Miki is a pianist interested in classical music's possibilities beyond the concert hall, beyond the genre, beyond its formal constraints. [mikisawada.com] Miki is best known for her Gather Hear Tour, in which she travels to all 50 states with a piano to perform in community gathering spaces instead of concert halls. The project explores classical music's power to bring us together through an elevated communal experience, with the goal of igniting real connections among Americans across state, political, and socioeconomic lines in a time of deep division. After tours through Alaska, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, Gather Hear tours Utah in Fall 2021. [gatherhear.com] Miki is also a budding ultramarathon runner. After winning the 30 mile Midstate Massive Ultra in October 2020, she completed the San Juan Solstice 50 mile race in the Colorado mountains in June 2021.