Orchestral Works

FP: First Performance, CM:Commissioned by, PB: Published by, RD: Recorded by, PZ: Prize, prep.: in preparation


CONCERTO, for Percussion and Orchestra(1973):18’

3(III=picc). 3(III=corA). 3(III=bcl). 3(III=dbn)-6.4.3.1-perc(6)-harp-pft(cel)-strings
FP:1973. Tokyo. Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Kotaro Satoh


ENLACAGE I, for Mixed Chorus & Orchestra(1977):23′

3(I=picc, III=afl).3.3.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-perc(5)-harp-pft(cel)-strings,Mixed Chorus
FP:1979. Geneva. Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, cond. by Gianfranco Rivoli
PZ:Grand Prix for Composition and the Citizen’s Prize at the 8th International Competition of Ballet Music, Geneva, 1977.
RD:FONTEC/FOCD-2513


SYMPHONY No.1(1981):18′

3(I=picc, III=afl).3.3.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-perc(6)-harp-pft(cel)-strings
FP:1981. Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Hideomi Kuroiwa


WAVING, for Japanese Drums and Orchestra(1982):25’

3(=picc).3.3.3(III=dbn)-6.3.3.1-perc(6)-Japanese perc(8)-harp-pft(cel)-strings
FP:1982. Tokyo. Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Kenichiro Kobayashi
CM:Kodo


PIANO CONCERTO(1984):23’

2(II=picc).2.2.2(II=dbn)-2.2.3.0-perc(5)-harp-cel-strings, solo pft
FP:1985. NHK-FM. Tokyo Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Tadaaki Otaka, Yoko Tanaka(pft)
CM:NHK
PZ:IMC


UNDER BLUE SKIES, Children’s Chorus, Mixed Chorus, Piano and Orchestra(1985):45’

2(=picc).2.2.2(II=dbn)-4.3.3.0-perc(5)-harp-cel-pft-strings, Children’s Chorus, Mixed Chorus
FP:1985. NHK-FM. Tokyo Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Broadcasting Children’s Chorus, Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, cond. by Yoshiya Ishibashi
CM:NHK
Text by Jun Maeda


SYMPHONY No.2, for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra(1986):37’

3(I,II,III=picc).3.3.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.0-timp. perc(5)-harp-pft(cel)-strings, Mixed Chorus
FP:1986. Tokyo. Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, cond. by Tadaaki Otaka
CM:MIN-ON
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899430]
RD:CAMERATA/CMT-3026/27, CMCD-99050


OHJU, for Orchestra(1986):17’

2(=picc).2.2.2(II=dbn)-4.0.0.0-perc(5)-harp-cel-pft-strings
FP:1986. Kyoto. Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Kenichiro Kobayashi
CM:Kyoto Symphony Orchestra
RD:COLUMBIA/DENON33CO-2545


HETERORHYTHMIX, for Orchestra(1991):18’

3(I,II,III=picc).3.3.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-perc(6)-harp-pft(cel)-strings
FP:1992. Tokyo. Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Naoto Ohtomo
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899431]
RD:FONTEC/FOCD-2513


CHAIN OF LIFE, for Small Orchestra(1993):16’

2(I=picc).2.2.2-2.2.0.0-perc(2)-strings
FP:1993. Kanazawa. Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, cond. by Hiroyuki Iwaki.
CM:Hiroyuki Iwaki
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899502]
RD:DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON POLYDOR/POCG-1719


EYES OF THE CREATOR-Piano Concerto II (1993):22’30”

3(I, II, III=picc).3.3.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-perc(6)-harp-cel-strings, solo pft
FP:1993. Tokyo. NHK-FM. Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. by Kazuhiko Komatsu and Aki Takahashi(pft)
CM:NHK-FM
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899497]
RD:FONTEC/FOCD-2513


FÛ-SUI(WIND – WATER), for Strings, Percussion and Celesta(1994):15’

FP:1995. Shirakawa Hall. Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, cond. by Hiroyuki Iwaki.
CM:Shirakawa Hall
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899519]
RD:CAMERATA/30CM-526


THE COSMIC TREE – Path of Soul -, for 20-string Koto and Orchestra(1996):25

2(=picc).2.2.2-4.2.2.0-perc(5)-pft(cel)-strings, 20-string Koto
FP:25 July 1996. Nagoya. Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. by Taijiro Iimori, Keiko Nosaka(koto)
CM:Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899523]
RD:LIVE NOTES/WWCC-7284, CAMERATA/30CM-526


