Background

Kanazawa, Masakata was born on January 6, 1934 in Tokyo. Son of Tsuneji and Fumiko (Nakamura) Kanazawa.

Education

Bachelor, International Christian University, Tokyo, 1957. AM, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966.

Career

Lecturer various institutions, Tokyo, 1966-1982. Professor International Christian University, 1982—2004, professor emeritus, since 2004. Research fellow Institute Renaissance Studies, Florence, Italy, 1970-1971.

Visiting professor Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana. Director International Christian University Sacred Music Center, 1982—2004. National advisor The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1980—2007.

Guest professor Tokyo College Music, 2004-2008.

Achievements

• Masakata Kanazawa has been listed as a noteworthy musicologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Christian Music School, Tokyo, since 1985. Member Musicol. Society Japan (president 2001-2007), International Musicol. Society (director-at-large 1997-1907), Japan Clavichord Society (president 1996-1999), International Association Music Libraries (Japanese representative 1999-2002, since 2008), Japan Organ Society (president 1999—2003, since 2007).

Interests

• Avocations: theatre, traveling.

Connections

Married Chizuko Yasukawa, January 6, 1979.

Father:

Tsuneji Kanazawa

Mother:

Fumiko (Nakamura) Kanazawa

Spouse:

Chizuko Yasukawa