Megumi Kanda

Megumi Kanda (神田めぐみ?), born in 1975 (age 36–37), is a Japanese trombone performer.[1]

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Early life

Kanda began playing trombone at the age of 10 in Tokyo, Japan, and attended the Toho High School of Music, where she won first prize in a Japanese national competition.[2] After high school, she moved to the United States and earned a Bachelor of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music in Ohio.[3][4] She was first hired as a professional trombonist by the Albany Symphony Orchestra in 1997, and then worked for the Rochester Philharmonic.[2]

Current profession

Kanda is currently the principal trombonist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a position she won in 2002 (out of a field of 76 applicants for the position, only seven of whom were female).[2] Andreas Delfs was the Music Director of the MSO at the time.[5]

Discography

Kanda is featured on the following albums (all tracks of each album, unless otherwise noted).

Release Date Album Label Notes
02002-12-02 2 December 2002 Amazing Grace JVC Victor originally released in Japan [6]
02004-03-24 24 March 2004 Amazing Grace Victor apparently same tracks released on DVD audio in Japan [7]
02004-06-29 29 June 2004 Amazing Grace Albany Records re-released in US [8]
02003-05-21 21 May 2003 Mirai: Brilliantly Classical Young Maestros of Our Time Victor released in Japan
(Kanda is only featured on track 16) [9]
02003-09-23 23 September 2003 Gloria Victor originally released in Japan [10]
02004-08-31 31 August 2004 Gloria Albany Records re-released in the US [11]
02004-11-01 1 November 2004 Mona Lisa Victor released in Japan [12]
02005-06-22 22 June 2005 Best of Ave Maria Victor released in Japan
(Kanda is only featured on track 5) [13]
02006-04-21 21 April 2006 Magnifique Live Victor released in Japan
recorded live (3 September 2005) at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
(Kanda is only featured on tracks 7, 9, and 13) [14][15]

References

  1. ^ "典拠詳細 [Details of Authority]" (in Japanese). http://opac.tohomusic.ac.jp/cgi-bin/exec_cgi/iatydet.cgi?CGILANG=japanese&U_CHARSET=euc-jp&MENUHTML=imenu.html&ID=AU20022126. Retrieved 10 January 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Schmidt, Elaine (15 June 2003). "MSO Trombonist Didn't Just Slide Into Her Spot". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  3. ^ "Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra - Biography - Kanda". http://www.mso.org/main.taf?p=9,8,2,46. Retrieved 10 January 2011. 
  4. ^ "ITF 2004 : Performers: Megumi Kanda". http://www.trombonefestival.net/itf2004/performers/artist.asp?ID=17. Retrieved 10 January 2011. 
  5. ^ Matthew Westphal (2006-12-06). "Andreas Delfs to Step Down as Milwaukee Symphony Music Director". Playbill Arts. http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/5697.html. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  6. ^ "Amazon.com: Amazing Grace". http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006S2NB. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  7. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: アメイジング・グレイス [Amazing Grace]" (in Japanese). http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0001JZPGE. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  8. ^ "Amazon.com: Amazing Grace". http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00029LN46. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  9. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: Mirai~若きマエストロたち [Young Maestros]" (in Japanese). http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000091KX6. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  10. ^ "Amazon.com: Gloria". http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000BHLPN. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  11. ^ "Amazon.com: Gloria". http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002NY8LW. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  12. ^ "Amazon.com: Mona Lisa". http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002ZF0VC. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  13. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: アヴェ・マリア名曲選 [Best of Ave Maria]" (in Japanese). http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00092QUVM. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  14. ^ "書誌詳細 [Bibliographical Details]" (in Japanese). http://opac.tohomusic.ac.jp/cgi-bin/exec_cgi/ibibdet.cgi?CGILANG=japanese&ID=BB20037999. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  15. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: マニフィーク・ライヴ [Magnifique Live]" (in Japanese). http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000EQIRQ4. Retrieved 11 January 2011.