Projects

Chapman University Sholund Scholarship Concert: The Chapman Orchestra and Chapman Combined Choirs
Jotaro Nakano, conductor, Visiting Director of Orchestral Activities

Giacomo Puccini: “Mi Chiamano Mimi” from La Bohème
Makayla Flocken, soprano
Béla Bartók (edit. Tibor Serly): Viola Concerto – I. Moderato
Eleas Vrahnos, viola
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 – I. Allegro Molto Moderato
Paige Ye, piano
Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied
Lili Boulanger: Vieille Prière Bouddhique

Opera Chapman – Cinderella
April 21&23, 2023 @ MUSCO Center
Dr. Marc Callahan, director
Jotaro Nakano, conductor, Visiting Director of Orchestral Activities

Jules Massenet: Cinderella

Longwood Symphony Orchestra
March 18, 2023 @ New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall
Jotaro Nakano, conductor, music director finalist

Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
Carlos Simon: The Block
Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
Benjamin Wright, trumpet
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, Op. 43

Chapman University: The Chapman Orchestra
March 10, 2023 @ MUSCO Center
Jotaro Nakano, conductor, Visiting Director of Orchestral Activities

Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto
Dr. Yoshika Masuda, cello
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, Op. 43

Chapman University Wassail Holiday Concert: The Chapman Orchestra
December 9&10, 2022 @ MUSCO Center
Jotaro Nakano, conductor, Visiting Director of Orchestral Activities

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Overture
March
Trepak
Pas de deux

Chapman University: The Chapman Orchestra
November 11, 2022 @ MUSCO Center
Jotaro Nakano, conductor, Visiting Director of Orchestral Activities

Anna Clyne: Restless Oceans
Wolfgang A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Dr. So Jin Kim, violin
Ludwig v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Chapman University: The Chapman Orchestra
October 14, 2022 @ MUSCO Center
Jotaro Nakano, conductor, Visiting Director of Orchestral Activities

Florence Price (arr. Alexandra Dee): Adoration for Strings
Felix Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Alberto Ginastera: Suite from Estancia

Peabody Institute Doctoral Recital No. 4
September 27, 2022 @ Peabody Conservatory Friedberg Concert Hall
Jotaro Nakano, conductor

Florence Price (arr. Alexandra Dee): Adoration for Strings
Wolfgang A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Fangming Shen, violin
Igor Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks Concerto in E-flat

Sa’Oaxaca Chamber String Orchestra
July 15, 2022 CANCELLED
Jotaro Nakano, Music Director

Florence Price (arr. Sam Araya): Adoration for Strings
Wolfgang A. Mozart: Divertimento in D Major, K. 136
Giacomo Puccini: Crisantemi
George Walker: String Quartet No. 1: II. Molto Adagio
Jean Sibelius: Andante Festivo
Manuel Ponce: Estampas Nocturnas

Sa’Oaxaca Chamber String Orchestra
July 9, 2022 @ Archivo Histórico Ciudad de las Canteras
Jotaro Nakano, Music Director

Felix Mendelssohn: Sinfonia No. 2 in D Major, MWV N2
Three Pieces for Strings:
I. Anton Webern: Langsamer Satz in E-Flat Major
II. Samuel Barber: String Quartet Op. 11, II. Molto Adagio
III. Edward Elgar (arr. R. Sokruta): Salut d’amour
Carlos Gomes: Sonata para Cordas

Peabody Arts in Health – Live @ Lunchtime String Orchestra Concert
May 18, 2022 @ Johns Hopkins Hospital
Jotaro Nakano, conductor

Gabriel Faure – Shylock Suite: Nocturne
Carlos Gomes – O Burrico de Pau
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
George Gershwin – Lullaby

American Composers Orchestra: Sanctuary

March 25, 2022 @ Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Marin Alsop, Guest Conductor
Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo: Vasco ‘de’ Gama (New York Premiere)
Jotaro Nakano, assistant conductor/cover conductor

Peabody Orchestra Composition Reading
February 9, 2022 @ Peabody Conservatory Joe Byrd Rehearsal Hall
Jotaro Nakano, conductor

Devorah Belin – Meet Me Here at Dawn

Peabody Institute Conductors Orchestra
December 13, 2021 @ Peabody Conservatory Friedberg Concert Hall
Jotaro Nakano, conductor

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. in G major, Op. 88
III. Allegretto grazioso – Molto vivace
IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Peabody Now Hear This – Student Compositions
December 11, 2021 @ Peabody Conservatory Friedberg Concert Hall
Jotaro Nakano, conductor

Isaiah Chapman – A Series of Expected Jocosities (Premiere)
Heather Hyoeun Ahn – Here Comes A New Hero! (Premiere)

Baltimore Symphony: Marin Conducts Rachmaninoff
October 23&24, 2021
Marin Alsop, Conductor, Music Director Laureate

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Lukáš Vondráček, piano
Jotaro Nakano, assistant conductor/cover conductor

Peabody Orchestra Composition Reading
October 10, 2021 @ Peabody Conservatory Joe Byrd Rehearsal Hall
Jotaro Nakano, conductor

Zac Fick-Cambria: Invictus

HOLLOW TREE (2021)

Hollow Tree is an introspective program that shares various expressions exploring the subject of mental health through diverse points of view. Performances of music are woven with recitations of spoken word poetry.

Jotaro Nakano, conductor @jojonakanono
Alyssa Matuchniak, poet @alyssamatuchniakpoet
Sheila J. Sadr, poet @ohohsheilaa
Jonathan Humanoid @jonathanhumanoid
Brian Gomez, filmmaker @bgomz