Kunitachi College of Music
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Private university
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music school
Music school
The term music school refers to an educational institution specialized in the study, training and research of music.Different terms refer to this concept such as school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department or conservatory.Music instruction can be provided...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
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. It was founded in 1926 as the Tokyo Conservatory of Music.
It is located at Kashiwa-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo
Tachikawa, Tokyo
is a city located in western Tokyo, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 178,064 and the density of 7,303.69 people per km². The total area is 24.38 km²...
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Notable alumni
- Masamichi AmanoMasamichi AmanoMasamichi Amano is a Japanese music composer, arranger and conductor. He studied at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo and graduated in 1982. He obtained the Takeoka Prize....
, composer - Ahn Eak-taiAhn Eak-taiAhn Eak-tai was a Korean classical composer and conductor. He conducted numerous major orchestras across Europe, including the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Rome Philharmonic Orchestra...
, composer and conductor - Masashi FujimotoMasashi Fujimotois a Japanese actor, singer, musician, and entertainer who lives in London. He was born in Hiroshima in 1963, and graduated in Music in Tokyo in 1985 . He joined Nikikai Opera in 1988...
, actor, singer, musician, and entertainer - Kohmi HiroseKohmi Hiroseis a J-pop singer-songwriter. She started piano lessons at the age of 4 and within a year was writing songs.-Biography:Asami Yonemitsu graduated from Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University and then Kunitachi College of Music in 1989. During her student days, she visited Los Angeles and decided to pursue a...
, singer - Joe HisaishiJoe Hisaishi, known professionally as , is a composer and director known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981.While possessing a stylistically distinct sound, Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic,...
, composer and director - Yukihiro IkedaYukihiro Ikedais a Japanese tubist.- Biography :After graduating from Kunitachi College of Music, he joined Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band in 1998. Five years later, he had an audition for NHK Symphony Orchestra that was seeking a new tubist to replace the retiring tubist, Ikuzo Tado, who had played for 38 years...
, tubist - Mayumi MiyataMayumi Miyatais a Japanese player of the shō, a traditional Japanese mouth organ. She is the most widely recorded and best internationally known soloist on this instrument.She is a graduate of the Kunitachi College of Music, where she majored in piano...
, Shō player - Nozomi TakeuchiNozomi Takeuchiis a Japanese gravure idol, and a female talent. She is from Okazaki, Aichi, belonged to the show-business production Yume Kikaku. Her nickname is 'Kojocho' , derives from her handle name of the official blog...
, gravure idol - Yōsuke YamashitaYosuke YamashitaYōsuke Yamashita is an acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, essayist, and writer from Tokyo, Japan.He is praised by critics for his unique piano style...
, jazz pianist - Seiji YokoyamaSeiji Yokoyamais a prolific Japanese incidental music composer from Hiroshima who is best known for his work on the Saint Seiya series. He is a graduate student of Kunitachi College of Music....
, composer - Mimori YusaMimori Yusa, , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Although she has had a very prolific career, Yusa achieved only minor popularity in Japan until very recently when her song newest song, "Kuro", was featured on the popular NHK television program Minna no Uta from December 2005 until January 2006...
, singer-songwriter