Reiko Osawa received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Composition from the Osaka College of Music in Osaka, Japan. She has been composing contemporary music of various instrumental and vocal combinations since graduate school. While living in San Jose, California from 2001 to 2009, she took a piano performance class at De Anza College, and she played in masterclasses at the PianoTexas International Academy and Festival on several occasions. She has participated in various amateur piano competitions in Texas, Colorado, Boston, Washington and Japan. Now Reiko lives in Hyogo, Japan, where she plays piano duets with friends and enjoys swimming and sewing every day.

“Turning stay-at-home hours into this stage dress. My craft, my music.”