she/her | composer | artist | forest therapy guide | podcast host 🌲🌎

Joined January 2018
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Cait Nishimura retweeted
A few years ago @EcoleMcTavish Band students commissioned Canadian composer @composercait to write a piece of music celebrating and honouring Fort McMurray’s community spirit. Today she released a podcast episode talking about the piece - check it out!! @ArtsCouncilWB @FMPSD
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Attn: clarinet friends! My best-selling chamber work Golden Hour is now available for clarinet & piano! 🌄
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Cait Nishimura retweeted
We are super excited to be guests at the 2022 @BCMEAConference ! We'll be presenting two workshops at BCMEA: BRP LIVE with guest, Steven Capaldo & Conductor, Composer & Community | Creating a Healthy Musical Ecosystem Through Commissioning. Learn more bcmeaconference.com/
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Cait Nishimura retweeted
Here’s @composercait working with the National Youth Band of Canada on her new piece! Conducted by past BRP guest Dr. @DWOehlerking ! Get your tickets to watch tomorrow’s livestream! Get tickets here: secure1.tixhub.com/yorku/onl…
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Cait Nishimura retweeted
Music nerd moment: the bass clarinet is the sh*t. Way under utilized. A revolution is in order.
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Holst’s First Suite was the first big standard piece I played in my high school band. I could never have imagined that many years later, university conducting students would have a choice between this piece and one of mine. So grateful 🥲 🎶
✅ Last class with our MUS 242 Conductors! Final conducting juries done - choice of Holst First Suite I. Chaconne or @composercait Chasing Sunlight ☀️ The future of music education is extremely bright with these fantastic students! 💯 @IllinoisMusic @FAAatIllinois @IllinoisBands
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Hello! I have emerged from winter and I have several updates to share over the coming days and weeks, starting with this one: I’m releasing some new band music on Earth Day! 🌎🌲🎶 Three unreleased pieces for concert band will be available starting this Friday.
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Like the majority of my music, these pieces are inspired by the natural world and partial proceeds will go to charitable organizations doing conservation/reforestation work.
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I’ll share more about each piece on social media and in my email newsletter (sign up on my website if you haven’t already!) I’m excited to finally share this music with the world. 🤍
First concert band commission of 2022 is complete ☑️ Honoured to create this piece for students at @IUJSoM and for the whole #MusicEducation community. To me, the nature of trees is love, resilience, and to co-create an environment in which everyone can thrive.
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This whole thread is spot on. Thanks for putting this into words, @mormolyke. #composerlife
A compositional problem I've been having lately (lol for the last 1.5 years) is that nobody really wants unsettling music right now. We're traumatized, and sad or challenging music is for after-trauma, not in the middle of it. People want to be comforted. I get that.
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Cait Nishimura retweeted
RBG is in need of your trees! 🌲 The annual tree collection returns! We need 1,500 trees to assist conservation efforts in rebuilding creek channels. Let your tree continue to work for nature even after it’s done its traditional duty. 🌲 Register: rbg.ca/pledge-to-donate-your…
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A few weeks ago I surpassed one thousand (1000!) orders on my website. This is a big milestone for me and, to celebrate, I’m doing a giveaway! Find me on Instagram to participate. Thank you to everyone who has supported me and my work. #dreambig #selfpublished #composer
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Cait Nishimura retweeted
Many thanks to composer @composer_cait for joining the Clearview Wind Ensemble this morning for a fantastic virtual clinic on her work "Autumn". Looking forward to sharing this beautiful work next month. Special thanks to @RowanMusicDept's Dr. Joe Higgins for helping facilitate!
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Cait Nishimura retweeted
Huge congrats to @composer_cait on being commissioned by @midwestclinic for their 75th anniversary! A wonderful achievement by a wonderful person! #bandroompod #bandroom #caitnishimura #composer #midwest #seventyfive #commission #host #BRP #canadian #goband
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Only one week left to sign up for MCA 2021! This screenshot from last year is a happy reminder of how amazing it was to create, collaborate, and perform together in an unforgettable way. Join us this year! Register now: musiccreatorsacademy.com #musiccamp #composers
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Cait Nishimura retweeted
We are excited to announce that we'll be partnering with the @canadianbandassociation welcoming them as a sponsor of The Band Room Podcast! Learn more about the CBA by visiting: canadianband.org/ Go band! Go Canada! #bandroompod #canada #canadianband #band
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Replying to @Ostimusic
@Ostimusic is in the @bandroompod ! We spoke about his musical upbringing, working with fear as an artist, writing for band, promoting diversity at Midwest, mental/physical well-being, cats and more! This episode is not to be missed! Drops Wednesday!
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Cait Nishimura retweeted
We look forward to welcoming composer, @Ostimusic to The @bandroompod next week! Tune in Wednesday to hear our conversation! #bandroompod #johnmackey #composer #band #musiced #bandroompodcast #conversation #compose
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Cait Nishimura retweeted
Are you a middle or high school musician? You won’t want to miss this—join the Music Creators Academy for a FREE JAM SESSION on Wednesday, May 12, 8 to 9 PM EDT. Be sure to bring your instrument! Register TODAY at forms.gle/PXhUdddDb5KrSfdZ7 to save your spot and get the Zoom link.
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