Kanako OKAMOTO-Composer
Kanako OKAMOTO is rapidly gaining an international profile,as an exciting
and significant Japanese composer.
Recent performances included:
the 20th Asian Composers'League Festival 1999, Federation Music Week in
Melbourne 2001, The 7th Evening of ACL/ISCM in Tokyo 2002, 2002 ACL Forum
in Seoul, 2003 International Festival of Women in Music Today Seoul, 14th
International New Music Week in Bucharest Romania 2004, Live Broadcast
by ABC Classic FM production in Hobart 2005, Menin Gate Concert in Australia
2005, University of Glasgow 2005, Japan-Australia Exchange concert in Melbourne
2006, Port Fairy Spring Music Festival 2006, Australian National Unoversity
2006&2007, the Kawai Keyboard Series 2007 Brisbane, East meets West
- a dynamic recital celebration music, both old and new in Australia 2007,
Perth International Arts Festival 2008, Picture Paradise at National Gallery
of Australia- Canberra Youth Orchestra presents- three world premieres
2008, SOUND workshop concert at Victorian College of Arts 2008, Weaving
Japanee sounds 2009 annual concert in NY, Canberra Youth Orchestra concert
2010 & 2011, IAWM Congress in Flagstaff USA 2011, International Contemporary
Festival for Composers and Dance in Malaga, IAWM Annual Concert 2012 in
Baltimore USA, Contemporary Music Seminar in LA 2014, Jamie Caridi's piano
lecture concert in La Quinto California USA 2015, 2015 CAPMT conference
at UC Barkley in San Francisco on October 24.
Her pieces have been broadcasted in Austrakia, Canada, USA and EU.
Kanako OKAMOTO is a member of the Japan Federation of Composers' (JFC)
and the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM).
The CD of "the piano music of Kanako OKAMOTO"(MD3319) is released
by Australian classical label Move . Contents include:
Petite Suite(1-3)
1. The forgotten pond (4'58")
2. The frog (4'18")
3. Mists and Statues (6'22")
4. Crystal Vision (7'14")
5. La Nuit- Hommage a Gustave Moreau (7'13")
6. Sparkle (10'07")
Suite (7-11)
7. Einfuhrung (Introduction) (3'11")
8. Harmonie (Harmony) (6'15")
9. Passus (Passage) (6'11")
10. Verschwommenheit (Dim) (4'37")
11. Leidenchaft (Passion) (5'33")
to check or order this CD,please visit iTunes Store, Buywell, MOVE.
The CD of "MOVE 50- New works from 24 Australian composers to celebrate
Mobe records' 50th year" (MD3450)
My piano piece "Bitter and Sweet" is included on the 4th track.
to Check or order this CD, please visit iTunes Store, Buywell, MOVE.
'Zen' for trombone and baritone sax (The original version is for bass trombone and bass guitar.) was performed at International Contemporary Festival for Composers and Dance in Malaga on 16th June 2012. You can watch this performance on YouTube. To listen to the performance, please click here!
'Inori- prayer' was performed at the concert by Melbourne Composers League
2011, the performance was uploaded to YouTube. To listen to the performance,
please click here!
If you would like to order these scores, please contact.
Crystal Vision for piano (7 minutes)
score A4 size, 14 pages, price 1,000yen (JFC-0015), CD:Move
Sparkle for piano (10 minutes)
score A4 size, 15 pages, price 1,000yen, CD:Move
La nuite- Hommage a Gustave Moreau for piano (7 minutes)
score A4 size, 12 pages, price 800yen, CD:Move
Suite for piano (26 minutes)
score A4 size, 31 pages, price 1,500yen, CD:Move
Petite Suite for piano (15 minutes)
score A4 size, 23 pages, price 1,200yen, CD:Move
Lamentation for violin (7 minutes)
score A4 size, 4 pages, price 500yen
Light and Shade for trombone and piano (10 minutes)
score A4 size, 12 pages, price 1,000yen
Toward the light for trombone and piano (10 minutes)
acore A4 size, 12 pages, price 1,000yen
DA-I-CHI for trombone and percussion (10 minutes)
score A4 size, 8 pages, price 1,000yen
The wet wind, the east land for solo trombone and ensemble (10 minutes)
score A4 size, 24 pages, price 2,000yen
Noir for string quartet (10 minutes)
score A4 size, 8 pages, price 1,000yen
Nocturne for violoncello and piano (10 minutes)
score A4 size 12 pages, price 1,000yen
Shichiseki for violin and piano (18 minutes)
score A4 size, 32 pages, price 1,700yen
Prelude for orchestra (6 minutes)
score A4 size, 24 pages, price 2,500yen
Dark Horizon for bass trombone, bass guitar and piano (8 minutes)
score A4 size, 12 pages, price 1,000yen
Red for horn and piano (9 minutes)
score A4 size, 20 pages, price 1,000yen)
Crest for piano (30 minutes)
score A4 size, 36 pages, price 1,500yen
Concerto for orchestra - 5 elements (15 minutes)
Colours- Scarlet for bass guitar (3 minutes)
Inori-prayer for violoncello and piano (11 minutes)
Silver butterfly for baritone sax and trombone (8 minutes)
Zen for bass trombone and bass guitar, (arr. trombone and barinone sax)
Bitter and Sweet for piano (3 minutes)