Especially now, when the news about conflicts and disasters add to our anxiety about our future uncertainties, we need to harness the power of music, and deploy musicians at reenforcing our human bond.
Global Music Diplomacy Read More »
As a Japanese diaspora and a granddaughter of a hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor), I went to the theater with a certain sense of obligation.
Listening to “Oppenheimer” Read More »
As a musician, trained in the art of listening, the harmony of the spheres, and the universal language, perhaps the part that musicians like myself can play is to create resonance out of diverse voices. Perhaps, I can help inspire better communication between experts, who may be like the blind men trying to figure the elephant out by focusing on one aspect of this dynamic and ginormous phenomenon.
Climate Action as a Musician Read More »
I am so grateful for all the opportunities to perform and to present as Dr. Pianist, promoting the power of music to heal and unite us.
Highlights from my past week+ Read More »
On Saturday May 6th, at the Little Tokyo Library Branch in Downtown Los Angeles, I will be giving a presentation on works by the various members of the Koda family as a way to reconsider the very beginning of Westernization of Japan. Please come and join me!
An Afternoon of Music and Literature: Please Join! Read More »