 His excellence in teaching and university service has been recognized by several awards.The Stanford Chamber Chorale is the University's select group of 24 undergraduate and graduate student singers which, under Sano's direction, 
records, tours annually, has collaborated with artists such as England's Tallis Scholars; the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge; the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge; Gondwana Chorale, part of Australia's Gondwana Choirs; Chatham Baroque; Paco Peña; and the Kronos Quartet, recorded a collection of works by Kirke Mechem, at the composer's request, and premiered works by Melissa Hui, Takeo Kudo, Jonathan Berger, Giancarlo Aquilanti, Christopher Tin, and Howard Helvey.The Stanford Symphonic Chorus is the university's largest choir and includes students, faculty, staff and community
members.