Tokyo College of Music
Music school in Tokyo, Japan
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Tokyo College of Music (東京音楽大学, Tōkyō Ongaku Daigaku) is a private music school and university in Tokyo, Japan. Offering a range of undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral degree programs, the college was originally named as the 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, 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]
A second modern campus and performance facility was opened in 2019 in Kamimeguro, Meguro.[2]
Some notable graduates
- Yuko Suzuhana - singer and leader of Wagakki Band
- Junichi Hirokami – conductor
- Mahito Yokota – composer
- Naoki Sato – composer
- Yasunori Nishiki – composer
- Yugo Kanno – composer and musician
- Riyoko Ikeda - opera singer and manga artist
