Michiko Kawagoe
FINALIST OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMPOSITION 2009
Composer's Biography
Michiko Kawagoe
Michiko Kawagoe was born in Osaka, Japan, and now lives in Tsukuba. Her works have been performed in the United States, Israel, Germany, England, France, and Japan. They have been broadcast on FM radio in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland OR, and over WDR in Germany.After graduating from Oita Prefectural College of Art (Japan) with a major in oil painting, she received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees with honors from Louisiana State University on full scholarships, where she studied composition with Dinos Constantinides and Stephen David Beck, and piano with Michael Gurt. In 1995-96, she was enrolled in the special artist diploma course in the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance (Israel) through a grant from the Japan Israel Women’s Welfare Organization. There she studied composition and orchestration with Menachem Zur and Ami Maayani. In 1998-99 she studied the SYNTAL program with Wayne Slawson at the Computer and Electronic Music Studio of the University of California, Davis. Her works include instrumental and vocal music in addition to electro-acoustic music.
Finalist Work: Intermediate Level
| Daybreak for two flutes |
Special Mention Work
| Passage (for piano solo) |
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