is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.
Biography Born in K?riyama, Fukushima, he is self-taught as a composer.
In 1951 or 1952, together with the composer T?ru Takemitsu and other
contemporary artists and musicians, he founded Jikken Kobo (Experimental
Workshop), an organization dedicated to the exploration of new directions
in the arts, including multimedia. [LINK:
http://emfinstitute.emf.org/exhibits/jikkenkobo.html] [1]
From 1981 to 1994 he was a music researcher and professor at the
University of California, San Diego, where he is currently a professor
emeritus. He has also served as a guest professor at the Tokyo College of
Music since 1981, and a professor for the postgraduate course of the
College of Arts at Nihon University since 1993.
On March 3, 2007, the Music From Japan ensemble will present a concert
entitled "The World of Joji Yuasa" at Merkin Concert Hall in New York
City, whi
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Joji Yuasa,