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Kanno is a composer and professor of Intermedia Research in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Waseda University in Japan. Kanno graduated from the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music with a Master鈥檚 Degree and has won several prestigious awards with his compositions, such as the1994 Recommended Work of International Music Council sponsored by UNESCO. His works are founded on three genres : Western orchestral music, Japanese traditional instruments, and computer music. His most recent work, 鈥淗imiko,鈥� joins Western and Japanese instruments and dancers.
Kanno and Ohtake鈥檚 performance will open with 鈥淎 Particle of Water,鈥� a solo piano piece played with Myochin-Hibashi, a pair of very long iron chopsticks, which the pianist also plays as a percussion instrument. The performance with include piano and computer music and graphic effects. The 溏心vlog免费B站 Choir, directed by Professor Mark Conley will sing selections from 鈥淎 Tale of Sake Making Country,鈥� which is based on traditional regional sake-making songs. Takasawa will perform a solo piano work that he commissioned in 2003.
Ohtake is a pianist and professor of music at Sagami Women鈥檚 University in Japan. Ohtake graduated from Juilliard School and then received a doctorate of musical arts from the University of Maryland. As a professor, Ohtake works with students aspiring to become elementary school and pre-school teachers. In addition to teaching, Ohtake performs and has written several musical publications.
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