YUTA TANAKA

YUTA TANAKA, born and raised in Japan, is a composer with a background in jazz and Western Classical music. He seeks to indulge in crafting music he loves. He recently graduated from Aaron Copland School of Music with MA in composition, where he has earned multiple awards including George Perle Award. While pursuing the degree, he studied with Dr. Bruce Saylor and served as vice president of Queens College New Music Group. Since then he has been premiering his works constantly with the group.

In 2019 he held a fellowship at Talis Music Festival at Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he had a premiere of a chamber piece. In 2020, his marimba quartet piece “Into the Hive” was premiered by Heartland Marimba Quartet, and the piece has been programmed multiple times in their concerts. In 2021, he was commissioned to write a symphonic poem “King Midas” by Teiko Wakamiya.

He is also an active double bass player at classical and jazz venues in the New York City area and Japan.