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Ichiro Seki studied shakuhachi under Katsuya Yokoyama and composition with Shuko Mizuno and Yoriaki Matsudaira. His professional career commenced with his taking first prize award in composition in the Pan-Music Festival in 1975. Since then he has performed in Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia, and South America. He came to the U.S. first with the TOKK Ensemble in 1978 and, again, with the Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus in 1997. In 1996, he received first prize in the Agency for Cultural Affairs competition for composition.

Speciality: Shakuhachi
Email: ichirow.seki@nifty.ne.jp

Teachers:

Yokoyama Katsuya

Students:

Kort, Kees

Albums released:

	Contrasts
	Flute Summit Flautists from Japan, India, China and the Netherlands in concert.

Track	Album
Composition for shakuhachi quartet based on Japanese folk songs	Contrasts
Contrasts for shakuhachi and harpsichord	Contrasts
Last Emperor, The	Contrasts
San'ya (Dokyoku)	Contrasts

Year	Title	Kanji	Alternate Title
	Composition for shakuhachi quartet based on Japanese folk songs
	Contrasts for shakuhachi and harpsichord
	Nocturne for Koto and Shakuhachi