Nozomi Sato (JP) earned his PhD in Musicology from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2005 and is currently professor of music at International Christian University. After he taught at Keio University as professor of musicology (1999–2019), he was appointed to the current position in 2019. He obtained his BA and MA in musicology from Tokyo University of the Arts and also studied at the graduate level at the University of Cologne and the Ruhr University Bochum. His publications include The Typology of Instrumental Music in German Music Theory Writings, ca. 1650–1750 (2005), Rethinking Baroque Music (2017), as well as articles on music theology, education, and other scholarly topics. As practical musisian he conducts the vocal part of Keio University’s Collegium Musicum.