Bio
Cait Nishimura is a Canadian composer and music educator based in Toronto, Ontario. Described as having a “refreshing buoyancy”, her music uses minimalist patterns, simple yet lush harmonies, and themes that linger in listeners’ minds, drawing inspiration from the beauty of the natural world. With a special focus on wind band and choral music, Nishimura strives to present contemporary concert music that is accessible and enjoyable by musicians of all levels. Her work for wind band, Chasing Sunlight, was selected as the winner of the 2017 Canadian Band Association Composition Competition, and has since been added to regional and national wind band syllabi. Nishimura holds undergraduate degrees in Music and in Education from the University of Toronto. Her work is regularly programmed and commissioned by ensembles across North America, where she is in demand as a visiting composer and educator. For recordings, more information, and to purchase scores, visit www.caitnishimura.com.
List of Works
Concert Band / Wind Ensemble
In Dreams (coming late 2018) – Grade 4, (6-8 min)
Autumn (coming in summer 2018) – Grade 3, (2.5 min)
Into the Blue (2018) – Grade 2, (1.5 min)
Bloom (2018) – Grade 1, (2 min)
Lake Superior Suite (2018) – Grade 5, (19 min)
Chasing Sunlight (2017) – Grade 3, (3 min)
The Sweet Sounds of Snowfall (2016) – Grade 2, (3 min)
Awaken (2016) – Grade 1, (2.5 min)
Night Light (2011) – Grade 4, (11 min)
Sunset Canvas (2008) – Grade 3, (5 min)
Choral
Autumn (2017) – SATB a capella, (2.5 min)
Athabasca (2017) – SSA with piano, (3 min)
See you in the stars (2017) – SATB with piano, (3.5 min)
Chamber Ensemble / Solo
Her spirit still listens (2013) – solo marimba, (4 min)
Serenity (2011) – clarinet, cello, piano, (5 min)
I could never tell you (2011) – mixed chamber orchestra, (4 min)
Aquamarine (2010) – percussion quartet (xylophone, marimbas, vibraphone), (2.5 min)