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Paul Seiko Chihara (born July 9, 1938) is an American composer. [1] Life and career. Chihara was born in Seattle, Washington in 1938. A Japanese American, [2] he spent three years of his childhood with his family in an internment camp in Minidoka, Idaho due to Executive Order 9066 .
Paul Chihara is a prolific and versatile composer of concert, ballet, film and TV music. He has worked with renowned directors, orchestras and musicians, and received many awards and commissions.
Apr 18, 2012 · Paul Chihara has had a long and distinguished career as a composer for film and concert stage. In this video interview Drew Schnurr sits down with him to learn more about his life,...
Paul Chihara is a composer of concert, ballet, film and television music. He studied with Robert Palmer, Nadia Boulanger, Toru Takemitsu and others, and received many awards and commissions.
May 1, 2024 · Composer Paul Chihara was inspired by music he heard at the Japanese American internment camp where he spent his childhood during WWII. How did the war affect him, and what does music...
Paul Chihara is a Japanese American composer who has written nearly 100 scores for movies and TV shows, such as The Morning After, Crossing Delancey, and Dr. Strange. He studied with Nadia Boulanger and Gunther Schuller, and was the first composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
Jan 28, 2022 · Paul Chihara, who was 4 years old when he was sent to an incarceration camp, debuts "Beyond the Hills" to mark 80 years since Executive Order 9066. The piece reflects on the music that surrounded him and the emotions he felt as a child.
