2024/05/04 "Weeping Cherry Song - Samurai like the wind", Piano Solo, inspired by weeping cherry blossoms at Kotoni Shrine in Sapporo. It begins with a serene introduction and blowing melody through the air.
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2024/02/16 "Summer Sky in Japan" will be performed in Tokyo at Tokyo Concerts Lab. This piece was composed for Trio Boheme. This time, I arranged it for Clarinet, Cello and Piano.
Thomas Piercy:Tokyo to New York 20240216
2023/10 The birth of "Atheism and Butterfly". A singer with a transformative husky "Vivre Voice" and composer Tomo Hirayama, who create any music from classical to contemporary music, sings of an uncontrolled age !
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2021/10/11 Jena Gardner, the Assistant Professor of Horn at Western Illinois University and soloist, plays "Parallel Universe for Solo Horn" in Western Horn Festival.
Parallel Universe for Solo Horn
2022/1/6 “Lockin' TKTN” for clarinet, bass clarinet, piano
will be premiered in "Here & Now New Year Festival", New York City.
Thomas Piercy(Cl), Matthew Fontana(Bass.Cl), Marina Iwao(Pf)
2021/10/22 Tomo Hirayama's solo exhibition "Heat Haze with Phidias Trio"
has been selected as a project supported by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, ARTS for the future.
Phidias Trio
March 12th, 2021, My brand new piece, "Faceless People No.2" and "Faceless People No.3" will be premiered by Yusuke Satoh, acclaimed pianist, in his debut 15th anniversary recital.
Jasmina Kulaglich
premiered TOMO HIRAYAMA’s new piece,
"Bagatelle - Hommage a Lugwig".
2020/6/7 in France - Festival Komm Bach ! (online concert)
Composer, Organizer. Tomo Hirayama graduated in sociology at Hitotsubashi University. He majors in phenomenology and his graduation thesis was on the Husserl phenomenology.
He won a prize in Solo horn section of "The 2nd Japan junior winds and percussion contest".
He studied composition by himself and makes music mixing the sound of French horn and the synthesizer.
He offers his pieces for movies, DVDs, Net radio, etc. He worked for a system integration company, a contemporary art gallery and a web design company.
He learned the French horn under Shozo Aida and composition under Minako Tokuyama.
His modern music are performed by Thomas Piercy,
Yusuke Sato,
Taka Kigawa,
Hitomi Nakamura, Asia Wind Consort,
Ilir Kodhima,
Ryuta Iwase,
Trio Boheme,
Jasmina Kulaglich,
Phidias Trio,
Kazuhiko Sato,
Hyum-Mook Lim,
all over the world.
"New York Portrait 2015 for Hichiriki and Piano" was performed in TEDxTsukuba.
His pieces were premiered Tokyo to New York Concert from 2014 to 2024,
Jeju International Brass Festival,
Festival "Musique d'abord" in Barbizon,
Festival Komm Bach ! in France, etc.
Tomo Hirayama's solo exhibition "Heat Haze with Phidias Trio" was selected as a project supported by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, ARTS for the future in 2021.
If you want my scores, please contact me. I'd like everyone to enjoy my pieces in the world.
Faceless People for Yusuke Satoh -Piano Solo
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庭〜ピアノと篳篥とクラリネットの為の "Garden" for Piano,Clarinet and Hichiriki
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Summer Sky in Japan
2019/11/02 Atelier de la Main d'Or, Paris
premiered by Trio Boheme
"New York Portrait 2014" for Hichiriki and Piano
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The Moon from Tokyo to New York -Clarinet and Piano
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2021/06 Unaccompanied Horn suite, "Parallel Universe" was by Sung Park in Korea.
Sheet Music Score
"Lockin TKTN" for clarinet, bass clarinet, piano was premiered in Tokyo to New York "Moments In This Time" Benefit Concert for Covid-19 Musicians Relief.
Sheet Music Score
Congratulations on your 250th birthday, Ludwig van Beethoven. To all people who are fighting the unknown virus. "From Ode To Joy" by Yumi Tanahashi's Piano.
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2019, Tomo Hirayama, japonese composer, dedicates his piece "Summer Sky in Japan" to the
Trio Boheme - World Premiere in Paris
November 2nd in Paris - "Atelier de la Main d'Or"
November 3rd in Barbizon - Festival "Musique d'abord"
2019/01 Ilir Kodhima, the principal Hornist of National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania, recorded "Parallel Universe for solo Horn" composed by Tomo Hirayama. It has 5 small movements. Fanfare, Scherzo, Pastorale, Nanazumai and Songs for a departed soul.
2018/8/12 Jeju International Wind Ensemble Festival, Asia Wind Consort premiered my 'Another Dimension for woodwinds'. It's written for 13 instruments. 2 Woodwind Quintet, Contrabassoon, St.Bass and Vibraphone
2018/4/12 "People Coming and Going" was premiered by Thomas Piercy in Tokyo.
It was US premiered in "Tokyo to New York" concert at NYC's Bargemusic on Friday, September 14, 2018.
2017/6/10 "Chorale Prelude 'Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern'" was written for Yusuke Sato's CD "The Vision of Pachelbel".
2017/4/28 "a small statue of St.Mary for Hichiriki and Harpsichord" was premired in "Tokyo to New York 2017" by Thomas Piercy and Michiyo Honma in Omigakudo.
2016/2/28 "Garden for Piano, Clarinet and Hichiriki" was premired in "Tokyo to New York 2016" by Thomas Piercy, Hitomi Nakamura and Yumi Tanahashi in Hakuju Hall.
2016/11/12 It will be US-premired in Tenri Cultural Institute by Thomas Piercy, Taka Kigawa and Hiroshi Ebina.
"New York Portrait 2015 for Hichiriki and Piano" was selected in a competition, "Tokyo to New York 2015". It was also performed in TEDxTsukuba. 2015/4/19 This piece was us-premired by Thomas Piercy and Taka Kigawa in Tenri Cultural Institute of New York.
2014/6/14 "Faceless People for Yusuke Sato" was premired in Yusuke Sato 10th Anniversary Debuet Concrt.
Tomo Hirayama was selected in a competition, "Tokyo to New York 2014" by Thomas Piercy. 2014/9/14 "The Moon from Tokyo to New York" was us-premired in Bergemusic of New York.
2013/07 Tomo Hirayama released a collaboration CD, "Musica Nara & Silent, Chaotic, Beautiful" with Minako Tokuyama.
Created by Tomo Hirayama