Ayami Okamura
Percussionist
Percussion teacher at Hochschule für Musik Detmold Germany
SHIKI Percussion duo
Artist/ Balter Mallets & Adams Percussion
Acclaimed as “a musician of great significance and profound musical expression,”* Ayami Okamura is an internationally recognized marimba and percussion artist, educator, arranger, and composer. Originally from Kyoto, Japan, and currently residing in Germany, she has captivated audiences across the United States, Europe, and her home country.
As an endorser and artist for Adams Percussion and Balter Mallets, Ayami currently holds a faculty position at Hochschule für Musik Detmold in Germany, where she teaches vibraphone and percussion.
Since 2015, Ayami has collaborated with percussionist Dan deSimone in the SHIKI PERCUSSION DUO, focusing on expanding the percussion repertoire through innovative arrangements and compositions. She is also a co-founder of the Detmold Percussion Group.
Official Website: www.ayamiokamura.com
*Gordon Stout
Detmold Percussion Group - adrift
John Luther Adams - Drums of Winter
Anonymous - Song of Clay (Hurrian Hymn no. 6) arr. DPG & Kostadin Delinikolov
John Luther Adams - Deep and Distant Thunder
John Luther Adams - Drums of Fire, Drums of Stone
Kostadin Delinikolov - The Great Sea (narration by Sandy Schaal)
Kostadin Delinikolov - Prologue
Claude Debussy, arr. Coralie Gottschalk - Les collines d'Anacapri
Ayami Okamura / Neutral Tuning for vibraphone and marimba
Kevin Volans - Asanga
Nuovo cinema Paradiso / Ennio Morricone, arr. Ayami Okamura
Chi Mai / Ennio Morricone, arranged by Ayami Okamura
Deborah's Theme / Ennio Morricone, arranged by Ayami Okamura
Fantasie für Viola da Gamba Nr. 11 D-Moll TWV 40:36 / Georg Philipp Telemann
Remember, Marimba (2009) / Errollyn Wallen, performed by Ayami Okamura
Asturias / Isaac Albéniz, arr. Ayami Okamura
One Last Breath / Gordon Stout
Sonata for solo marimba / Peter Klatzow
Ayami Okamura - Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone
From My Little Island, V. Hymn, VII. Folk Song / Robert Aldridge performed by Ayami Okamura
2017 レガーレインコントロ プロモーションビデオ / Legare Incontro Promotion Video
Anthem: To Catch A Glimpse by Gordon Stout
Saëta from Eight Pieces for Four Timpani by Elliott Carter
Dances of Earth and Fire / Peter Klatzow performed by Ayami Okamura （岡村彩実）
Ayami Okamura plays Paul Creston; Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra 3rd movement
Ayami Okamura plays Paul Creston; Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra 2nd movement
Ayami Okamura plays Paul Creston; Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra 1st movement
Wild Heron by Julie Spencer - Ayami Okamura (岡村彩実)
See Ya Thursday by Steven Mackey - Ayami Okamura (岡村彩実)