Rei Munakata
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[edit] Rei Munakata, Conductor
Rei Munakata (February 4, 1976) has worked with Sundsvall Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Hradec Kralove Philharmonics, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Sinfonietta, and many amateur orchestras in Europe. During the summers, Rei has conducted in Ung Nordiska Musik Festival, Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Euphonia New Music Festival, and Stockholm New Music Festival. In 2003, Rei won the first prize for Young Conductor's Competition in Havant, UK, and was granted the Bob Harding Bursary to work with Havant Symphony Orchestra during 2003-2004 season.
Rei is currently the principal conductor of Curious Chamber Players, a Stockholm based group specializing in contemporary music, and has made numerous world premiere performances. At home in recording studios, Rei participated in world-premiere recording of Axel Englund's ¨Miserere¨, a chamber ensemble work based on a poem by Christine Falkenland, in 2004. He has worked with Sweden's most famous pop-singer, Carola Häggqvist, and her production group for the recording of CD ¨Show¨ in 2001.
Rei Munakata was born in Yokohama, Japan, and was raised in both Japan and China as his home countries. In recent years, his home has been USA and Sweden. He started his conducting study with Michael Adelson at Connecticut College, USA, and continued with Cecilia Rydinger-Alin and Per Andersberg at Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm (Royal College of Music, Stockholm), Sweden. He received the Full-Fee Scholarship Award from Trinity College of Music in London to attend Peter Stark's Postgraduate Diploma Conducting Course in 2002, and was granted the Ricordi Prize in Conducting in 2003. His other influential teachers have been Mark Wigglesworth, Christian Eggen, and Frantisek Vaijar.
[edit] Rei Munakata, Composer
Rei Munakata has written music for solo instruments, chamber music, orchestra, and electronics. Rei has participated and his music was performed at Siren Festival and Euphonia New Music Festival. The piano trio, The Mocking Maze, was selected to represent Sweden for UNM Festival in Helsinki 2005.
Rei Munakata's music has been performed by Gaggego!, Curious Chamber Players, Connecticut College Chamber Players, Havant Symphony Orchestra, Cajsa Hugosson, Anna Christensson, and many other musicians and ensembles.
Rei Munakata started his composition study with Noel Zahler during 1997-1999 in New London, Connecticut. In 2003, Rei resumed his study with Ole Lützow-Holm at Musikhögskolan vid Göteborgs Universitet.
[edit] Selected Work List
Words Behind Words for soprano and guitar
Shiomidai Dream for 1 wood wind, 2 strings, 1 piano, and 2 aux players (stones, water, wine glasses, and tape player with pre-recorded casette tape)
Auroral Sculpture of the Evening for piano with 3 pedals
Whispers of Heavenly Death for Violin and Harp
Mountain Song for electronics (tape)
The Mocking Maze for piano trio
Harpsichord's Point of View for Harpsichord solo
Unclosed Taxi Door for 7 instruments of any combination
White Lily for viola, cello, and 1 percussion player
