Dr. Mustumi Moteki and Dr. Kumiko Shimizu will be offering an overview of East Asian Art Song.
Dr. Mutsumi Moteki
Mutsumi Moteki is professor of vocal coaching at the University of Colorado Boulder. As a collaborative pianist she has appeared in many voice recitals in the U.S., Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Mexico, Macedonia, Sweden, Brazil, and Germany. Known for her unique vocal coaching style, which advocates beautiful legato singing as well as the fine details of diction and the interpretation of text and music, Dr. Moteki has given many master classes for singers and pianists in the U.S., Egypt, Brazil, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. She was one of the featured master class presenters at the NATS Summer Workshop in 2017. A passionate promoter of art songs from Japan as well as from other East-Asian countries, she presents these songs in lecture-recitals and workshops. With Dr. Kumiko Shimizu, she co-created the Japanese Art Song Anthology, volumes 1 and 2, which are available from Classical Vocal Reprints.
Dr. Kumiko Shimizu
Kumiko Shimizu, professor of music and collaborative pianist at Delta State University, has played for several competitions (including National Association of Teachers of Singing and National Opera Association) and has been invited to perform at the College Music Society Conferences (most recently in Belgium), Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference, and William Bennett Summer Flute Academy, among others. At DSU, she co-organized several projects, such as Japanese Song Recital and Staged Art Song Recital. She has presented seminars and masterclasses in collaborative piano/vocal coaching at various venues, including at Sungkyul University in South Korea during the SU-DSU Piano Exchange Program in 2017. She co-edited with Dr. Mutsumi Moteki Japanese Art Song Anthology Volumes 1 & 2 published by Classical Vocal Reprints. She has received these awards: James Ronald Brothers Distinguished Achievement in Collaborative Piano Award (NATS Southern Region), Second Place – Instrumental Performance, Professional Division (American Prize), and JoElyn Wakefield-Wright Stage Director Fellowship (National Opera Association).