2001-02 season:
“Sideshows at the Seashore”—a ballet in collaboration with James Sutton—the winner of the Columbia Artists-National Choreography Competition, commissioned & presented by New York Theatre Ballet with Diana Byer, artistic director. Wrtten for clarinet, saxophone, trombone & piano, the production premiered in the New York City at the Sylvia & Danny Kaye Playhouse, and has been showcased in annual national tours.
1998-99 season:
''A Secret Somewhere"—a ballet choreographed by Nicolo Fonte, set to Mihoko's adaptation of George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, presented through sponsorship by the Gershwin Foundation at Florence Gould Hall as a tribute to Gershwin’s 100th birthday, and has been showcased in cities throughout the US.
1997:
"This World"—a song-cycle for 3 singers, a dancer, and amplified water sounds with live audio manipulation, staged by the composer with text & sound design by Timothy Cramer; costumes by Yahya Tarzi, premiered at Washington Sq. Church, NYC.
1996:
"Litany for the Animals"—a multi-media opera/oratorio for 6 female voices & chamber ensemble (clarinet, bassoon & viola de gamba), conceived by the composer with visual direction & staging by Jil Guyon,
costumes by Yahya Tarzi; video production by Imprints, premiered at Washington Sq. Church, NYC.
2017:
"And the Hummingbird Says..."—a song cycle based on the ideas, words, and life of the late Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Wangaru Maathai (1940-2011) with libretto by Martin Rowe. Written for 4 voices (SATB) sung a capella, the songs were premiered at Symphony Space in 2017, NYC, as a part of The Compassion Arts & Cultural and Animals Festival.
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2015:
"Desert Widow"—a performance film created by Jil Guyon with cinematography Valerie Barnes and original score by Mihoko featuring cellist John Popham. The film has won an Accolade Film Award in experimental film and the Best Experimental Film at the Women & Fashion FilmFest, NYC , has also
been featured at Cinedanse Quebec, Canada, Migrations Dance Film Festival, U.K. as well San Francisco Dance Film Festival.
2014:
"Ode to Number 14"—a piece for piano 4 hands, commissioned & performed by the piano duo SaNaToMa in Alberta, Canada. Mihoko wrote this piece in a form of "dedication" to her upper maxillary first molar (#14) which put her through a harrowing year-long treatment. The piece was featured in The NYFA Collection CD last year, celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Artists'Fellowship Program.
2013:
"Bhavacakra" (Cycle of Existence)—a chamber ensemble work, written for saxophone, electric guitar, cello, bass, piano, an drums/marimba, was awarded a 2013 Artists' Fellowship by New York Foundation for the Arts in the category of music/sound.
2011:
"We Have a Beautiful Mother"—a cappella choral work, commissioned for the memorial ceremony of Wangari Maathai—the Kenyan environmentalist / 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The SATB setting of the same titled poem by Alice Walker was performed by Musica Sacra under the direction of Kent Tritle at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC.
2010:
"Jessica Finds Her Way"—a dance/music performance film, created in collaboration with cinematographer Valerie Barnes; starring Jessica Saund from the American Ballet Theatre, with choreography by Craig Salstein. The film was featured at Les Instants Vidéo festival in Marseille and has been exhibited at SOHO Gallery For Digital Art, NYC.
2005:
"To the Dogs"—a visual-auditory ritual based on a 125-minute sound recording of 33 death row dogs at New York City’s animal-control system. Featuring 4 performers (2 vocalists, a flutist and a dancer) and art installation by Sue Coe, presented at Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO and the 14th Street Y in the East Village, NYC.