When I grew up in Japan I really loved to dance. Every summer during the Bon festival to honor our ancestors, I joined the circle of Bon odori dance in a park across the street from my home. Everyone danced around the stage in a big circle, copying the good dancers on a small stage … Continue reading Dancing My Own Story
“If you like a carousel come over here and if you like an automobile go over there!” said the facilitator. I was attending a retreat, and our activity was to choose between two random things and explain our decisions. Few of the choices seemed relevant to my personal history. But the word "carousel" stirred up … Continue reading The Pine Prince and The Silver Birch: A Favorite Book from Childhood
My father died in August of 2012 from myelodysplastic syndromes that developed into leukemia. After the diagnosis in 2011, he kept telling my stepmother and me that he had an important unfinished business. It was an interview he had conducted decades ago. He wanted the world to know some important news revealed in the interview. … Continue reading My Father’s Unfinished Business
Leaves are red Leaves are orange Shining vividly in the cold autumn rain Leaves are red Leaves are orange Shining brightly in the cold autumn sun Leaves are red Leaves are orange Shining faintly in the cold autumn wind These words were written as refrains for a song after my father died on … Continue reading Fall Colors: Remembering My Father
While cleaning out some old stuff, I came across three household accounting books used by my mother in the early ‘80s while I was attending Kyoto University. I never lived at home after I left for college in 1979, and she passed away in December of 1994. When I was about to put the books … Continue reading My Mother’s Household Accounting Books
Since September, I have been cleaning up a lot of stuff at home. Boxes of papers, including copies of literatures related to my old research and my children’s school notebooks, have gone to recycling. Yesterday I found boxes full of old lab notes and data from early ‘90s. I was a brand new Ph.D in … Continue reading An Old Lab Notebook
Yesterday I went to the State Fair with my oldest son and youngest daughter. This was the first year my husband did not go with us even though he was in town. I came to the United States to join my husband in 1984. In the fall, I started graduate school in the Vet School at … Continue reading State Fair 2015
Welcome to my music page! I am a multifaceted musician originally trained as a classical pianist. I am a Leader of the Music for People leadership program. Please explore my music! To purchase an album or tracks, follow the links below. Japan, My Homeland A charity album featuring original settings to Japanese poems by Tachiya … Continue reading Yuri Yamamoto Music Links
Accompanist for the Soul 