PhD University of Utah
MM University of Notre Dame
BM Brigham Young University
Haruhito Miyagi is a composer, organist, harpsichordist, and hurdy gurdyist with a background in Kodály and music theory pedagogy. His compositions have been described as “elegant and cathartic” and have been performed by such groups as Orquestra Sinfônica do Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro of Brasilia, Musica Nostra Kórus of Budapest, the Battery String Quartet of Chicago, the Quarteto L’Arianna of São Paulo, and members of the Utah Symphony. He was a fellow at the Deer Valley Emerging Quartets and Composers Music Festival in 2013 and also a recipient of a Barlow Endowment for Music Composition commission in 2020. Miyagi is published with Kontrapunkt Music and Takabayashi publishing houses and is recorded under the Sanctus Records label. As an organist, Miyagi has performed throughout Europe and the United States.
Selected Awards & Honors
Barlow Endowment for Music Composition Commission, 2020.
Murray City Music Composition Competition, First Prize, 2017.
Leroy Robertson Prize in Music Composition, 2013.
Deer Valley Music Festival Emerging Quartets and Composers Fellow, 2013.
Carmen Morton Christiansen Endowment in Music, 2012.
Utah State Fair Organ Competition, Second Prize, 2000.