The 31st Annual Prize was awarded on June 3rd 2021, and our foundation ended entire honouring activities at this award ceremony.
We would like to express our appreciation for all of your help so far.
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(Affiliation and position are those at the time of the award.)
| 31st Annual (2019) | Richard J. Emmert (Professor, Department of Japanese Literature and Culture, Faculty of Literature, Musashino University, Researcher, Noh Research Archives) Introducing and Achievements |
In recognition of his significant contribution to realizing a new possibility of nō as well as presenting its wide applicability for education and research of performing arts by creating the English nō.
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Professor Richard J. Emmert giving a prize lecture |
| MIN-ON CONCERT ASSOCIATION (Professor, Department of Japanese Literature and Culture, Faculty of Literature, Musashino University, Researcher, Noh Research Archives) Introducing and Achievements |
In recognition of its contribution towards making not only researchers but also many people aware of splendor of the musics of various ethnic groups, especially of Asian ones, and making people familiar with such musics through a huge number of concerts and field surveys.
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Mr. ITO Kazuto, President of MIN-ON, giving a prize lecture |
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[Special Prize] Koizumi Fumio Memorial Archives, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts (Professor, Department of Japanese Literature and Culture, Faculty of Literature, Musashino University, Researcher, Noh Research Archives) Introducing and Achievements |
In recognition of the achievement through its publication of the research materials of the Late Professor Koizumi with purpose for making the development of musicology.
Mr. AKIYAMA Teruo, Administrator of the Trust (left), Ms. ODAKA Akiko, Archivist at the KFMA (right) |
30th Annual (2018) | David Weirick Hughes (Research Associate, Department of Music and Japan Research Centre, SOAS, University of London) Introducing and Achievements | For his long-term contribution to ethnomusicology in research and education, with emphasis on Japanese folk music in theory and practice.
Dr.D. Hughes giving a prize lecture |
| 29th Annual (2017) | KOMODA Haruko (Professor of musicology, Musashino Academia Musicae) Introducing and Achievements | For her musicological elucidation of the heike (heikyoku）and its preservation through training young performers.
Professor KOMODA Haruko giving a prize lecture |
| Philip V. Bohlman (Ludwig Rosenberger Distinguished Service Professor in Jewish History, Department of Music and the College, The University of Chicago; Honorarprofessor, Hochschule fur Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements | For his contribution to ethnomusicology with special reference to diverse research methods and perspectives on world music.
Professor Philip V. Bohlman giving a prize lecture |
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| 28th Annual (2016) | Patricia Shehan Campbell (Donald E. Petersen Professor of Music, University of Washington, music education-ethnomusicology) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements | In recognition of her contributions to ethnomusicology through long-term research in and practice of multi-cultural music education, establishing a significant interface between ethnomusicology and music education.
Professor Patricia Shehan Campbell receiving her testimonial 
Professor Patricia Shehan Campbell giving a prize lecture |
| Alison Tokita (Director, Research Centre for Japanese Traditional Music, Kyoto City University of Arts) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements | In recognition of her contributions to ethnomusicology through sustained research on Japanese narrative music genres and successful organisation of joint research in musicology.
Professor Alison Tokita receiving her testimonial 
Professor Alison Tokita giving a prize lecture |
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| 27th Annual (2015) | Otanazar Matyakubov (Professor, the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan, Tashkent) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements | In recognition of his contribution to ethnomusicology
through historical research on Central Asian musics. Professor Otanazar Matyakubov receiving his testimonial  Professor Otanazar Matyakubov giving a prize lecture |
| Margaret Kartomi (Professor, Monash University) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements | In recognition of her contribution to clarifying diversity of Southeast Asian music cultures from historical, music-stylistic and organological viewpoints. Professor Margaret Kartomi receiving her testimonial  Professor Margaret Kartomi giving a prize lecture |
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| 26th Annual (2014) | CHEN Yingshi (Professor of Musicology, Shanghai Conservatory of Music) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements | In recognition of his research achievement in fundamental theories of Chinese music, and of his contribution to deciphering of the old lute tablatures in particular the Dunhuang pipapu. Professor CHEN Yingshi receiving his testimonial 
Professor CHEN Yingshi giving a prize lecture |
| Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments Prize Lecture (full text) Introducing and Achievements | In recognition of its remarkable contribution to ethnomusicology through its
research, education and outreach activities as a museum of music instruments. Mr. SHIMA Kazuhiko (director of the Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments) receiving her testimonial  Mr. SHIMA Kazuhiko giving a prize lecture |
