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Naoki Nishimura Charity Peace Concert “Compositon for Hawaii”
October 21, 2008 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Free
Born in Matsuyama, Japan in 1949, Mr. Nishimura is a graduate of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He was a composer of music for television and films before returning to his birthplace, and becoming a lecturer at Ehime University. Currently, he composes from his studio in Kochi, where he has been focusing on children’s songs, among his other projects.
It was in November 1989 that he performed his first overseas concert at the Ovis Auditorium at the University of Hawaii.
In 1999 he was selected as musical director of the NHK special documentary, “Journey of the Soul―88 Shrines of Shikoku”. During this global pilgrimage to 88 places touches by the tragedies of history, including Hiroshima, Berlin, & Pearl Harbor, he composed and performed requiems and musical prayers for peace, concluding with his 88th performance at the “Unified Observatory” in the suburbs of Seoul, Korea.
In 2007, he was so moved by the Hokule‘a Voyage to Japan, he composed a suite “Spiritual Voyage, Hokule‘a ” to honor the vessel and its voyages for peace.