is a euphonium

Euphonium

The euphonium is a conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument. It derives its name from the Greek word euphonos, meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced"...

 player and professor at Kunitachi College of Music. He is a founding member of the International Tuba Euphonium Association

International Tuba Euphonium Association

The International Tuba Euphonium Association , founded in 1973 as the Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association , is an international organization dedicated to performers, teachers and friends of the tuba and euphonium....

 (ITEA), formerly named Tubist Universal Brotherhood Association (TUBA).

Education

Toru Miura Studied with Kiyoshi Ohishi at the Conservatory of Music of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts, graduating with a bachelors degree in 1971. He completed a masters in 1973, studying with Ray Young at the University of Southern Mississippi. This was followed by studies at the Eastman School of Music

Eastman School of Music

The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...

 in New York, where he played in the Eastman Wind Ensemble

Eastman Wind Ensemble

The Eastman Wind Ensemble is an American concert band founded by Frederick Fennell at the Eastman School of Music in 1952. It is often credited with helping popularize wind music. Through the group, Fennell redefined wind ensemble to refer to a specific kind of wind band with only one player per...

 under Donald Hunsberger

Donald Hunsberger

Donald Hunsberger was the conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble from 1965 until 2001. He also held the position of Professor of conducting at Eastman...

, and also studied with Cherry Beauregard.

Career

Miura attended the first TUBA International Symposium in 1973. After returning to Japan, he went on to become a euphonium soloist with the Tokyo Kosei Wind Ensemble from 1978 to 2007. He founded the Tokyo Bari-Tuba Ensemble and The Euphonium Company, and is the Japanese representative of ITEA, of which he is a founding member and director. Recognizing his role in promoting the euphonium outside of its traditional western environ, and advancing the wind symphony movement, ITEA awarded Miura a lifetime achievement award. He has served as professor of euphonium at Toho Gakuen School of Music

Toho Gakuen School of Music

is a private conservatoire located in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan.-History:Toho Gakuen was founded in 1948 in Kudan as a music school for children, and two years later opened the Toho High School of Music, to provide quality musical education to teenage girls. 1955 saw the establishment of the Junior...

, Soai University

Soai University

is a private university in the city of Osaka, Japan. It was established in 1888, initially as a women's university.Famous people with ties to Soai include alumni Hideo Ishikawa, Haruko Okamoto, Mihoko Shuku, and Yasuhito Sugiyama.-Source:...

, Sobi Music Academy, and Kunitachi College of Music

Kunitachi College of Music

The is a private music school in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1926 as the Tokyo Conservatory of Music.It is located at Kashiwa-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo.-Notable alumni:*Masamichi Amano, composer*Ahn Eak-tai, composer and conductor...

, the former Tokyo Conservatory of Music, where he remained on the faculty as of 2011.

Instrument

Miura is a Besson

Besson (company)

Besson is a manufacturer of brass musical instrument. It is owned by Buffet Crampon, which bought Besson in 2006 from The Music Group.The company was formed in 1837 by Gustave Auguste Besson, who at the age of 18 produced a revolutionary design of cornet which surpassed all contemporary models. His...

 featured artist and performs on Besson Prestige BE2052 and BE2051 euphonium

Euphonium

The euphonium is a conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument. It derives its name from the Greek word euphonos, meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced"...

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