SPIRAL OF THE FIRE, for Orchestra(1997):20’

3(=picc).3.3.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-perc(6)-harp-pft(cel)-strings
FP:28 June 1997. Tokyo. NHK Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Ryûsuke Numajiri
CM:NHK Symphony Orchestra
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899779]
RD:CAMERATA/30CM-526


FÛJIN-RAIJIN, for Japanese Big Drum, Organ and Orchestra(1997):20’

3(=picc).3.3.3(III=dbn)-6.3.3.1-perc(5)-Japanese big drum-org-strings
FP:22 October 1997. Tokyo. New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. by Ken Takaseki
CM:1002 Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899780]
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28051


TOWARDS THE SILENCE, for String Orchestra(1998):17’

FP:11 April 1998. Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo, cond. by Tadaaki Otaka
CM:Shin-Nittetsu Bunka Zaidan
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899537]
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28237


SOLAR WIND, for Orchestra(1999):17’

4.2.2.2-4.3.3.0-perc(6)-pft(cel)-harp-strings
FP:6 October 1999. Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Hiroyuki Iwaki
CM:Suntory Music Foundation
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899538]
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28237


ANIMA SONITO, for Soprano and Orchestra(2002):14’

2.2.2.2-4.2.3.1-perc(6)-harp-pft(cel)-strings, sop.
FP:29 January 2002. Tokyo.Tokyo Metropolitan S.O. cond. by Hikotaro Yazaki, Rie Hamada(sop)
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire) – prep. –
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28051


VIOLIN CONCERTO “Cantus Vitalis”(2003):22’27”

2.2.2.2-4.2.3.0-perc(5)-harp-pft(cel)-strings, solo vln
FP:9 July 2003. Tokyo. NHK Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Matthias Bamert, Kyôko Takezawa(vln)
CM:NHK Symphony Orchestra
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899765]
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28051


FOREST DANCES(2003):24’

2.2.2.2-4.2.3.0-perc(5)-pft(cel)-strings
FP:4 November 2003. Bangkok. Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Hikotaro Yazaki
Japanese Premiere : 25 June 2004. Tokyo. Tokyo City Philharmony, cond. by Hikotaro Yazaki
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899762]


SINFONIA CONCERTANTE “Élan Vital” (2006):17’

2.2.2.2-2.2.0.0-perc(2)-pft(cel)-strings
FP:7 September 2006. Kanazawa. Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, cond. by Yuzo Toyama, Kaori Kimura(pft & celesta),
CM:Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
PZ:The 55th Otaka Prize
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899766]
RD:WARNER/WPCS-12032


SORA, UMI, DAICHI TO KI NO UTA, Version for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra(2007):20’ 30”

FP:8 December 2007. Takeo. Takeo Shimin Chorus, Kyusyu Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Tokuhide Niimi
CM:Takeo City
Text by Naoko Kudo


VIOLIN CONCERTO NO.2 “Spira Vitalis”(2009):30’

2(II=picc).2.2.2(II=dbn)-4.2.3.1-perc(5)-pft(=cel)-harp-strings, solo vln.
FP:27 November 2009. Sendai. Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. by Toshiaki Umedam, Reiko Watanabe(vln),
CM:Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[899783]
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28237


CHAMBER CONCERTO I – Aqua(2009):20’

FP:2 December 2009. Tokyo. Tokyo Sinfonietta, cond. by Yasuaki Itakura
CM:Tokyo Sinfonietta
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire) – prep. –


SINFONIA 2010(2010):15’

2.2.2.2-4.3.3.1-perc-strings
FP:9 April 2010. Tokyo. Tokyo New City Orchestra, cond. by Akira Naito
CM:Tokyo New City Orchestra


ANCIENT SONG – STORMY GOD・CALMY GOD(2011):9’

sop, shakuhachi, perc(2), celesta, strings
FP:28 October 2011. Hamburg. Hamburger Camerata, cond. by Max Pommer, Ai Ichihara(sop), Jim Franklin(shakuhachi)
CM:Hamburger Camerata
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire) – prep. –


CHAMBER CONCERTO II – Terra(2012):15’

1.1.1.1-2.1.1.0-perc(2)-pft-harp-strings
FP:28 January 2012. Osaka. Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka, cond. by Norichika Iimori
CM:Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire) – prep. –