Megumi Kanda

Megumi Kanda

Megumi Kanda (神田めぐみ), born November 9, 1975, is a Japanese trombone performer.[1]

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 where she studied with James DeSano, principal trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra.[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
2 December 2002 Amazing Grace JVC Victor originally released in Japan [6]
24 March 2004 Amazing Grace Victor apparently same tracks released on DVD audio in Japan [7]
29 June 2004 Amazing Grace Albany Records re-released in US [8]
21 May 2003 Mirai: Brilliantly Classical Young Maestros of Our Time Victor released in Japan
(Kanda is only featured on track 16) [9]
23 September 2003 Gloria Victor originally released in Japan [10]
31 August 2004 Gloria Albany Records re-released in the US [11]
1 November 2004 Mona Lisa Victor released in Japan [12]
22 June 2005 Best of Ave Maria Victor released in Japan
(Kanda is only featured on track 5) [13]
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). Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Schmidt, Elaine (15 June 2003). "MSO Trombonist Didn't Just Slide Into Her Spot". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  3. ↑ "Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra - Biography - Kanda". Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "ITF 2004 : Performers: Megumi Kanda". Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Matthew Westphal (2006-12-06). "Andreas Delfs to Step Down as Milwaukee Symphony Music Director". Playbill Arts. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Amazon.com: Amazing Grace". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: アメイジング・グレイス" [Amazing Grace] (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "Amazon.com: Amazing Grace". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: Mirai~若きマエストロたち" [Young Maestros] (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "Amazon.com: Gloria". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "Amazon.com: Gloria". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  12. ↑ "Amazon.com: Mona Lisa". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  13. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: アヴェ・マリア名曲選" [Best of Ave Maria] (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  14. ↑ 書誌詳細 [Bibliographical Details] (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "Amazon.co.jp: マニフィーク・ライヴ" [Magnifique Live] (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 January 2011.