Japanese Saxophonist, Tadayoshi Kusakabe performs as soloist and chamber musician vigorously.

Mainly he focuses into contemporary musics, and he is trying to applicate the experiences into traditional and classic musics.

He received Bachelor Degree from Aichi University of the Arts, and currently he studies as a master student under prof. Lars Mlekusch by Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität.

Kusakabe has the 2nd and Golden price of the 2nd EMONA International Woodwinds Competition 2013, and in 2014 he performed as a Semi­Finalist at the 4th Jean­Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition.

Director and Specially Appointed Professor of Kunitachi College of Music, Visiting Professor of Soai University, Director of “Masato Kumoi Saxophone Quartet”
After attending Kunitachi College of Music, completed graduate school at Northwestern University.

He won prizes at the 51st Japanese Music Competition and the 39th Geneva International Music Competition. In 1984, he made his recital debut.

In 2016, he was a visiting professor at Indiana University on Professor Otis Murphy's sabbatical leave.

In 2017, he performed Debussy's "Rhapsody'' with the Kunitachi College of Music Orchestra conducted by Jun Märkl.

In 2018, they were invited to the North American Saxophone Council as part of the "Masato Kumoi Saxophone Quartet'' to perform and give a master class.

In 2020, he performed Tomasi's “Ballad” with the Osaka Philharmonic conducted by Masahiko Enkoji. He joyned Valery Gergiev's Vienna Philharmonic on their Japan tour as a saxophonist. His solo CD "Tone Studies'' was nominated for the 56th Recording Academy Awards in Japan.

Brian Allred teaches flute at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

For a complete biography or information on flute lessons, please visit allredflute.com.

Mas Sugihara and Jennifer Brimson Cooper share a passion for chamber music.  
They formed the Awea Duo in the summer of 2012 for the purpose of artistic development and as a means for educational outreach.  The Awea Duo is committed to promoting music for the flute and saxophone duo through performing existing works, writing transcriptions and commissioning new repertory.  It is our goal to expand available literature for this instrumentation while having a great time working and performing together!

Mas and Jen both serve on faculty at Morehead State University, KY.

www.awea-duo.com

Sirocco Quartet performs regularly in London and across Europe. Recent appearances in London include recitals at the Purcell Room, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Wigmore Hall. Please visit the website for more info.



Composer [based on classic/contemporary music]
Living in Tokyo

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