, born in , is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 trombone

Trombone

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 performer.

Early life

Kanda began playing trombone at the age of 10 in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

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, and attended the Toho High School of Music

Toho Gakuen School of Music

is a private conservatoire located in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan.-History:Toho Gakuen was founded in 1948 in Kudan as a music school for children, and two years later opened the Toho High School of Music, to provide quality musical education to teenage girls. 1955 saw the establishment of the Junior...

, where she won first prize in a Japanese national competition.
After high school, she moved to the United States

United States

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 and earned a Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Music

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 from the Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland Institute of Music

The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent music conservatory located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean....

 in Ohio

Ohio

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.
She was first hired as a professional trombonist by the Albany Symphony Orchestra

Albany Symphony Orchestra

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 in 1997, and then worked for the Rochester Philharmonic.

Current profession

Kanda is currently the principal trombonist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its primary performing venue is the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts...

 (MSO) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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, a position she won in 2002 (out of a field of 76 applicants for the position, only seven of whom were female).
Andreas Delfs

Andreas Delfs

Andreas Delfs is a German conductor. He is the conductor laureate of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the Honolulu Symphony.-Biography:...

 was the Music Director of the MSO at the time.

Discography

Kanda is featured on the following albums (all tracks of each album, unless otherwise noted).

Release Date	Album	Label	Notes
	Amazing Grace	JVC JVC , usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...  Victor Victor Entertainment is a subsidiary of Japan Victor Company that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It was formerly known as...	originally released in Japan
	Amazing Grace	Victor	apparently same tracks released on DVD audio in Japan
	Amazing Grace	Albany Records Albany Records Albany Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987, and is based in Albany, New York.-External links:**...	re-released in US
	Mirai: Brilliantly Classical Young Maestros of Our Time	Victor	released in Japan (Kanda is only featured on track 16)
	Gloria	Victor	originally released in Japan
	Gloria	Albany Records	re-released in the US
	Mona Lisa	Victor	released in Japan
	Best of Ave Maria	Victor	released in Japan (Kanda is only featured on track 5)
	Magnifique Live	Victor	released in Japan recorded live (3 September 2005) at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall (Kanda is only featured on tracks 7, 9, and 13)