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| 25th Annual (2013) | Robert Garfias (Professor, University of California, Irvine) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements | For his long-term contribution to ethnomusicology as a pioneer of research in regional music cultures from a global perspective, starting from gagaku studies. Professor Robert Garfias receiving his testimonial  Professor Robert Garfias giving a prize lecture |
| Opera Theater Konnyakuza Prize Lecture (full text) Introducing and Achievements | In recognition of the theater's achievement in pursuing possibilities of opera creation in Japanese, and persistent presentation of its fruitful results through excellent practices. Ms. HAGI Kyoko (delegate of the Opera theatre Konnyakuza) receiving her testimonial  Ms. HAGI Kyoko giving a prize lecture |
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| 24th Annual (2012) |
R. Murray Schafer
(Professor, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto - The Glenn Gould School, composer) |
In recognition of his contribution to establishing a concept of soundscape and providing the new perspective of ethnomusicology through investigating sound environments from the viewpoint of culture. Photo by NAKAGAWA Shin |
| 23rd Annual (2011) |
Izaly Zemtsovsky (Former Visiting Professor, Music & Slavic Depts., Stanford University) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements |
In recognition of his contribution to elucidation of fundamental concepts about music in oral traditions as well as of his publications concerning extensive information of Soviet ethnomusicology.  Professor Izaly Zemtsovsky receiving his testimonial  Professor Izaly Zemtsovsky giving a prize lecture |
| LEE Bo-Hyung (President, The Society for Korean Discology) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements |
In recognition of his contribution to promoting
remarkably the development of Korean music
studies through an intensive field research of such
Korean folk music genres as p'ansori, pungmul,
folksongs and shamanistic music. Mr. Lee Bo-Hyung receiving his testimonial  Mr. Lee Bo-Hyung giving a prize lecture |
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| 22nd Annual (2010) |
SHEN Qia
(Professor, China Conservatory of Music, Beijing) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements |
In recognition of his achievements in musical morphology as well as in promoting networks of ethnomusicological research and education among different geographical regions.  Prof. Shen was not able to attend the award ceremony. Prof. YAMAGUTI OsamuProf. YAMAGUTI Osamu read Prof. Shenqia's paper on his behalf. 
Prof. YAMAGUTI Osamu read Prof. Shenqia paper on his behalf. Click the image above and find Prof. Shen's photo. |
| Charles Keil
(Professor Emeritus, Department of American Studies, University at Buffalo, State University of New York) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements |
In recognition of his efforts to enlarge the realm of ethnomusicology by advocating applied sociomusicology, echology and groovology, while building practical bridges from these disciplines to educational programs for children. Professor Charles Keil receiving his testimonial 
Professor Charles Keil giving a prize lecture. Photo by NAKAGAWA Shin
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| 21st Annual (2009) |
Barbara Barnard Smith
(Professor emerita, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements |
In recognition of her long-term contributions through research and education to the knowledge and understanding of the musics and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific in both academic and lay communities.  Prof. Smith was not able to attend the award ceremony. Prof. Christine Yano, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa received a testimonial on her behalf from Prof. EBISAWA Bin, commissioner 
Prof. YAMAGUTI Osamu read Prof. Smith's paper on her behalf. Click the image above and find Prof. Smith's photo.
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| Joseph Jordania
(Honorary fellow, University of Melbourne, Professor, Head of the Foreign Department of the International Research Centre for Traditional Polyphony at Tbilisi State Conservatory)) Prize Lecture (full text)Introducing and Achievements |
In recognition of his contribution to systematic analysis of folk polyphonies of the world, proposing a new model for the origins of traditional choral singing in a broad context of human evolution.  Professor Joseph Jordania receiving his testimonial (Photo by Mikhail Portnov & Shoko Tsuge)  Professor Joseph Jordania giving a prize lecture (Photo by Mikhail Portnov & Shoko Tsuge)
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| 20th Annual (2008) |
GAMŌ Satoaki
(Emeritus researcher, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo) |
In recognition of his long standing research on all the genres of Japanese music, especially his leading efforts to found methodologies in synthetic investigation on the basis of thorough examination of bibliographical, iconographical and orally transmitted materials.  |
| Simha Arom
(Emeritus research director, Centre national de la recherche scientifique) |
In recognition of his long standing research on African music, especially his creative research on African polyphonies and polyrhythms and his efforts to establish rigid methodologies in ethnomusicology.  Photo by TOKUMARU Yosihiko |
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| 19th Annual (2007) |
Yuri Sheykin
(Professor, Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts) |
In recognition of his extensive field research in music of Northern Eurasian peoples, in particular, for his achievements to reveal the characteristics of the music of indigenous peoples of Far Eastern Siberia through the relationship between music and ritual (shamanism). Photo by UEMURA Yukio |
