東京生まれ。管弦楽、吹奏楽、室内楽から声楽まで、その活動の幅は広く、特に声楽作品は抜群の人気を誇る。今までに毎回異なる編成で５回の作品展を開催。とりわけ2019年6月に開催した「オーケストラ作品展」は好評を博した。東京藝術大学作曲科首席卒業、同大学院修了。日本音楽コンクール作曲部門（管弦楽の部）入選。日本交響楽振興財団作曲賞入選。三菱UFJ信託音楽賞奨励賞受賞。
主要作品に、オペラ「不思議の国のアリス」、ピアノ・コンチェルト、オーケストラのための「ルクス・エテルナ」、吹奏楽のための「GOTHIC」、合唱とオーケストラのための「たいようオルガン」、音楽物語「蜘蛛の糸」、マリンバとピアノのための「時のかけら」、2台ピアノのための「PUZZLE」、他。出版多数。CDも「管弦楽作品集〜呼吸する大地」（オクタヴィア・レコード）、「室内楽集〜もうひとつの世界」「ピアノ作品集〜夢の回路」（いずれもライヴノーツ）ほか多数。
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KINOSHITA Makiko
KINOSHITA Makiko was born in Tokyo. She is active as a composer in
wide range of genres including orchestral, band, chamber and vocal music. Her
vocal music in particular has become enormously popular. She has hitherto given
five concerts entirely of her own work for varying ensembles. The concert
featuring her orchestral works given in June 2019 was particularly successful.
She gained her first and second degrees in the Faculty of Composition at the
Tokyo University of Arts, graduating top of her class. One of her works was
selected in the orchestral composition section of the Japan Music Competition
and another for the composition prize of the Japan Symphony Foundation. She was
awarded the Encouragement Prize in the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Music Awards.
Among her major works are the opera Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a Piano
Concerto, Lux Aeterna for orchestra, Gothic for band, The Sun
Organ for chorus and orchestra, the musical tale the Spider’s Thread, Fragments of Time
for marimba and piano, and Puzzle for two pianos. Much of her work is
available in published editions. Her work has also appeared on several CDs
including Orchestral works: The Breathing Earth (Octavia Records), Chamber
Music Works: Another World, and Piano works: A Circuit of Dreams
(both on Live Notes).
Official website: https://kinoshitamakiko.com
YouTube: KINOSHITA Makiko channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficeAsai