Mika Yoshida guests Richard Stoltzman (Clarinet), Eddie Gomez(Bass), Peter Stoltzman (Piano) and Bill Cahn
(percussion)
Spirit of John Wyre
Keyboard Concert
Thursday, 2:00 p.m.

Currently living in Japan, Mika Yoshida has devoted herself to marimba performance and musical studies under the strong influence of NEXUS. She studied with Russell Hartenberger at the University of Toronto and graduated with an advanced certificate in performance. Yoshida furthered her studies with John Wyre, whom she considers a major influence and inspiration. She has presented solo recitals in such countries as the United States, Japan, Hungary, and Canada. She has collaborated with such artists as Richard Stoltzman, Eddie Gomez, Thomas Stacy, and Stomu Yamashita. Yoshida has recorded two compact discs Mitsue (I998) and Marimba Phase (2003). Steve Reich’s CD Triple Quartet includes her arrangement and performance of “Tokyo Nermont Counterpoint.” She premiered John Wyre’s Moonlight for marimba and orchestra with the Kyushu Symphony, and Bill Douglas’s marimba concerto with the Kumamoto Symphony Orchestra. She also serves as the artistic director of Island Magic, the Amakusa International Art and Music Festival.

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