Hifumi Shimoyama

Hifumi Shimoyama ( Shimoyama Hifumi; born 21 June 1930 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture) is a Japanese composer of contemporary concert music. Since the 1960s, Shimoyama’s music has been regularly featured on World Music Days festivals across Europe and Asia, and sponsored by the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM). Shimoyama is the founder of GROUP 20.5, the internationally recognized group of Japanese avant garde composers. Selected compositions Shimoyama’s works are published by Academia Music, Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, Japan Federation of Composers, Mieroprint, Ongaku no Tomo-sha. ;Orchestral * Reflection (リフレクション) for 3 string orchestras (1968) * Zone (ゾーン) for 16 string players (1970) * Fūmon II (風紋II) for orchestra and tape (1974) * Yūgenism (ユーゲニズム) for orchestra (1988–1989) * Doubridge (だぶりっじ) for string orchestra (1995) ;Concertante * Wave (ウェーヴ) for cello, string ensemble, harp, piano and percussion (1972, revised 1998) * Concerto for cello and orchestra (1984) * Yūgenism No. 2 (ユーゲニズム第2番) for clarinet, string orchestra and percussion (1998) * Concerto for violin and orchestra (2003) * Knob (ノブ) for bass clarinet and 14 players ;Chamber music * String Quarte