Kanako OKAMOTO-Composer 

biography

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).

CD recording

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.


YouTube

'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!


printed score

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)

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