Hiroki Tsurumoto

Hiroki Tsurumoto (born in Fukuchiyama, Japan, on July 3, 1976) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. He had compositional studies with Amnon Wolman, Tania Leon, and John Corigliano at the City University of New York in New York City from 2002 to 2006.

In September 2006 Tsurumoto started University of Toronto Faculty of Music's graduate composition program with Professor Ka Nin Chan. He has started studying with James Rolfe in September 2007.

Prior to his career as a composer, he played the Technitone at Victor Technics Music Festival. He won several prizes including nationwide finalist and a first prize, two second prizes, and a third prize at regional competitions.

List of works

* "Corkscrew" for marimba and piano (2003) * Premiered by Cathal Murphy as part of his master's recital in NYC. Europe premiere by Theodore Vazakas at the Conservatoire National de Strasbourg, France.
*"Spoon" for clarinet, violin, and piano (2003) *Premiered in Brooklyn, NY
*"¿Dónde está la máquina de coser?" for cello, double bass, and piano (2003) *Premiered by cellist Justin Kagan, contrabassist Stephen Sas, and pianist César Reyes in Brooklyn, NY
*"Chutes and Ladders" for six guitars (2004) *Premiered by Brooklyn College Guitar Ensemble
*"Link" for flute, clarinet, classical guitar, soprano, and piano (2004) *Premiered by Link Ensemble New York
*"Wet Tiles" for 13 instruments (2004)
*"Flakes" for string orchestra (2004) *Premiered by Brooklyn College Conservatory Orchestra
*"shaping shadow" for 4 timpani and marimba (2005) *Premiered by Link Ensemble Tokyo
*"rowing a boat" for two clarinets and soprano (2005) *Premiered by Link Ensemble New York
*"Dialogue between the Sleeping Boy and the Rock in the Sea" for clarinet and four timpani *Premiered by Link Ensemble Tokyo in Brooklyn, NY
*"Join the dots" for flute, clarinet, two sopranos, and piano (2006) *Premiered by Link Ensemble New York
*"Seaweed" for clarinet and two percussionists (2006) *Premiered by Link Ensemble Tokyo in NYC | Performed by Link Ensemble Tokyo in Tokyo in 2007
*"deux monts" for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, and cello (2006) *Selected for the Toronto New Music Festival 2007 | Selected for the [http://www.aventa.ca/upcoming.htm/ Aventa Ensemble Composers Workshop and the 2007-2008 Season Opening Concert] in Victoria, BC, Canada
*"Ki - tree" for voice and electronic sound (2006) *Read by Michèle Bogdanowicz
*"light, wave, night, wind" for clarinet and piano (2007) * Premiered by Yi-Chen Chen, a doctoral candidate at Michigan State University, and Monica Clorey
*"Utsuwa - ceramics" for flute and electronic sound (2007) *Premiered by Emma Elkinson at Richard Bradshow Amphitheatre, Canadian Opera Company
*"new words" for flute, clarinet, violin, and piano (2007) *Premiered by Link Ensemble Tokyo
*"Mud Layers" for flute, timpani, piano, violin, and cello (2007) *Premiered by Link Ensemble Tokyo
*"Link" revised for flute, clarinet, glockenspiel, marimba, piano, and violin (2007) *Premiered by Link Ensemble Tokyo
*"murmur" for flute and piano (2007) *Premiered by [http://fluterra.com/ Fluterra] (Emma Elkinson, flute; Jane Wood, piano) at Richard Bradshow Amphitheatre, Canadian Opera Company | Selected for the Toronto New Music Festival 2008 | Selected by Tiresias ( [http://www.markmcgregor.ca/bio.htm/ Mark McGregor] , flute; [http://iwaasa.com/ Rachel Iwaasa] , piano) for their 2008-2009 Concert Series
*"light blue" for women's chorus (2007) *Won University of Toronto Choral Compeition 2007 *Conducted by Robert Cooper
*"Black Peach" for solo piano (2008) *Canadian premiere by Lee Parkin | US premiere by Toshiyuki Iwawaki
*"Double Hat Trick" for chamber ensemble (2008)

*"Missing" for piano and voice (Director: Yoko Orita, Starred by Miki and Yoko Orita)
*"The Little Shtimmer" for solo piano (Director: Lilly Posner, Starred by Kevin Bakry, Hannah Goss, and Shirley Kezra) *"The New York Women in Film & Television Emerging Female Filmmaker Award" at the Brooklyn College Film Festival, New York (June, 2004); 1st prize at the Dragon Con Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia (September, 2004); Nominated at the International Family Film Festival in Valencia, California (April 23-29, 2004)

External links

* [http://hirokitsurumoto.blogspot.com/ Hiroki Tsurumoto]