Miho Hazama on How non-Musical Concepts Can Inspire your Composition

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Grammy-nominated composer Miho Hazama shows how outside concepts can serve as the foundation of compositions. See how Miho used a numeral chart to create her piece "Fugue".
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Miho Hazama is a Grammy-nominated composer, arranger; chief conductor of the Danish Radio Big Band, Permanent guest conductor of the Metropole Orchestra, and leader of her own internationally acclaimed chamber ensemble m_unit. Lauded in Downbeat as one of “25 for the Future”, Hazama has written for artists such as Joshua Redman, Lionel Loueke, Stefon Harris, and Gil Goldstein, to name a few. In addition to m_unit, Hazama has composed works for the Danish Radio Big Band, Metropole Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and Siena Wind Orchestra, among others.

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AUDIO CREDITS

Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. http://danjam.ca/

Example 1: “Fugue”, composed by Miho Hazama. Performed by Miho Hazama's m_unit, on the album “Time River” (2015) Sunnyside Records.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2OBPbgjqwl1oKE4HFRWGC0?highlight=spotify:track:2wAtj1VsvPCqOF8F3B6ALM

Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. http://danjam.ca/
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PHOTO CREDITS

Miho Hazama photo by Agnete Schlichtkrull

"Time River" album cover by Tadashi Kitagawa