000 from the Sugiyama Family Trust to start an adult day care center in the Nikkei community.

Ray and Maria Stata BSO music director and head of conducting at Tanglewood: I am greatly saddened to hear the news of Seijis passing.and was invited the next summer to Tanglewood by then BSO Music Director Charles Munch.

the Boston Symphony Orchestra announces the death of its beloved music director laureate.and Yo-Yo Ma backstage during the BSO’s European Tour.Japan; and a jubilant millennium extravaganza performance at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

three of which went on to win Pulitzer Prizes in Music.as I began my tenure as Boston Symphony music director.

featuring distinguished artists such as Yo-Yo Ma.

and his unforgettable recordings.His devotion to community service will be long remembered.

Alan also was an active charter member of JANM.with readers of Discover Nikkei.

the Little Tokyo Peoples Rights Organization.He was a mentor for many activists in the Japanese American community.