The duo of Miho Takekawa and  Diego Coy are returning to Orcas the week of February 1-6 as Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival Musicians-in-Residence.

The Miho & Diego Duo have been boldly blending Latin and Japanese musical traditions since 2006, encouraging cultural understanding through music.  Both are accomplished musicians in their own right, and their primary percussion instruments are the marimba and the traditional Andean flute.  Miho Takekawa and Diego Coy came together after years of admiring each other’s work and discovering that their sounds could be combined to make something genuinely new and unique.

During the week, Miho and Diego will share their musical talent with kindergarten through 4th grade students, coach High School, Middle School and 5th and 6th grade band students, and will work with Community Band members on Monday, February 1st from 7 – 9pm. They’ll take young ones on an international musical journey when they visit four island preschools.  In addition, Miho and Diego will also conduct a Master Class in percussion, which is open to musicians of all ages, on Thursday, February 4th from 7-9pm in the Public School Band Room. Admission is by donation, and please contact laura@oicmf.org to enroll.

Orcas seniors will be treated to a lunchtime performance by Miho and Diego Friday at 12:30 during the Senior Center lunch.   Then on Saturday, Miho and Diego will finish their whirlwind week by working with members of Island Sinfonia at noon in the Band Room.

Funding for this Orcas Island Chamber Festival 2015-16 Musicians-in-Residence program is from the Washington State Arts Commission.