| Kentaro Sato (1981- ), Ken-P to his friends, is a Los Angeles/Tokyo-based award-winning composer, conductor, and orchestrator. His symphonic works have been featured in TV/Film media, game industry and concert performing groups around the world including the Philharmonia Orchestra of London. In 2005, he was appointed as a resident composer and assistant conductor of the Torrance Symphony, and continues to provide rich cultural experiences to the residents of City of Torrance, California.
In the choral music world, Sato is best known as the winner of the prestigious ACDA Raymond W. Brock Memorial Composition Contest in 2005. The winning work “Kyrie” from Missa pro Pace (Mass for Peace) was premiered at the 2005 American Choral Directors Association National Convention by the Northridge Singers conducted by Paul Smith and the composer himself. Sato was born in Hamamatsu, Japan, a manufacturing city known for musical instruments. Sato holds a Master of Music in Conducting with Distinction and a Bachelor of Music in Media Writing from California State University, Northridge. In addition to his music degrees, he also holds degree in Cinema from Santa Monica College. |
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Award/Recognition
2nd Prize of the 2008 Singing City Choral Composition Contest
Winner of the 2006 ASCAP David Rose Award for Young Film/TV Composer.
Nomination for the 2006 Excellence in Arts Award, City of Torrance
Winner of the 26th Annual Choral Composition Contest presented by Theodore Presser Company/Ithaca College (2005)
2004-2005 CSU Outstanding Students Award in Music (2005)
The 2nd Prize of the GPO Orchestration Competition (2005)
Winner of the 2005 ACDA Raymond W. Brock Memorial Composition Contest
Music Industry Study Award (2004)
CSU Outstanding Student Award in Composition (2004)
The 3rd Prize of the 5th Enterbrain Game Contest, Original Music (2001)
The Grand Prize of the 2nd Omnibus Town Award (2000)