 In 2008, Stanford orchestra director, Jindong Cai, and Sano led the combined Stanford choirs, orchestra, Stanford Taiko, 
pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the St. Lawrence String Quartet
to China on a goodwill tour prior to the Beijing Summer Olympics.Sano is a student of "kī hō'alu", or Hawaiian slack-key guitar, and 
has recorded two solo albums on the Daniel Ho Creations label and two collections of duets with his teacher and mentor, Ozzie Kotani.He teaches a seminar about the art form, lectures on the topic
and actively supports the presentation of Hawaiian music at Stanford.