A NEW HORIZON - for concert band (grade 3). Commissioned and premiered by the University of Oklahoma New Horizons Band, directed by Christopher Baumgartner. Recorded December 9, 2021.

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A NEW HORIZON - Cait Nishimura x OU New Horizons Band

THE NATURE OF TREES (2022) for grade 3 concert band. Commissioned and premiered by the Indiana University Concert Band, conducted by Dr. Jason Nam, February 2022. 

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THE NATURE OF TREES - Cait Nishimura x IU Concert Band

BOREAL PINES (2021) for grade 3 concert band. Commissioned by the Ecole McTavish HS band to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Fort McMurray wildfire.

Audio created with Dorico x NotePerformer3

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BOREAL PINES - Cait Nishimura (MIDI audio)

BENEATH THE CANOPY (2021) for grade 3 concert band. Performed by the 2022 South Dakota Intercollegiate Honor Band, conducted by Aaron Perrine. 

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BENEATH THE CANOPY - Cait Nishimura x SD Intercollegiate Honor Band

Echoes of a Northern Lake (2022) for grade 4 concert band. Commissioned by a consortium led by the Canadian Band Association and the Ontario Band Association in celebration of the National Youth Band of Canada's 30th anniversary. World premiere by NYB 2022 in Toronto, ON, conducted by Dr. Darrin Oehlerking.

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NYB 2022

Echoes of a Northern Lake - Cait Nishimura x NYB

READY TO FLY - for grade 1 concert band. Performed by the Allen HS Wind Ensemble conducted by Philip Obado. Recorded live at the 76th Midwest Clinic in Chicago, IL in December 2022. 

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Ready to Fly

READY TO FLY - Cait Nishimura x Allen HS Wind Ensemble

ORIGIN for concert band grade 4. Commissioned in 2022 by Dr. Jeff Reynolds for the University of Toronto Wind Ensemble. 

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ORIGIN - Cait Nishimura (midi audio)

BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS for grade 3.5 concert band (2023). Commissioned by the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Gold Band, conducted by Sam Yamamoto. Audio created using Dorico & NotePerformer. 

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Breath of the Mountains

BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS - Cait Nishimura

she danced in the rain - for euphonium & piano

Composed by Cait Nishimura in 2018. Recorded by Kait Oresky (euphonium) and Brian Barber (piano) in 2023. 

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she danced in the rain (euphonium version) - Cait Nishimura

The Sweet Sounds of Snowfall - wind quintet version (2023). Originally composed for concert band in 2016. Audio created in Dorico with NotePerformer. 

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The Sweet Sounds of Snowfall (wind quintet version) - Cait Nishimura

The Sweet Sounds of Snowfall - brass quintet version (2023). Originally composed for concert band in 2016. Audio created in Dorico with NotePerformer.

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The Sweet Sounds of Snowfall (brass quintet version) - Cait Nishimura

AUTUMN (2017) music and text by Cait Nishimura. Live performance recording featuring the Toronto Youth Choir directed by Matthew Otto in 2017.

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AUTUMN (SATB choir version) - Cait Nishimura x Toronto Youth Choir

BOREAL PINES (2021) for grade 3 concert band. Commissioned by Ashley Brockway and the Ecole McTavish HS Band in Fort McMurray, AB. This live recording is from a performance by the University of Southern Mississippi Symphonic Winds with graduate conductor Lindsay Guilbeau in May 2023.

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BOREAL PINES - Cait Nishimura x USM Symphonic Winds

NURTURE (2021/2024) for solo piano. Composed by Cait Nishimura and recorded by Brian Barber.

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NURTURE - Cait Nishimura x Brian Barber

THE JOURNEY BEGINS (2024) for grade 2.5 concert band. Commissioned by the Central Oklahoma Directors Association for the 2024 7th Grade Honor Band. Audio created in Dorico with NotePerformer. 

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The Journey Begins - Cait Nishimura (midi audio)

BLOOM by Cait Nishimura, for grade 2 concert band. Commissioned by the Toronto Montessori School Modern Music Ensemble, directed by Rachel MacDonald, in 2018. New edition published in 2024, including this midi audio which was created using NotePerformer in Dorico software.

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BLOOM - Cait Nishimura (midi audio)

she danced in the rain (tuba version) - composed in 2018 by Cait Nishimura. This recording is from a live performance by Masahiro Amano (tuba) and Shiho Ojima (piano) in 2024.

she danced in the rain

she danced in the rain (tuba version) - Cait Nishimura x Masahiro Amano

WILDERNESS (2021) for grade 4 concert band - composed and published by Cait Nishimura. Recorded by the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces with Matt McCrady, conductor.

