Move Records Australian classical & art music, est. 1968

Rika Ishige

Rika Ishige graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts majoring in composition.

Her concert band and ensemble works are published by Pierre Lafitan, Accord Publishing, Brain Music, CAFUA Records, Wind Art, and Foster Music. Ishige studied composition with Atsutada Otaka, Yoshiki Miyamoto and Hiroshi Sato.

She currently composes and arranges for wind band and orchestra, Anime, TV and movies. Her acclaimed work Muta in Concert (saxphone and wind orchestra, 2004) commissioned by Masahiro Tamura. She currently teaches at Makuhari Sohgoh High School.

Compositions by Rika Ishige appear on

Front cover art for Dances and Delights

Dances and Delights

Premiere recordings of Australian and American works for modern flute ensemble fill this album with spirit and serenity, from waltzes and two-steps to cherished song arrangements.

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