Amano, Masamichi
Biography
Name in Chinese: 天野正道
Born: 26/01/1957
Country: Akita, Japan
Studies: Kunitachi College of Music
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Masamichi Amano is a Japanese music composer, arranger and conductor. After presenting his own compositions at the Tokyo Music Festival World Convention in 1983 and 1984, and at a special guest performance in 1988, he has served as musical director and conductor for numerous events. He has composed many pieces for wind ensemble that are recorded by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra[2] and performed by bands at the All-Japan Band Association competitions. Since 2015, he has been arranging and conducting New Sounds in Brass, succeeding the late Naohiro Iwai.
In 2017, the 60th Anniversary Concert Tour of Masamichi Amano was held throughout Japan (Akita, Tokyo, Kawasaki, Fukuoka, Kawagoe). He received the 23rd (2000) and 24th (2001) Japan Academy Prize for Excellence in Music. He received the 10th (2000) Academy Award of the Japan Band Association in the Composition and Arrangement Division.
He is a regular member of the Japan Music Rights Association (JASRAC), a member of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), a member of the 21st Century Windband "Kyoen", a special lecturer at Shobi Music College, and a visiting professor at Tokyo College of Music.
Works for Percussion
Solo Works
Monotope - Multiple Percussion
Ensemble Works
La maree et l'algue - 6 Players
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