| Gerald Groemer
(Professor, University of Yamanashi) |
For the study of Japanese folk music, in particular genres of the social periphery such as Tsugaru-jamisen and the songs of goze (blind female musicians), through the combined use of historical sources and musical analysis.  |
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| 18th Annual (2006) |
Krister Malm
(Professor, Gothenburg University) |
In recognition of his achievements in research and activities in international organizations and networks in ethnomusicology. Photo by TSUGE Gen'ichi |
| 17th Annual (2005) |
I Made Bandem
(Professor, Director, Indonesian Institute of the Arts-Yogyakarta) |
For the contribution to ethnomusicology in terms of his outstanding research on performing arts of Indonesia. Photo by MINAGAWA K?ichi |
| 16th Annual (2004) |
YAMADA Yōichi
(Professor, Kyoto City University of Arts) |
For his contribution to ethnomusicology by theorizing his long multifarious fieldworks in Papua New Guinea. |
| 15th Annual (2003) |
Steven Feld
(Professor, University of New Mexico) |
For his long-term contributions to ethnomusicological studies in symbolic systems. Photo by TOKUMARU Yosihiko |
| 14th Annual (2002) |
TUKITANI Tuneko
(Professor, Osaka University of Arts) |
For her outstanding contribution to research on syakuhati music. Photo by TOKUMARU Yosihiko |
| 13th Annual (2001) |
KAWADA Junzō
(Professor, Hiroshima City University) |
In recognition of his efforts to construct a bridge between cultural anthropology and ethnomusicology through detailed study of sonic culture of the world. Reprinted from KAWADA Junzo.Jinrui-gaku no chihei kara (From the Horizon of Anthropology). Wedge Publishing CO., LTD, 2004 |
| 12th Annual (2000) |
MAMIYA Michio
(Professor, Toho Gakuen School of Music, composer) |
For his support of musicological research and promotion of traditional musics of the world through his long years of creative activity. |
| 11th Annual (1999) |
FUJII Tomoaki
(Professor, Associate director, The Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University) |
In recognition of his extensive field research in Asian musics and its dissemination through audiovisual media. |
| 10th Annual (1998) |
TOKUMARU Yosihiko, YAMAGUTI Osamu
(Professor, Ochanomizu University)(Professor, Osaka University) |
In recognition of their achievement in research and education in ethnomusicology, in particular of their contribution toward restoration of the court music tradition of Vietnam.
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| 9th Annual (1997) |
Jean-Jacques Nattiez
(Professor, Universite de Montreal) |
In recognition of his achievement in research and education in ethnomusicology and musical semiology. Photo by TOKUMARU Yosihiko |
| 8th Annual (1996) |
TANIMOTO Kazuyuki
(Professor, Director, Hokkaido Ainu Culture Research Center) |
In recognition of his contribution to the study of the circumpolar music cultures including that of the Ainu people. |
| 7th Annual (1995) |
HUANG Xiangpeng
(Professor, Former director, the Music Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Arts) |
In recognition of his contribution to development of ethnomusicology through historical study in Chinese music. Photo by TSUGE Gen'ichi |
| 6th Annual (1994) |
Tran Van Khe
(Professor emeritus, Universite de Paris Sorbonne-Paris IV; Ex-research director, Centre national de la recherche scientifique) |
In recognition of his contribution to the study of Vietnamese music as well as his achievements in education of ethnomusicology. Photo by TSUGE Gen'ichi |
| 5th Annual (1993) |
Bruno Nettl
(Professor emeritus, University of Illinois) |
In recognition of his achievement in research and education in ethnomusicology. Photo by TSUGE Gen'ichi |
| 4th Annual (1992) |
William P. Malm
(Professor, University of Michigan) |
In recognition of his achievement in ethnomusicological study of Japanese music. Photo by TSUGE Gen'ichi |
| NAKAGAWA Shin
(Associate Professor, Kyoto City University of Arts) |
In recognition of his musicological research on sonic environment. |
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| 3rd Annual (1991) |
Jose Maceda
(Professor emeritus, University of the Philippines) |
In recognition of his pioneering research in Southeast Asian musics and his enduring efforts to introduce the characteristics of this musical area to the world. Photo by NAKAGAWA Shin? |
| INOBE Kiyoshi
(Professor, Osaka College of Music) |
In recognition of his contribution to the study of theatrical music of Japan through his own structural research in puppet theatre as well as his formation of research networks. |
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| 2nd Annual (1990) |
TŌGI Suenobu
(Lecturer, Department of Ethnomusicology and Systematic Musicology, University of California, Los Angeles, performer of gagaku, Japanese court music) |
In recognition of his activities in the overseas dissemination of gagaku over the past 25 years. |
| Kunitachi Ongaku Daigaku Gakkigaku
Shiryōkan (Collection for Organology, Kunitachi
College of Music, Tokyo)
(represented by GUNJI Sumi.) |
In recognition of the organization's contribution to developments in ethnomusicology and publication of the results of research. |
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| 1st Annual (1989) |
John BLACKING
(Professor emeritus, Queen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom) |
In recognition of his achievements in research in ethnomusicology and activities in international education. Photo by TSUGE Gen'ichi |
| Ethnomusicology Research Group of Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku
(Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) represented by KOSHIBA Harumi |
In recognition of the groups, transcription,
documentation and musical analysis in Nippon
min'yōtaikan, Yaeyama shotōhen ("Anthology of
Japanese folksongs: Yaeyama Archipelago") |
