Japanese-born composer Takuma Itoh has composed chamber pieces, works for orchestra and a recent site-specific sound installation. He will be one of eight resident composers during the Mizzou International Composers Festival, which runs July 25-30. Itoh was a guest of Trevor Harris on a recent episode of Mizzou Music on Classical 90.5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYG4zyrr5Jw
Listen for Mizzou Music each Wednesday at 6:00pm on Classical 90.5FM. Next week's show features an interview with a music by Chinese composer and recent UMKC graduate Wang A Mao.