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Yo Goto
Born in Akita, Japan, in 1958, Goto graduated from
Music Division, Dept. of Education at Yamagata University. He completed
his graduate degree Specialist of Composition at Tokyo College of Music,
and studied with Shinichiro Ikebe and Joju Kaneda. Goto has composed and
arranged much music for the field of education. He has also been active
as a music critic and researcher, and is published internationally on topics
of music repertoire. Mr. Goto has lecture requests from music educators,
conductors, and wind band associations throughout Japan. His ideas are
valued for their efficient presentation of music pedagogy.
Yo Goto’s works have been selected as test pieces
for the All Japan Band Contest. Original compositions include “Impromptu”,
“Quadrille for Band”, “A Poetry of Breeze”, “A Prelude to the Shining Day”,
“Lux Aeterna”, and “WINGS”. Mr. Goto is a board member of the
Academic Society for Winds, Percussion and Band, and is an advisor to the
Japan Band Clinic Committee.