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YOSHIAKI ONISHI (US/JP) Compositionally speaking, I think of myself as an explorer. A ranger of some sorts in the wildnerness, filled with sounds that some of which may not be familiar to me at all. In this musical wilderness, there is already an abundance of materials for me to use in my own compositions. What are those materials? They are the past, both recent and far distant. They are the things that others have done. Since I acknowledge that they were there before I arrived at this wilderness, it then becomes a matter of whether I have tried them or not. And whenever I try those materials, I seek what kind of different perspectives with which I can illuminate them. Creativity is thus very important for me, but also craftsmanship is also equally important. Often there are numerous ways to say one particular thing in music, and I do not mind taking a long time to seek the most appropriate way in that given circumstance. Then to determine what is the best path to take when composing a piece, I always question. I make a point to question in every piece of mine, whether compositional, philosophical, or situational. It is extremely important for me not to give "answers" so quickly. After all, why do composers have to feel obligated to answer everything while they could also question in their pieces? Questions themselves are forms of statement, and this can ultimately begin a dialogue between composition (composers) and audiences. YOSHIAKI ONISHI was born in Hokkaido, Japan in 1981, composer/conductor/clarinetist Yoshiaki Onishi received Master of Music degree at Yale School of Music in May, 2007. He studied the music composition with Dr. Martin Bresnick, Profs. Aaron Jay Kernis and Ezra Laderman. Prior to coming to Yale, he studied music composition, clarinet and conducting at University of the Pacific, Conservatory of Music (Stockton, California), where he graduated in 2004 with the highest honor. He previously studied music composition from Drs. François Rose and Robert Coburn and clarinet from Dr. Patricia Shands and conducting from Dr. Eric Hammer and Mr. Hideaki Tanifuji. His music has been widely performed in California, New York, New Haven and Cleveland amongst many other places and at such summer music festivals as Norfolk and Pacific Music Festival (Sapporo, Japan). In September of 2006 saw the world-première of his Sigla (2006) for 12 percusionists in Lucerne, Switzerland by Lucerne Percussion Group, conducted by Michel Cerutti in the Lucerne Festival. As a conductor, Mr. Onishi is in a great demand. His conducting appearance has included the world-première of his Rêvesquisse (2003) at Pacific Music Festival (Sapporo, Japan). His activity at the festival was introduced in the PMF documentary book authored by Masaharu Taniguchi. At Yale he has conducted works by Yale graduate and undergraduate composers. He recently guest-conducted Yale Philharmonia for the performance of his ref. (2007) for orchestra, receiving a critical acclaim. www.yoshionishi.com |
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