Music Faculty

Chiharu Naruse

Collaborative Pianist

Applied Music Faculty

News & Updates

July 31, 2026

Alumni Association presents alumni awards recognizing service…

At Bates Reunion in June, the Alumni Association gathered to present the annual Alumni Council Awards, recognizing the exceptional career and service achievements of five…

June 30, 2026

David Omasombo ’26 & Chiwer Mayen ’26: Standing Tall for…

David Omasombo ’26 and Chiwer Mayen ’26 have shared many basketball courts across their young lifetimes, including historic Alumni Gym, but the first one stands out in their memories for being the worst, in a technical sense. The surface was uneven, the rims inconsistent, and, most of the time, there were no nets.

June 25, 2026

Bates Alumni In the News Spring 2026

Chronicling Bates alumni in the news — from the class of ’77 to ’26 — and a remembering journalist Kim Gamel ’90.

Music

Music Faculty

Dale E. Chapman

Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music

Gina A. Fatone

Associate Professor of Music

Zen T. Kuriyama

Assistant Professor of Music and European Studies

Hiroya Miura

Associate Professor of Music

Sepehr Pirasteh

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

Asha K. Tamirisa

Associate Professor of Music

Chiharu Naruse

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