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Oda, Yu (b. September 22, 1983, Ebina). Japanese composer, now resident in The Netherlands, of mostly chamber music that has been performed in Europe and North America; he is also active as a hichiriki (Japanese flute)-player.
Mr. Oda had early experiences as a rock musician in Japan. He studied composition with Liviu Marinescu at California State University at Northridge from 2006–08, where he earned his BMus. He has studied composition with Wim Henderickx, Willem Jeths and Rafael Reina at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam since 2008, where he is working on his master's degree.
As a wadaiko (Japanese drums)-player, he was a member of the ensemble Jishin Taiko at California State University at Northridge from 2006–08. As a hichiriki-player, he was a member of the Kinnara Gagaku Ensemble at Senshin Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles in 2007–08 and has been a member of the Kölner Gagaku Ensemble in Cologne since 2010.
He has lived in The Netherlands since 2008.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: odayu21@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.odayu21.com/
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
CHAMBER MUSIC: Netori for Two Marimbas, 2006–07; Kaisō, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, French horn, 2 violins, piano, percussion, 2007; Tanka for Five Instruments, flute, clarinet, French horn, violin, cello, 2008; The Reflection of Pilos Fernández, violin, live electronics, 2008; Like a Beautiful Woman with Dirty Clothes, 2 flutes (1st + alto flute), clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 violins, 2 celli, piano, 2 percussion, 2008–09; Doppelgänger, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, B-flat trumpet, tenor trombone, double bass, 2009; The Scheme of the Sea Organ, grossbass recorder, contrabass recorder, subcontrabass recorder, bass clarinet, 2 percussion, 2010; Hogoka, shō (Japanese mouth organ), ryūteki (Japanese flute), hichiriki, gakuso (Japanese zither), violin, viola, gakudaiko (Japanese drums), 2010
PIANO: The Sacrifice in Music, 2008; Netori for One Piano, piano (2 players) (2nd + percussion), 2009
(Last updated on October 14, 2010)
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