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WILDERNESS - Cait Nishimura x Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces

NIGHT LIGHT for wind ensemble (B400). Premiere performance by the Kwantlen University Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Wayne Jeffrey, December 2011.

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NIGHT LIGHT - Cait Nishimura x Kwantlen University Wind Symphony

LAKE SUPERIOR SUITE for concert band / wind ensemble B500. Recorded by the University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. Gillian MacKay, MacMillan Theatre, February 3, 2018.

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LAKE SUPERIOR SUITE 1. PANCAKE BAY - Cait Nishimura x UofT Wind Ensemble

LAKE SUPERIOR SUITE 2. PUKASKWA - Cait Nishimura x UofT Wind Ensemble

THE SWEET SOUNDS OF SNOWFALL for concert band B200. Commissioned and premiered by Branksome Hall in 2016. 

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THE SWEET SOUNDS OF SNOWFALL - Cait Nishimura [MIDI audio]

CHASING SUNLIGHT for concert band Grade 3. Performed by the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Patrick Murphy, March 4, 2018. 

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Southwest Washington Wind Symphony

CHASING SUNLIGHT - Cait Nishimura x Southwest Washington Wind Symphony

INTO THE BLUE for concert band Grade 2. Commissioned by the Ingersoll District C.I. Grade 9 Band, directed by Margot Northcott. May 2018. Recorded by the Baldwin Wallace University Symphonic Band, Ohio, November 2018.

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INTO THE BLUE - Cait Nishimura x Baldwin Wallace Symphonic Band

AUTUMN for concert band grade 3. World premiere by the Pacific Lutheran University Wind Ensemble, directed by Edwin Powell. Recorded at Lagerquist Concert Hall, November 18, 2018.

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AUTUMN - Cait Nishimura x Pacific Lutheran University Wind Ensemble

BLOOM for concert band grade 1.5. Commissioned by the TMS Modern Music Ensemble, directed by Rachel MacDonald, 2018.

Recorded by the Langley Fine Arts School Junior Concert Band, directed by Dylan Hohm (guest conductor Cait Nishimura) on December 4, 2018 in Langley, BC.

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BLOOM - Cait Nishimura x Langley Fine Arts School Junior Band

AWAKEN for concert band grade 1.5. Commissioned by the Branksome Hall Grade 8 Band, directed by Scott Harbin. 2016. (MIDI audio for reference)

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Awaken - Cait Nishimura (MIDI audio)

IN DREAMS for concert band grade 4. Commissioned by a consortium of ensembles, led by Patrick Murphy at the University of Portland.

Recorded by the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony, directed by Patrick Murphy on March 3, 2019.

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IN DREAMS - Cait Nishimura x Southwest Washington Wind Symphony

TUNDRA for euphonium and piano. Commissioned and premiered by Christian Folk (University of South Carolina), March 2020.

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TUNDRA - Cait Nishimura x Christian Folk

REFLECTIONS for concert band grade 2.5. Commissioned by the 2018-19 Minnesota Junior Winds with support from a consortium of Minnesota schools. 

Recorded by Malcolm Jones, conductor, with students from Arizona State University.

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Reflections - Cait Nishimura x Arizona State University

INTRINSIC LIGHT for concert band grade 4. Commissioned by the Ontario Band Association in celebration of the Ontario Music Educators Association's 100th anniversary in 2019. World premiere by the Ontario Provincial Honour Band, conducted by Jason Caslor in Toronto, November 2019.

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INTRINSIC LIGHT - Cait Nishimura x OPHB 2019

GOLDEN HOUR for french horn and piano. Commissioned by a consortium of horn players from across North America. Reference recording by Brian Barber (piano) and Eric Reed (horn), 2020.

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GOLDEN HOUR - Cait Nishimura x Brian Barber, Eric Reed

ALPINE MEADOW for concert band grade 2. Commissioned by the Chinook's Edge School Division (Alberta, Canada) for the 2020 CESD Honour Band, directed by Kirk Wassmer. 

Recorded remotely by the composer and her friends; audio production by Christian Amonson and Arts Laureate.

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ALPINE MEADOW - Cait Nishimura

Cait Nishimura (she/her) is a Canadian composer, musician, and educator.

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