Tokyo College of Music
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{{nihongo|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 {{nihongo|Toyo Conservatory of Music|東洋音楽学校|Tōyō Ongaku Gakkō}} in Kanda, Tokyo, in 1907.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GswoAQAAIAAJ |title=日本の大学 |date=1993 |publisher=東洋経済新報社 |pages=201 |language=ja |trans-title=Universities of Japan}}
History
The college moved to Toshima, Tokyo in 1924 after the original campus was destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} The college changed its name to Tokyo College of Music in 1969. A second modern campus and performance facility was opened in 2019 in Kamimeguro, Meguro.
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
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.tokyo-ondai.ac.jp/en}}
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Category:Universities and colleges established in 1907
Category:Universities and colleges in Tokyo
Category:Music schools in Japan
Category:Buildings and structures in Toshima
Category:1907 establishments in Japan
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