Megumi Kanda

Megumi Kanda

photo of trombonist Megumi Kanda, taken in the atrium of the Marcus Center (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) following her performance with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra on 2011-01-14

Megumi Kanda after an MSO performance in 2011
Native name 神田めぐみ
Born (1975-11-09) November 9, 1975
Tokyo, Japan
Residence Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Education Bachelor of Music
Alma mater Cleveland Institute of Music
Occupation Musician
Years active 1997 – present
Organization MSO
Spouse(s) Dietrich Hemann
Children 3

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] From 2004 to 2008, she served on the board of directors for the International Trombone Association.[5]

Current

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.[6]

Kanda is married to Dietrich Hemann,[7] with whom she has three children.[3]

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 [8]
24 March 2004 Amazing Grace Victor apparently same tracks released on DVD audio in Japan [9]
29 June 2004 Amazing Grace Albany Records re-released in US [10]
21 May 2003 Mirai: Brilliantly Classical Young Maestros of Our Time Victor released in Japan
(Kanda is only featured on track 16) [11]
23 September 2003 Gloria Victor originally released in Japan [12]
31 August 2004 Gloria Albany Records re-released in the US [13]
1 November 2004 Mona Lisa Victor released in Japan [14]
22 June 2005 Best of Ave Maria Victor released in Japan
(Kanda is only featured on track 5) [15]
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) [16][17]

References

  1. 典拠詳細 [Details of Authority] (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Schmidt, Elaine (15 June 2003). "MSO Trombonist Didn't Just Slide Into Her Spot". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  3. 1 2 "Musician Detail: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. "ITF 2004 : Performers: Megumi Kanda". Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  5. "Megumi Kanda Bio - ITA". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. Matthew Westphal (2006-12-06). "Andreas Delfs to Step Down as Milwaukee Symphony Music Director". Playbill Arts. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  7. Schmidt, Elaine (8 January 2011). "MSO's Kanda breaks the brass ceiling". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  8. "Amazon.com: Amazing Grace". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  9. "Amazon.co.jp: アメイジング・グレイス" [Amazing Grace] (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  10. "Amazon.com: Amazing Grace". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  11. "Amazon.co.jp: Mirai~若きマエストロたち" [Young Maestros] (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  12. "Amazon.com: Gloria". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  13. "Amazon.com: Gloria". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  14. "Amazon.com: Mona Lisa". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  15. "Amazon.co.jp: アヴェ・マリア名曲選" [Best of Ave Maria] (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  16. 書誌詳細 [Bibliographical Details] (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  17. "Amazon.co.jp: マニフィーク・ライヴ" [Magnifique Live] (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 January 2011.
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