Iris Shiraishi

Iris Shiraishi is a Japanese/Hawaiian/Jewish-American musician, composer, teacher and music therapist who has been living and working in St. Paul for almost 40 years. She has degrees in music composition (BMus/University of Hawaii; MA/University of Iowa), arts administration (MFA/University of Iowa) and music therapy/education (PhD/University of Minnesota). She is the Catalyst for TaikoArts Midwest’s ensemble-MA and Edo Bayashi Ensemble and is on the faculty of MacPhail Center for Music. Her TaikoAlive! program reaches out to communities through performances and workshops, and is geared towards older adults those without ready access to taiko.

Affiliation: ensemble-MA