mitsumoto's compositions

In addition to his Cello Concerto that was performed in 2013 by the soloist, Dai Miyata, at the inaugural concert of the International Chamber Orchestra of Washington (ICW), Mitsumoto has composed works for a variety of music groups in Washington; including the Washington Musica Viva chamber group, Washington chapter of the Composers Forum, and Friday Morning Music Club, among others. These compositions include "Elegy" for clarinet (or viola) and piano; "Songs of Innocence"; "Songs of Experience"; "Washington Triptyque" for violin, marimba, and piano; "Divertimento" for flute, viola, and piano; and "Fantasy on Leo Arnaud's Olympic Fanfare."  Below are some of the compositions, where they have been performed, and how you can purchase the music. 
World Premiere!     
Mitsumoto's composition, Pierre et Luce*, was performed by Cellist, Tanya Anisimova, and Pianist, Pi-Hsun Shih, 
on Sunday, May 1, 2016 from 2 - 5 p.m. at Blue House Productions, 4213 Howard Avenue, Suite C, Kensington, MD 20895.  
This live performance was broadcast globally online. 

*This composition is based on Romain Rolland's short novel of the same name, which is based in Paris during World War I.
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Songs of Innocence was inspired by seven poems written by William Blake - Infant Joy, The School Boy, Laughing Song, The Little Boy Lost, The Little Boy Found, Spring, and The Lamb. It was premiered in Los Angeles in 2001 and has been performed many times in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia. In addition, a recording of the June 2004 performance by Susan Wheeler, soprano with Naoko Takao, piano was played on Hawaiian Public Radio's program "Great Songs." 

The sheet music for this composition is available for sale. Please contact losar.publishing.
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Mitsumoto's Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra, Opus 6, reflects his youth in Paris (1959-1962). It recalls the "excitement and hope," "joy and sorrow," and "expectations and frustrations" that were all part of that new environment; physically, emotionally, and mentally.
The concerto consists of four movements;
  • Rencontre (Encounter);
  • Romance;
  • Mobylette (Moped);
Adieu.

The Mobylette is like a bicycle with a tiny motor: "I traveled on it all over Provence, even down to the Camargue, a wild horse habitat."

This concerto's first performance took place in 2007 in San Gabriel, CA with cellist Amy Leung as soloist, and the Olympia Youth Orchestra conducted by Fung Ho.
The sheet music for this composition is available for sale. Please contact losar.publishing.

List of compositions

List of Compositions
Songs for Soprano and Piano
  • Songs of Innocence (setting of seven W. Blake Poems) - 2001
  • Songs of Experience (setting of seven W. Blake poems) - 2003
  • Two Japanese Songs:
    • "Mother" and
    • "Amaryllis" (2003 and 2004)
  • Korean Song: "Ahbuhji" (Father) - 2012
Chamber Music
  • Sonatina for violin and piano (2007)
  • Sonatina for clarinet and piano (2006)
  • Divertimento for flute, viola, and piano (2005)
  • Washington Triptyque for violin, piano, and marimba (2008)
  • Elegy for clarinet (or viola or cello) and piano (2001)
  • Prologue and Dances for two pianos (2003)
  • Reverie for harp (2006)
  • Morning Glory for harp (2012)
  • Rondion for harp (2017)
  • Pierre et Luce for cello (or viola) and piano (2015)
  • Fantasy on Leo Arnaud's Olympic Fanfare for eight wind instruments (2006)
  • Suite Semplice for solo cello (2019)
  • Suite Semplice II for cello and piano (2021)
Concertos
  • Concertino for violin and orchestra (2002 rev. 2015)
  • Concertino for Marimba and string orchestra (2018)
  • Concerto for cello and string orchestra (2004)
  • Concerto No. 2 for cello and orchestra (2010)
  • Concerto Classico for harp and chamber orchestra (2021)
  • ​Fantasy Japonesque for orchestra (2022)
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