2018　-unperformed- Alleluia: Oportebat, for clarinet, flugelhorn and piano
　　　Superstring Theory, for two pianos
　　　Superstring Theory, for piano, vibraphone, marimba and string ensemble
　　　Synapse, for piano
2019　 “Daffodil”, “Villanelle”*: 2 Songs for voice and piano / *voice, cello and vibraphone
　　　-unperformed- Dialysis, for piano
　　　-unperformed- SAKURA, for wind orchestra
　　　Who Rings, for the 100-note Toy Piano Project
　　　-unperformed- “Solitude – l’Azur”, “do. – Mère”, “do. – Père”, “Breeze in C”: pour flûte basse, violoncelle et piano
2020　-unperformed- Ave, for string orchestra
　　　-unperformed- Dicotyledon, for two violins and cello