Elda Tate

Music of Japan Today III: Tradition and Innovation

Elda Tate

is a Professor of Music at Northern Michigan University. She earned the DMA in flute performance at the University of Texas at Austin and was a student of John Hicks and Shirley Justus in Texas, and Lois Schaefer and Harold Bennett in New York. An active soloist and chamber musician, her performance background has included opera, symphonic, and wind orchestras in Texas, Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan. She has served as flutist with three different Trios, including a Michigan Arts Ensemble which premiered and recorded several commissioned compositions. A special emphasis has been performances of contemporary and traditional musics, particularly Japanese music and Native American flute music.