Kunitachi College of Music "Workshop AⅡ"
Featuring Ayar Adler, composer

Students from Kunitachi College of Music will perform works by Ayar Adler, an Israeli contemporary music composer coming to Japan for the Asian Music Festival 2025 in Kawasaki "37th Asian Composers Union Music Festival". Afterward, the composer himself will talk about his creations. Open to the public, free admission, no registration required.

Date: Friday, January 31, 2025, at 6:00 pm (doors open at 5:50 pm)

Venue: Kunitachi College of Music, N-128 Choir Studio (1st floor, New Building No. 1)

*Open to the public (free admission, no registration required)

Guest: Ayal Adler (composer)

Moderator: Yasuaki Itakura (visiting professor at Kunitachi College of Music)

<Program>

Adler's "Colours of Dust"

(2013/2023)

Fl: Kaho Yamaguchi (3rd year undergraduate)

Cl: Sakurana Funamoto (4th year undergraduate)

Vln: Saki Kaneko (4th year undergraduate)

Vc: Ayumu Nishida (lecturer at this university)

Piano: Yuzuki Yamashiro (graduated student)

Conductor: Natsuo Nishiyama (assistant at this university)

*The composer will talk about his work, including a performance of the above Adler works.

Ayal Adler

Born in Jerusalem. After receiving a Diploma in Piano and Composition from the Rubin Jerusalem Conservatory, he enrolled at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. There, he completed a B.Mus. and Artist Diploma in Composition (with Honors), at the class of Prof. Mark Kopytman. He then pursued a Doctoral degree in Composition at McGill University Montreal, in the class of Prof. Brian Cherney. Dr. Adler is a full-time faculty member in Composition and Theory at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and was recently appointed Associate Professor. In recent years, he served as Chairman, of the Composition and Conducting Department; Dean of Students, and others. Mr. Adler is the former Director of the Israeli Composers' League (ISCM) and also served as a member of the Board of Trustees - Prime Minister Composition Award.

Recipient of many awards and grants, including First Prize at the International Composition Competition RMN Music in London; Prime- Minister Award for Composers; Two ACUM Prizes: Achievement Award of the Year, and Orchestral Award; Commissions from the America-Israel Cultural Fund, including Fulbright Grant for Doctoral Studies, and others. Mr. Adler was nominated Composer-in-Residence for the Meitar ensemble from 2006 to 2012, and later on became the Ensemble's Advisor. He regularly serves as a Jury member at International competitions, such as Future Symphony; the Balsys Competition; The Israel Conservatory Composition Competition, and others. Six compact discs containing his works were released in recent years. Ayal Adler's works are regularly published by the Israeli Music Institute (IMI), and the Israeli Music Center (IMC). Ayal Adler's works are recorded and played on BBC Radio 4; Radio Swiss; Radio France; Israeli Radio Kan HaMusica, and more.

(Quoted from the official website https://ayaladler.com/bio.php)

<Event Report>

On Friday, January 31st, at 6 pm at Kunitachi College of Music, about 30 participants, including students, graduate students, assistants, and teachers, participated in the event "Composition of Ayal Adler" at the N-128 Choir Studio of Kunitachi College of Music. The event included a demonstration performance of Adler's "Colours of Dust," an explanation by the composer, a Q&A session, and an introduction to Adler's other works. It was a fulfilling opportunity that lasted more than two hours. 

Despite the short preparation period, the Kunitachi College of Music ensemble performed Adler's work at a high level, and after the performance, they asked enthusiastic questions. Adler was very impressed and expressed his wish to continue to deepen his relationship with the college.

 In addition, Yasuaki Itakura (Visiting Professor at Kunitachi College of Music), who acted as the MC and facilitator, said, "I hope that the students will use this opportunity as a simulated experience of receiving instruction abroad and will be motivated to study abroad in the future."