Tamami Tono (東野珠実)
Tamami Tono is an award-winning graduate of Kunitachi College of Music and Keio University in Japan. She was the resident composer of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble and CCMIX (Centre de Creation Musicale lannis Xenakis). Ms. Tono a member of Reigakusha Gagaku Ensemble since 1990 with whom she performs traditional Gagaku, also performs contemporary music at the National Theater of Japan. She has participated in Tanglewood and Lincoln Center Festivals in the US and Wien Modern Music Festival. Tamami Tono has won the First Prize for National Theater Composition in Japan and ISCM (International Society of Contemporary Music), and ICMC (International Computer Music Conference). Ms. Tono produces multimedia performances entitled 'Breathing Media' which combines traditional Gagaku music with modern electronics and technology. Also, she produces 'Hoshigatami' projects and collaborates with famous artists.
