Tokyo College of Music
Tokyo College of Music (東京音楽大学, Tōkyō Ongaku Daigaku) is a private music school in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded as Toyo Conservatory of Music (東洋音楽学校, Tōyō Ongaku Gakkō) in Kanda, Tokyo, in 1907.[1]
History
The college moved to Toshima in Tokyo in 1924 after the original campus was destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.[citation needed] The college changed its name to Tokyo College of Music in 1969.[1]
Some notable graduates
- Yuko Suzuhana - singer and leader of Wagakki Band
- Junichi Hirokami – conductor
- Yoko Maria – singer
- Mahito Yokota – composer
- Naoki Sato – composer
- Yasunori Nishiki – composer
- Yugo Kanno – composer and musician
External links
- Official website
35°43′22.7″N 139°42′51.8″E / 35.722972°N 139.714389°E / 35.722972; 139.714389
External links
- ^ a b 日本の大学 [Universities of Japan] (in Japanese). 東洋経済新報社. 1993. p. 201.
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