The Fumio Koizumi Prize (
Japanese: 小泉文夫音楽賞) is an international
award for achievements in
ethnomusicology, presented annually in
Tokyo,
Japan. The prize is awarded by the Fumio Koizumi (小泉文夫) Trust each April 4, the date of Fumio's birthday.[1] The recipient receives an award certificate in addition to prize money. The winners must be present at the ceremony, deliver a prize lecture, and deliver another lecture at another Japanese university of his/her choice.
Entry and prize consideration
Nominations for the Fumio Koizumi Prize can be made only by the members of the Fumio Koizumi Prize
Committee. The prize Committee consists of seven members, outstanding
Japanese scholars in
musicology and
ethnomusicology. Committee designates independent
experts to evaluate each entry and discusses all the entries at the meeting, held in
Tokyo in December. The winner can be a single scholar, of a group of scholars. The prize awarding ceremony is held in Tokyo, in April–May.
History
The Fumio Koizumi Trust was established by Koizumi Mieko, widow of Professor Koizumi Fumio (1927–83), on October 11, 1989, to commemorate her husband's lifelong devotion to
ethnomusicology and to honour individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to this field. The first Fumio Koizumi Prize was awarded in 1989 to a British ethnomusicologist
John Blacking, and to Ethnomusicology Research Group of
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Up to now, 27 individuals and 2 groups have been awarded this prize. List of the winners of the prize together with the reasons for the award can be seen at the Fumio Koizumi Prize in Ethnomusicology Website [2] From 2009 year onwards presented prize lecture texts are also placed on the prize website.
List of Recipients of the Fumio Koizumi Prize
1989
John Blacking (Professor emeritus, Queen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom)
Suenobu Togi (東儀季信) (Lecturer, Department of Ethnomusicology and Systematic Musicology, University of California, Los Angeles, performer of gagaku, Japanese court music)
Joseph Jordania (Honorary fellow, University of Melbourne, Professor, Head of the Foreign Department of the International Research Centre for Traditional Polyphony at Tbilisi State Conservatory)
2010
Shen Qia (沈洽) (Professor, China Conservatory of Music, Beijing)
Charles Keil (Professor Emeritus, Department of American Studies, University at Buffalo, State University of New York)
2011
Izaly Zemtsovsky (Former Visiting Professor, Music & Slavic Depts., Stanford University)
Lee Bo-Hyung (李輔亨/이보형) (President, The Society for Korean Discology)
2012
Murray Schafer (Professor, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto - The Glenn Gould School, composer)
2013
Robert Garfias (Professor, University of California, Irvine)