▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁She ▁often ▁collabor ates ▁with ▁pian ist ▁and ▁composer ▁Yu ji ▁Tak ah ashi . ▁Her ▁composition ▁Po em ▁for ▁String ▁Orchestra ▁received ▁the ▁Edward ▁Benjamin ▁Award . ▁ ▁Works ▁Mi y ake ▁comb ines ▁Japanese ▁and ▁Western ▁id iom , ▁and ▁often ▁uses ▁traditional ▁Japanese ▁instruments ▁in ▁her ▁compos itions . ▁Selected ▁works ▁include : ▁Why ▁Not , ▁My ▁Baby ? ▁for ▁sop rano , ▁piano ▁and ▁tr ump et ▁Sh iy oku ▁P iano ▁Con cer to ▁Fant asy ▁for ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁Rail road ▁Ph antom ▁of ▁a ▁F lower ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Japanese ▁mus icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Japanese ▁mus icians ▁Category : J apan ese ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : J apan ese ▁classical ▁pian ists ▁Category : J apan ese ▁women ▁pian ists ▁Category : J apan ese ▁female ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : J apan ese ▁music ▁educ ators ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : W omen ▁classical ▁pian ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁women ▁mus icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁women ▁mus icians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Japanese ▁educ ators ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Japanese ▁educ ators ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁classical ▁pian ists ▁Category :