Kanno Laboratory, School of Sci, and Eng,Waeda University


YOSHIHIRO KANNO PERSONAL Place of birth : Tokyo, Japan Present academic rank : Professor EDUCATION Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music, B.M. 1978 Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music, M.M. 1980
	Photograph (c) Kinoshita Akira

PRIZES Prince Pierre of Monaco Musical Composition Award, 1979 Vivaldi Prize, 1980 Recommended Work, International Music Council(UNESCO), 1994 54th Prix Italia 2002,International competition for radio,television and web TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lecturer, Senzoku Gakuen University 1985-1994 Lecturer, Waseda University 1992-1997 Associate Professor,Waseda University1997- 2004 Professor,Waseda University2004- MAJOR WORKS "String Quartet" 1976 ---Prince Pierre of Monaco Musical Composition Award, 1979 "Mandala" (Ballet Score) 1987 --commissioned by the Matsuyama Ballet Company; performed at the Edinburgh International Festival, New York, Washington, D.C., Tokyo "Tapestry I with Voices of Shomyo" (Electronic Sound) 1988 ---co mmissioned by the Computer Music Festival in Zu¨rich "Hoshoji To Kuyo"(restored instrument from the 8th century)1988 ---commissioned by the National Theatre of Japan "Festival of Stone Mirror II" (Ensemble of Japanese Traditional Instruments) 1990 --- commissioned by the Tokyo International Music Ensemble for the tour in the USA "Earth Tremor , Wind Rhyme"(Japanese traditional instrument)1990 ---commissioned by the National Theatre of Japan City of Sand in a Labyrinth" (Soprano,Synthesizer,Piano and Two Percussions)1991 --commissioned by the Interlink Festival; performed by the Daniel Lentz Group "The Remains of the Light I" (Piano) 1992 ---commissioned by Noriko Ohtake "Spherical Penitence"(Shomyo--Buddhist monk chorus)1992 ---commissioned by the National Theatre of Japan "Procession of Fire" (Computer Music with Noh instruments) 1993-- com missioned by the International Computer Music Conference A Mythical Implosion" (Orchestra)1995 ---commissioned by the NHK Symphony Orchestra "Saigyo--Procession of Light" (Gagaku, Shomyo, Ancient Instruments) 1995 ---commissioned by the National Theatre of Japan " A Voice, The Pulsar--Ensphere" (Shomyo with Computer Music) 1996 ---commissioned by the Columbia Records Co. "Moon Phase"(Gagaku)1998 --commissioned by the Reigakusha Gagaku Ensemble performed at Tokyo ,Germany and Spain. "A Luner Note"(Japanese Instrments)1998 ---commissioned by the Pro Musica Nipponia,performed at Tokyo ,NewYork,Stanford and Seattle. "KUMO(Spider)"(Orchestra and Gagaku instruments)1998 ---commissioned by NHK "A Cluster of Stars II"(Cello and piano)1998 ---recorded byTorleif Thedeen and Noriko Ogawa in Sweden "Chant sous le Lac"(Computer music)1999 ---composed in INA-GRM(Radio france) "In the Moonlight"(Computer music)2000 ---commissioned by Egiku Hanayagi "The Realm of the Sundown"(Japanese Instrments)2001 ---commissioned by NHK "MAZE"(Noh-flute,piano and computer)2002 ---commissioned by Media Arts Festival in Hamamatsu "Water Leaf III"(Oboe,Basoon,Percussion)2003 ---commissioned by Asian tradition and current music series "Sound of Cosmos,Sound of Earth"(Ryuteki,Hichiriki,Sho and Computer sounds)2003 ---commissioned by Saga space science museum "Museum Goods I" ( Doubleconcerto for Marimba solo,Timpani solo and 4 Percussionists)2003---commissioned by Percussion Museum "Stone Gate"(Piano solo)2003 ---commissioned by Manabu Takasawa "Hommes et Robots"(Computer graphics and Computer Music)2003 ---commissioned by Japan Foundation for "A human and a robot exibition" in Paris "A Tower on the Sand"(Doublebasse and Computer)2004 ---commissioned by SIGMUS Computer Music Festivals " City of Wind" (Violin,Shakuhachi,Sho,Koto,Keyboard,Computer sounds,Video and Acoustic Control)2005 ---commissioned by RITE Project "Fu-Shi-Gi"(Violin,Koto,Keyboard,Computer sounds,Video and Acoustic Control)2005 ---commissioned by RITE Project DISCOGRAPHY Works of Yoshihiro Kanno "Resounding Sphere I - Extinction of a Star" (Fontec)1991 Aspirazioni e sogni di Firenze(NHK)1991 TOIN"let the wave..."(Camerata)1993 Works of Yoshihiro Kanno "Resounding Sphere II-City of Sand in a Labyrinth"(Fontec)1993 Scenery of water(Misawa)1994 A canvas of a wave(Datam Polystar)1995 "A Voice, The Pulsar--Ensphere" (Denon)1996 "A Cluster of Stars II"(BIS, Sweden)1998 Works of Yoshihiro Kanno "Resounding Sphere III -A Mythical Implosion" (Fontec)1999 "Now is the Distant Thunder"(ALM Records)2002 "Water Mirror"(Dreyer Gaido Germany)2002 "Museum Goods I"(King Records)2004 PUBLICATIONS Mythe d'hiver(Japan Federation of composers)1979 Stratosphere pour Contrebasse,Piano,Harp et Percussion(Japan Federation of composers)1980 Extinction of a Star for violin and piano(Japan Federation of composers)1985 Transparent Mirror for Harp(Ongaku no Tomo Edition)1988 City of Sand in a Labyrinth for Soprano,Synthesizer,Piano and Two Percussions(Ongaku no Tomo Edition)1993 The Remains of the Light I - signals to those unknown for Piano(Ongaku no Tomo Edition)1993 Saigyo--Procession of Light for Gagaku, Shomyo, Ancient Instruments(Shunjusha Edition,Tokyo)2001