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She was taught at the Sawai Koto School of Music in Tokyo by legendary koto players Tadao and Kazue Sawai, gaining her Shihan or master license in 1985. Since her move to Australia in 1988, she has inspired a number of Australian composers to write for her instrument, including Peter Sculthorpe and Liza Lim. Satsuki has worked with a number of musicians from other genres, including jazz, classical and other styles. She is a member of the world music group Waratahwith Sandy Evans and Tony Lewis, the contemporary music ensemble Elision and the jazz fusion group GEST 8. Her performances in 2012 include the Four Winds Festival in Bermagui and “Tears of St. Peter” with the Song Company in Sydney. She established the Koto Music Institute in 2007 to broaden and promote the appeal of koto music in Australia. Her koto ensemble, the Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble, based in Sydney, has performed widely around Australia and overseas. She has recorded three of her own albums in collaboration with Australian musicians and, in the process, has found new and exciting contexts for this traditional Japanese instrument. Her most recent CD, Koto Dreaming, was released in 2006. In 2016 she was honoured to receive a special commendation from the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs for her contribution to strengthening friendship and goodwill between Australia and Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f029db9e4e9e1638e5d97ca/1594616924419-O3I9Y8CMHTET14A31OJC/Hitomi.jpg Artists | The Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble - Hitomi Kurosawa Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f029db9e4e9e1638e5d97ca/1594616899294-4GW54MHEFGBGCKO67FGO/Ind_Yukie-1-683x1024.jpg Artists | The Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble - Yukie Ota Yukie Ota was born in Japan and moved to Sydney in 1997. As a child, she played piano from the age of 5 and clarinet form the age of 10. She has enjoyed music throughout her life. She has joined The Sawai International Koto School in 2010 and been studying Koto under the guidance of Satsuki Odamura in Australia and Kazue Sawai in Tokyo since then. She plays both traditional 13-string Koto and Base Koto. Yukie has performed at various events and festivals around Australia as a member of Koto ensemble, assisted Koto workshops to pioneer Japanese Tradition through the music. She also performs at private functions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f029db9e4e9e1638e5d97ca/1594616874508-F4AAUI4LJGPJP45Q6V3N/Ind_Yuko-1-683x1024.jpg Artists | The Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble - Yuko Yamamoto Yuko Yamamoto is a member of the Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble since 2010, her first performance with the Ensemble was at the Conservatorium of Music with the ACO.Since then she has performed at the Inland Sea of Sound Festival in Bathurst (2011), the TEDX Sydney (2012). She regularly performs with Satsuki Odamura and her Ensemble in various Festivals such as Arts in Valley, Bello Winter Festival, also performed at ABC Radio National and the NSW Arts Gallery. She is originally from Tokyo, Japan, but she spent her childhood in Asuncion (Paraguay), she also lived in Singapore for 6 years and moved to Sydney in 2007. She has been playing the piano from a young age, although her passion is the Koto. Her mentors are Satsuki Odamura and Kazue Sawai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f029db9e4e9e1638e5d97ca/1594616777170-8LQY7RZBG69ZZ2Z7AATQ/Don-with-Koto-1-768x512.jpg Artists | The Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble - Dhondup Tsering Dhondup Tsering first heard the koto in 2011, when a colleague invited him to a charity fundraiser in Sydney. Since then, he has been studying under Satsuki Odamura, progressing to play both standard 13-string and bass koto with the Ensemble. Brought up in Nepal and India, Dhondup believes that the koto transcends cultural and geographical boundaries. He enjoys all aspects of learning, performing and discovering koto music. 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