Hiro McKiya

Hiro McKiya

He had been working as a pianist but he suffered from Focal Dystonia in his early twenties, then mainly came to compose, arrange and orchestrate for lots of concerts, TV programs (including the arrangements and orchestrations in 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, All Japan Medalist On Ice: Figure Skating & live concert program such as the arrangements for the orchestra conducted by Junichi Hirokami who is a professor of Tokyo College of Music, concert master: Yasushi Toyoshima who is a concertmaster of Saito Kinen Orchestra, etc.). He composes and arranges for Czech Strings Quintet Concert in Japan, 2012, Parnas Quintet in 2014, Prague Spirit Quintet Concert tour in 2013, 2015, Martinu String Quartet tour in 2016. He composes a piece for piano and orchestra for theme park - FUJI Television Wangan studio in TOKYO, Odaiba. He arranges the strings sections' scores for the recording and the live performance of the Japanese famous pianist and producer, Toshiya Shioiri ( In the concert, the violinist Ikuko Kawai plays the solo part. Its live concert performance in STB Tokyo is broadcast on satellite- TV). Furthermore, he composes for the recital concert with a solo piano for the collection of poems written by Japanese very famous actress, Kazuko Yoshiyuki. He arranges for lots of recordings, TV CM, PV, CF, etc, (including the compositions of an orchestral pieces for Panasonic CM in Athens Olympics 2004 opening ceremony and the Cinema CM for the prime minister's office.). There are some recordings (BMG Victor), compositions in the game music (Capcom / Biohazard 0, etc.). He used to compose for new original ballet works only for very short term. He has ever arranged songs and composed for the collaboration concerts with Martinu String Quartet, Bennewitz String Quartet in 2017, and Apollon Quartet in 2018. Martinu String Quartet performed his works in their Jindrichuv Hradec, Chamber music course 2017. He arranged the piece of the Japan Figure Skates Championship in 2019, including Shoma Uno's exhibition piece. He has composed and arranged all the pieces for YOKOHAMA OPENING PORT FESTIVAL "BEAM SPECTACLE IN HARBOUR " since 2018, which Coca-Cola Japan presents. He love poems_! Received a passing grade in Harvard Univ., American Literature, Poetry in America Course(Certificate of Achievement Verified by Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature, Harvard University, Elisa New)