[NewMusic] Toyoji Tomita

[Phillip Greenlief]

he was a fantastic musician. i'm still totally shocked. mostly because he had quit smoking and was looking so healthy lately...i remember complimenting him on this last month. 
   
  i heard the news this morning from philip gelb, who got it from pauline. citta di vitti dedicated one of our more introspective pieces to him this evening at the starry plough. he was an individual in the first degree. you always knew where you stood with him, which isn't always the case in this world. 
   
  i'm so thankful for the music we made together - i started to think about it, and most of those situations were large ensembles: pauline's orchestra, sf sound, harris eisenstadt's ahimsa orchestra, orchesperry....all wonderful experiences. i'll miss him a lot, as i'm sure most folks on this list will do the same.
   
  andy strain said he dropped by and visited marianne and toyoji's mother today. he said they would appreciate visitors and that folks should bring food - they're totally out of it and are in shock and could use the company and the support.
   
  much love to all of us in the wake of this sadness and especially to toyoji and his family.
   
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Polly Moller <polly.moller at gmail.com> wrote:
  This is awful news.
My heart goes out to Marianne and everyone who was close to him.
P.

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:37 PM, Matthew Goodheart
wrote:
> I got this email a few hours ago.
>
> Words fail.
>
>
> > It is with great sadness that I convey the news that Toyoji Tomita
> > died
> > of a heart attack this morning. Toyoji was a wonderful trombonist who
> > studied at the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music. He
> > received an M.F.A. in electronic music from Mills College in 1986; and
> > studied the didjeridu and modern trombone technique with Stuart
> > Dempster.
> >
> > Toyoji taught trombone at Mills and participated in many concerts
> > here
> > over the years. In 1976, he won the First Prize in the Gaudeaumus
> > International competition for Interpreters of Modern Music in
> > Rotterdam, Holland. While living in Paris, France he toured Europe
> > extensively, both as a soloist and as a member of the Ensemble Musique
> > Vivante.
> >
> > Everyone who knew him will surely remember his wonderful sense of
> > humor
> > and generous spirit.
>
>
>
>
> Matthew Goodheart
> composer ~ improviser ~ pianist
> matthew at matthewgoodheart.com
> http://matthewgoodheart.com
> http://myspace.com/matthewgoodheart
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