Masatora Goya

Composer

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After chasing a rugby ball and studying sociology, Masatora finally turned to performing arts as his true calling and relocated to the United States. Trained as a vocal performer first, he explores the musical landscape of drama, space, and emotion where hidden memories and indescribable feelings dwell. Described as a "composer of cultural crossroads" by American Composers Forum, his unique eclecticism has attracted many musicians performing in nontraditional chamber ensembles, such as Alturas Duo, Duo Anova, Bateira Trio, Cross Island, Liberté Mandolin Orchestra, Duo Yumeno, Tomoko Sugawara, Lucina Yue, Hidejiro Honjoh, Kyo-Shin-An Arts, and Thomas Piercy. Masatora also frequently collaborates with visual artists and film makers, such as Yuki Ideguchi, Sam Platizky, Andre Lewis, Nori Mizukami, Chloe Miller, and Takashi Nasu.

Masatora received a BA in Integrated Human Studies from Kyoto University and studied music at Koyo Conservatory. Since relocating to the United States, he earned a Master of Music from New Jersey City University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Five Towns College, and studied in the BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.

Masatora is a resident composer of Kadoma Film Commission and a composer member of Random Access Music. He served as a former assistant director of Vox Novus Composer’s Voice. He is a recipient of the American Prize, the grants from NYSCA and QCA, EtM Con Edison Composer Residencies, The Nam June Paik and Shigeko Kubota Video Art Award, American Composers Forum Jerome Fund for New Music, ASCAP Plus Award, and Diversity Doctoral Fellowship at SUNY Purchase College.

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Cues

Various Music for Film and Other Media

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Concert WORKS:

“Tree of Life” (2023) for shakuhachi and string quartet: 20 min.
“How We Became Stardust” (2023) for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano: 13 min.
“Beneath a Stone Still Flows Water” (2023) for piano: 14 min.
“Deep Dive” (2022) for flute, clarinet, vibraphone, harp, and piano: 12 min.
“Onibi” (2022) for ryuteki, hichiriki and sho: 10 min.
“Four Seasons” (2022, 2012) for hichiriki and piano: 20 min.
“Shinka-Xinge” (2021) for konghou and kugo: 12 min.
“ONOKORO” (2021) hichiriki concerto for strings: 16 min.
“MANAS” (2020) for shakuhachi, cello, and piano: 17 min.
“Not Here, Not There” (2020) for clarinet, mandolin, electric guitar, piano, and drum set: 7 min.
“Guge” (2020) for konghou: 8 min.
“Koka” (2020) for kugo: 8 min.
"Fanfare for the Dark" (2019) for brass quintet: 5 min.
"Dragonflies in the Sky" (2018) for flute and guitar: 8 min.
"Wadachi" (2018) for shamisen: 7 min.
"Impresiones Calladas" (2016) for string orchestra: 5 min.
"Meteor" (2016) for bass clarinet and string quartet: 11 min.
"KU NoTe" (2016) for shamisen: 8 min.
"When Time Whispers" (2016) for alto flute and string quartet: 10 min.
"Trinity: symphonic poem" (2015): 30 min.
"Hazy Lady" (2015) for guitar trio: 6 min.
"A Summer Long Gone" (2014) for clarinet and mandolin orchestra (or strings): 13 min.
"Where It Begins Where It All Ends" for cello and guitar: 13 min.
"Spring Thaw" for hichiriki and kugo: 8 min.
"Ode to the Wanderer" for viola and guitar: 10 min.
"Sound of Life" for flute, viola and guitar: 20 min.
"Toro Nagashi" for hichiriki and piano: 4 min.
"Call" for voice (or clarinet) and piano: 5 min.
"Distance" for solo viola: 7 min.
"Dream of Sailing" for alto flute and guitar: 15 min.

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA:

“Dust to Light” (2022): short documentary film by Erika Houle
“Pure Land” (2022): documentary film by Nori Mizukami
“Perspective/Reflective: Light Year 89” (2022): video installation by Yuki Igeduchi and Suguru Ikeda
“Cecilia Vicuña on “Quipu del exterminio / Extermination Quipu”” (2022): Guggenheim Museum
“Kadoma Zombie Human Resources Center” (2021): Japanese film by Takashi Nasu
“Maren Hassinger on Untitled” (2021): Guggenheim Museum
"Chilling Me Softly" (2019): Japanese film by Takashi Nasu
"The Red in the Closet" (2018): Japanese short film by Tomoaki Hayashi
"Anpan, Bonsai, Dodgeball" (2018): Japanese film by Takashi Nasu
"The Alex in Jail" (2018): short film by Chloe Miller
"What's Invisible" (2017): documentary film by Nori Mizukami
"Na" (2017): Japanese short film by Chol Um Kim
"The Good, the Bad, and the Left" (2016): Japanese short film directed by Ryuton Kinugasa
"Pawn and Matcha Paffe" (2016): Japanese short film directed by Ryuton Kinugasa
"Guys Like It Hot" (2016): Japanese short film directed by Hajime Okumoto
"The Great Ruler: Light Year 14" (2016): video installation by Yuki Ideguchi and Suguru Ikeda
"Message in a Bottle from Japan" (2016): video installation for "Lessons from Recovery: the Great East Japan Earthquake"
"Lost and Found" Episode 7 &10 (2015): web drama by Sam Platizky & Keith McCord
"Harvest: Quyurciq" (2014): short documentary by Michael Dempster and Andre Lewis

THEATRICAL WORKS:

"OUTSIDE" (2023) by Genée Coreno
Original music and sound design
"Metamorphoses" (incomplete due to the untimely passing of Kate Light)
Original musical based on Ovid's life and works
Book and Lyrics by Kate Light
"Echo and Narcissus" (2008)
One-act musical based on stories from Ovid's "Metamorphoses"
Book and Lyrics by Kate Light
"Defense of Doubt" (2008)
Incidental music for a two-character play by Vince D'Onofrio
"Dog Life" (2008)
One-act musical based on "Dog Life" by Mark Strand
Book and Lyrics by CJ Critt

 

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