Flute with Kazuko S.

EDUCATION: ¨ Honors graduate of Toho Gakuen School of Music, Tokyo . Flute major. ¨ Magna cum laude graduate of Osaka College of Music ( Japan ). Flute major. ¨ Jofannesen International School of Music, Victoria Island . Studied with Steve Kujara. ¨ Also studied with Andreas Blaw, Soichi Minegishi, Ryu Noguchi, and Nozomu Machinaga. TEACHING EXPERIENCE ¨ Teaching for over twenty Years at such places as International Buisiness & Culture Academy , Yamaha Music School and private Students in Los Angeles , Miami , Atlanta , and the greater Washington DC area. ¨ 2003 Georgia State MTA competition two of her students received highest award of Outstanding Performer of which one was chosen as overall "Convention Recitalist". ¨ Several of her students have gone to music high school and college. PERFORMANCES: ¨ U.S. : · Washington DC performances include the cherry blossom festival grand ball, Kennedy Center , and embassy events · Performed many times in Atlanta , Miami , and Los Angeles , including recital concerts and performances as a member of the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra and the Japanese American Symphony in Los Angeles . · She also did many free-lance performances such as the opening concert for Ray Charles and the wedding music for Sugar Ray Leonard. ¨ Japan : · Performed concertos with the Hoshi Chamber Orchestra, Tokyo and the Italian Baroque Chamber Orchestra in Tokyo and in Shizuoka . · Played modern music in Japanese Modern Music Festival in Tokyo . · Played in a concert series in Kobe . She was especially selected for this honor by the Kobe Concert Society. · Awarded the special honor of a graduation concert at Osaka College of Music. · Played a charity concert once a month in Osaka .