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Composer, pianist and organist
Noriko Motomatsu
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Noriko was born in Japan and began her musical training at the age of five. She studied Composition, Organ and Piano at the Yamaha Music School between the ages of 5 and 16, and music at the Yamaha Masterclass, founded by Mstislav Rostropovich. During her time at the Yamaha Music School, she participated in many international tours, including the USA, Mexico, Indonesia, Germany, Finland, Hungary and Poland, where her pieces were performed including her organ concerto with Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra as a goodwill mission of musical education.
She moved to London in 1996 and studied composition at Royal Academy of Music with professor Paul Patterson and graduated with BMus (Hons) and MMus degrees. She has been awarded many awards and scholarships.
Noriko has had a number of her works commissioned and performed in Europe, Japan and elsewhere, including performances at international music festivals. Her works have also been performed at the Royal Festival Hall with Philharmonia with Martyn Brabbins.
Recently her work Ibuki was released on CD.
Noriko regularly performs organ, piano and violin in London and Bristol. She has composed more than 70 works so far, and is still being produced...
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Before the ending of the day (2008)
for Alto and Tenor
I search for peace - Psalm 120 - (2008)
for Mixed choir or female voices
HE wants not friends that hath thy love (2008)
for Mixed choir
BE though my guardian and my guide (2008)
for Soprano and Organ
The spacious firmament on high (2007)
Thou whose almighty word (2007)
My spirit longs for thee (2007)
Author of life divine (2007)
for Voice and Organ
And Another Image (2007) Op. 53
for Violoncello solo
Like Snow (2007) Op. 52
for Piano solo
Christmas Day (2006) Op. 51
for Violin and Violoncello
,,,and white clouds sail with the memories (2005) Op. 50
for Violoncello and Piano
Ki-sho-tenketsu (2001) Op. 49
for Bass Clarinet and Free-Bass accordion
Fear no more the heat o' the sun (2001) Op. 48
for solo Baritone and small ensemble
White Wavelets Rippled on the Surface of the Lake (2001) Op. 47
for Chamber Ensemble
Cracking Mountain (3 singers and chamber ensemble) (2001) Op. 46
for 3 Singers and Chamber Ensemble
Premiered by:
Royal Academy of Music New Repertoire Forum ensemble, May 2001
Conductor: David Gorton
'Dumb-Show' from Hamlet' for 3 Dancers, Percussions, Violin, 'Cello and Double Bass (2001) Op. 45
First performance by:
Actors from National Theatre in the masterclass
Millenium Dance in the Kagel Festival, Jack Lyons Theatre (RAM), London on 13th March 2001
Conductor: Noriko Motomatsu
Accordion Concerto (2001) Op. 44
for Free-bass Accordion and String Orchestra
Solo: David Farmer
String Orchestra: Royal Academy of Music
Conductor: Simon Bainbridge
Chair for Mixed a cappela choir (SATB) (2000) Op. 43
BBC Singers on 6th June 2001 at Marylebone Parish Church, London
Tasogare (2000) Op. 42
for French Horn and String Quintet
Premier on 4th June 2000 at Royal Festival Hall, London, by:
Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
Ritura for Rains -Amagoi- for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion and string quartet (2000) Op. 41
Premiered in a workshop at the BMIC, Warehouse, London, on 19th October 2000 by:
IXION
Michinoku No (2000) Op. 40
for mixed choir (SATB)
First performance in a recording session at St Cyprian's Church, London by:
BBC Singers on 8th May, 2000
Without Words (2000) Op. 39a
for Violin and Tape
Prayer - Inori (2000) Op. 39
for Symphony Orchestra
Premiered May 20th, 2001 in St John's Church, Waterloo, London, by:
Ernest Read Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Peter Stark
Ichi-go-ichi-e (1999) Op. 38
for Solo Violin, Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra
Premiered in the Arvo Part Festival, 30th March 2000 in the Duke's Hall, RAM by:
Conductor: Ludovic Morlot, Violin: Ioana Petcu-colan
Clarinet: Caroline Speer
Chamber Orchestra: Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble
Migratory Bird (1999) Op. 37
for Flute and Piano
Violin Duet (2000) Op. 36
For Violin Duet
Winds of Autumn (1999) Op. 35
for Solo Piano-accordion and Orchestra
Hibiki (1999) Op. 34
for Solo Flute and Chamber Ensemble
Premiered in the Manson Ensemble Concert on 8th October 1999 at Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music by:
Flute: Annelies Den Outer
Chamber Ensemble: Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble
Conductor: Ludovic Morlot
Beautiful Day (Morning, Noon, Evening, Morning & Thanks for a Day) (1999) Op. 33
for Soprano, Harpsichord, Lute and Viola da Gamba
Premiered at the Student Composers Concert , Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music by:
Soprano: Monica Marubayashi
Theorbo: Andrej Jovanic
Harpsichord: Mie Hayashi
Performed in a workshop at the Royal Academy of Music by:
Soprano: Gillian Keith
Harpsichord: Elizabeth Boyle
Lute/Theorbo: Lynda Sayce
Viola da gamba: Alison MacGillivray
Time (1999) Op. 32
for String Quartet
Performed at RAM (London) June 2001 by:
1st Violin: Haruko Iwabuchi
2nd Violin: Noriko Motomatsu
Viola: Natalia Gomes
Violoncello: Neil Shorney
Klavierstucke (1999) Op. 31
for Solo Piano
Performed at the St Magnus the Martyr Church, London,
St John's Church, Waterloo, London and
Haverhill Arts Centre, Nr. Cambridge by:
Piano: Mark Kruger
Performed at Goldsmiths College, London by:
Piano: Miho Sanou
Piano Concerto (1999) Op. 30
for Solo Piano and Symphony Orchestra
Violin Sonata 'Year 1999' (1999) Op. 29
for Violin and Piano
Ibuki (1998) Op. 27
for Free-bass Accordion and Piano
Premiered in the Royal Academy of Music Russian Festival, 1999, at Marylebone Parish Church (London) by:
Free-bass Accordion: Phuong Nguyen
Kyrie (1998) Op. 26-b
for Mixed Choir (SATB), Flute and String Quartet
Agnus Dei (1998) Op. 26-a
BBC Singers and Academy students.
Movement (1998) Op. 25
for French Horn and Piano
Tomorrow (1998) Op. 24
for Brass Ensemble. Commissioned by the Junior Academy (London)
Premiered by Junior Academy students, in Junior Academy Concert, Duke's Hall, RAM
Image (1998) Op. 23
for Solo Violoncello
Premiered in the Royal Academy of Music Student Composers Concert, Duke's Hall, RAM by:
Violoncello: Tom Woods
A Little Piece for Clarinet and Inside Piano (1997) Op. 22
for Clarinet and Inside Piano
Forever (1997) Op. 21
for Solo Flute
Premiered in the Royal Academy of Music (London) Student Composers Concert at the Duke's Hall, RAM, 1998 by:
Flute: Yu Kurata
Nunc Dimitis (1997) Op. 20
for Mixed Choir (SATB)
First Performance by Cambridge Choir in a workshop at the Royal Academy of Music, 1997
Nowaki (1997) Op. 19
for Piano Duet
Premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer (London) in the Park Lane Group Concert, 1998 by:
Pianos: Waka Hasegawa and Joseph Tong
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra (1997) Op. 18
for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra
also available for Alto Saxophone and Three Electric Organs
Premiered at the Kitakushu Women's Centre 'Move', Japan by:
Alto Saxophone: Koichi Araki
Electric Organs: Piece di Piazza
Scene (1997) Op. 17
for Solo Viola
Journey of the Heart (1998) Op. 16
for Solo Violin
Performed at the Park Lane Group Composers Symposium in 1999 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer (London)
Performed in the Parnu David Oistrakh Festival in Estonia in July 2000.
Nursery Song, "Pathos" (1997) Op. 15
for Flugelhorn and Piano
No Title (1997) Op. 12
for two Marimbas
Dawn and Festival (1997) Op. 11, Op. 14
for Free-bass Accordion, Flute and Harp
also available for Solo Free-bass Accordion, Duet for Free-bass Accordion and Flute
Premiered in the Wraisbury Music Festival 1997, Staines Old Town Hall by:
Free-bass Accordion: David Farmer
Flute: Tomoka Mukai
Harp: Miya Otake
Foreign Country (1996) Op. 10
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