Dear Friends,
I hope this finds you well and healthy.
My family and I would like to wish you a happy and healthy 2021, the year of Ox 🐂
My sister Chieko and I recorded a Japanese song, counting down the days until the New Year:
Share with your little ones 😃
Here's hoping that 2021 will bring us more opportunities to share wonderful music with you all!
Best and warmest wishes,
Kayoko
Dear Friends,
I hope this finds you well and healthy.
I truly miss accompanying the Chattanooga Ballet for their annual Nutcracker performances this season. I hope soon we will go back to presenting live performances and wonderful collaborations to our community.
I would like to share some music to comfort, lift up your spirit, and make you smile this Holiday season.
This is my friend Ola Gjeilo's Away in a Manger, performance by CORO Vocal Artist. The harmonies and progressions are just gorgeous, and it's performed so beautifully:
Dana Graybeal, a conductor/educator friend from Phoenix, wrote this fabulous arrangement of Deck the Halls, performed by some of my friends from the Phoenix Symphony. It takes a surprising modal turn in the middle section, and it's absolutely delightful!