Product Description Marimbist Fumito Nunoya, an uprising young star, has won multiple awards from international competitions. Acclaimed as "agile and terrifically talented" by the Boston Herald, Mr. Nunoya further contributed to marimba music by producing his debut CD, Red Dragonfly. This CD features a rich selection of marimba repertoire from Baroque music to contemporary marimba repertoires, from ensemble piece to Asian folk songs. You will find the unique character of Nunoyafs music beyond romantic elements, classical taste, dynamism as well as sensitivity. The development of marimba music will definitely need more dedicated and talented musicians like Fumito Nunoya. About the Artist Acclaimed by Boston Herald as "agile and terrifically talented," Fumito Nunoya won first prize at Ima Hogg Young Artists Competition in 2005. He has also won top prizes at many national and international competitions, such as the Percussive Arts Society International Marimba Competition in 2003, the National Young Artist Competition in Texas in 2003, the 3rd World Marimba Competition in Stuttgart, Germany in 2002, the 10th Japan Classic Music Competition in 2000. He has presented marimba recitals and performances in Japan, USA and Europe. He performed as a soloist with the Houston Symphony and Eastern Connecticut Symphony (USA), Odate Wind Ensemble and the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Odate Magewappa Japanese Drumming Group (Japan), and Di Repercussio Ensemble percussioni dell'Istituto Peri (Italy). As an associate faculty, he performed and taught at Zeltsman Marimba Festival in 2003, 2004 and 2006. Born in 1979 in Akita, Japan, Fumito Nunoya graduated from Yamagata University with a music education degree in 2001. In 2003, he received his Master of Music degree in marimba performance at The Boston Conservatory (TBC). Mr. Nunoya continued his study at TBC in its distinguished Artist Diploma program, and graduated in 2006. He is the first marimba (or percussion) major in the school's history to receive this distinction.