How can I contribute to the future of my country as someone who has cultivated her worldview and musicianship in the U.S.? The exchanges I get to have through my musical activities in Japan give me various hints to considering my big questions.
Sounds and Colors in Japan Read More »
We are designed and wired to operate as social animals, by cohabiting, cooperating, and commiserating – this is my recurrent thought as I conduct my research on the power of music. There are many social mechanisms that are in place to meet our inherent social needs: prescribed greetings, festivals, feasts, cooperative projects… Music is one of these social mechanisms.
Music -An Antidote to Loneliness 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 »
Quoted from the LA Times article “Hirata also sees the collective experience of music as a possible antidote to the short-sighted – and often selfish – tendencies that prevents from seeing the bigger climate picture.”
I am in the LA Times！ Read More »
Music gives voice to the voiceless, efficacy to the marginalized and a sense of belonging to the isolated and divided. Music is contagious. It propagates ideas and disseminates information. Music is vital. It shows us what we live for, and fight for. And perhaps most importantly, music creates resonance out of our diversity, empowering us in our interconnectedness.
The Power of Music and Gershwin Read More »