​These pieces were composed for the masterclass of IMPULS Festival für neue musik Sachsen-Anhalt. The project involved writing music for Bauhaus films. These works were inspired by Kurt Schwerdtfeger's films Reflektorische Farblichtspiele no.4 and 5.

Premiered on 16.10.2019, Steintor-Varieté, Halle. Conducted by Jean-Philippe Wurtz and Natalia Salinas. performed by Yuri Matsuzaki (Fl.),Emanuel Dantscher(Cl.), Daniel Costello(Hr.), Wieland Wagner(Perc.),Victor Hocquet(Perc.), Ieva Dudaite(Pf.), Helena Souza Estevez(Acc.), Jacobo Hernández Enríquez(Vn.), Jessica Ling(Va.), Hugo Rannou(Vc.).

Reflektorische Farblichtspiele nr.4 und 5 (2019)

Commissioned by IMPULS festival für neue musik Sachsen-Anhalt. Premiered on 16.10.2020 in Leipzig, Grassi-Museum, performed by Mila Krasnyuk, Sào Soulez Larivière, Cristina Cordero, Kwan Hon Gordon Lau, and Njord Kårason Fossnes.

Where a pendulum becomes free(2020) for 5 violas

Commissioned and performed by L'INSTANT DONNÉ, Mayu Sato-Brémaud (Fl.), Saori Furukawa (Vn.), Elsa Balas (Va.), and Nicolas Carpentier(Vc.). Recorded in March, 2021. 
The original piece is Moments Musicaux D. 780, no.3, composed by F. Schubert.

Metamorphosis of Moments Musicaux no.3(2020)

Commissioned and performed by Tristero Piano Trio: Eriikka Maalismaa (Vn.), Markus Hohti (Vc.), and Emil Holmstörm (Pf). Fp: Time of Music, 8.7.2021, Viitasaari Areena, recorded by Yleisradio.

Kinesis for piano trio (2019)

Commissioned and performed by Uusinta Ensemble: Anna-Sofia Anttonen (sax), Maria Puusaari (Vn.), Max Savikangas (Va.), Iida-Vilhelmiina Sinivalo (Vc.), and Sonja Fräki (Pf.). Fp: Time of Music, 7.7.2021, Viitasaari Areena, recorded by Yleisradio.

There are always flowers (2021)

Commissioned and premiered by Tuuli Lindeberg (soprano) and Petri Kumela (guitar).
Date of the premier: Lucian päivän joulukonsertti, Hietsu is Happening! no.34, Hietsun Paviljonki, 13.12.2022
Text: Thomas Hood
This work was supported by the Sibelius Fund of the Society of Finnish Composers.

Song of the Shirt (2021)

Commissioned by Tokyo Bunka Kaikan as a part of the International joint commission.
World Premier: 13.1.2024, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, performed by Kazuhito Yamane, Fumika Mohri (Vn), Ayako Tahara (Va), and Keisuke Morita (Vc).

The piece was composed in tribute to Kaija Saariaho and was performed alongside her second string quartet 'Terra Memoria'.
This piece can stand alone, as can the first part of the diptych, or it can be played together with the second part.

From the Earth / 地上から (excerpt) (2023)

Commissioned and premiered by Uusinta Ensemble: Malla Vivolin (Fl), Helmi Malmgren (B.Cl), Maria Puusaari (Vn), and Pija Nuñez (Vc), 3.2.2024, Helsinki.
Recorded by YLE.

Mineralization for ensemble (2023)

Commissioned and premiered by Livia Schweizer. Recorded on 28.1.2025, Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki.

Agape for flute solo (2023)

Nirvana ~ on a text by Sakutaro Hagiwara~(2013)

Carnival for large ensemble (2016)

Commissioned and premiered by Haruhi Hata, performed by Mioko Yokoyama

Music for 88 bright colors, for piano solo (2012)

Game of Metal for piano solo (2017)

A Japanese composer born in 1989, based in Helsinki, Finland. I like to explore surprising timbers from instruments.

https://www.miokoyokoyama.com

Mioko Yokoyama

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