Upcoming Events
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(New!!) Composition & Music Workshop for Children and Teens
A music experience program for elementary and junior high school students, “Connecting Hearts Through Music”, will be held in Hiroshima City!
Centered around the theme of “Listen, Create, and Share,” this four-day program offers participants opportunities to experience music appreciation, composition and music-making activities, and even performances at welfare facilities and community spaces.
No prior musical or instrumental experience is required. Children from elementary to junior high school age are welcome to join!
Details are as follows. We look forward to welcoming your participation!
"Connecting Hearts Through Music: A 4-Day Musician Program for Elementary & Junior High School Students"
Dates:
July 25 (Sat), July 26 (Sun), August 2 (Sun), and August 3 (Mon), 2026
Eligibility: Elementary and junior high school students
Capacity: 15 participants (first-come, first-served)
Participation Fee: JPY 2,000
Venues: JMS Aster Plaza and welfare/community facilities in Hiroshima City
Registration: Apply here, or scan the QR code on the flyer.
Program Schedule:
・July 25 (Sat) – “Listen & Feel”
Music appreciation and creative expression workshop
・July 26 (Sun) – “Create”
Composition and sound-making activities
・August 2 (Sun) – “Refine”
Performance practice and rehearsal
・August 3 (Mon) – “Share”
Community concert at welfare facilities and related venues
Instructors: Koji Suzuki (Tuba) / Yumiko Doi (Piano) / Teruaki Tokuda (Composition) / Miko Morifuji (Tuba) / Kento Suzuki (MC)
Contact: personalizationproject2020@gmail.com
(New!!) My Composition Baroque Grid IIIa Will Receive Its World Premiere!
Last year’s highly acclaimed concert series Chamber Music from Classical to Contemporary returns for its second edition, featuring the world premiere of my new composition Baroque Grid IIIa.
This year’s performances will take place in two cities: Okayama and Yamaguchi.
Details are as follows. I look forward to welcoming you to the performances!
【Okayama Performance】Date & Time: Friday, August 7, 2026, 6:30 PM
Venue: Japan Evangelical Lutheran Okayama Church
Admission: General ¥3,000 / Students ¥2,000(An additional ¥500 applies to same-day tickets.)
Reservations: Please reserve here, or contact us via the email address below.
【Yamaguchi Performance】
Date & Time: Sunday, August 9, 2026, 3:00 PM
Venue: Creative Space Akarenga
Admission: General ¥3,000 / Students ¥2,000(An additional ¥500 applies to same-day tickets.)
Reservations: Please reserve here, or contact us via the email address below.
Contact: Okayama Contemporary Music Executive Committee
Email: Oka.contemporary@gmail.com
Phone: +81-80-9793-5055
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May 3, 2026May 3, 2026Biography
Teruaki Tokuda
Composer/ Performer
It is active mainly in western Japan. Influenced by traditional Japanese architectural structures and construction methods, he composed on the theme of dismantling the acoustic volume in Western music works and the transparency of sound. In addition to producing works, in recent years, he has also carried out educational activities closely related to the community. Part-time lecturer (composer) at the Faculty of Education, Shimane University. Member of the Japan Contemporary Music Association.
Activities
2026: Presented a work at the “94th Japan Music Competition Laureates Concert” (organized by The Mainichi Newspapers).
2026: Held the exhibition-concert “Teruaki Tokuda: Voice Works Exhibition” (co-organized by the Renaiss Classic Executive Committee).
2025: Premiere of Baroque Grid IV (Tokyo, Japan).
2025: Premiere of Baroque Grid II (Okayama, Japan).
2025: Appeared in and presented works at the “Concert of the Infinite Classroom without Walls in Hiroshima.”
2025: Music supervision for the TV commercial “Shiso Hijiki Furikake by Kaorime Honpo” (broadcast throughout the San’in region).
2025: Premiere of Land of Kazekusa (Okayama, Japan).
2024: Participated in the Composition Seminar at the Takefu International Music Festival (scholarship recipient).
2024: Held the “Teruaki Tokuda × Moeto Fujiwara Duo Concert.”
2023: Orchestral arrangement of the Kurashiki Municipal Funao Elementary School Song (performed at the 150th anniversary ceremony).
2023: Music supervision for the TV commercial “Shimane Full of Smiles” (broadcast throughout the San’in region).
2023: Premiere of Takeami (Strasbourg, France).
2022: Held the solo exhibition “Okayama Composers’ Works Exhibition – Focusing on the Works of Teruaki Tokuda” (co-hosted as part of the 60th Okayama City Arts Festival).
2022: Appeared on FM radio program “Radio MOMO – The Renaissance Classic: Dreams to the World.”
2022: Participated in the Composition Seminar at the Takefu International Music Festival (scholarship recipient).
2022: Participated in the opening performance session “The Creative Body” at CRE･Lab. FORUM 2022 (Kuri-Lab Forum 2022).
2021: Presented a work at “Kuniyoshi Festival 2021 Online Studies” (Kuniyoshi Yasuo Memorial Program for Art Education and Regional Revitalization).
2021: Music supervision for the TV commercial “Your Hometown Shimane” (broadcast throughout the San’in region).
2020: Orchestral work Sugashiki Kaze, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Shimane University.Awards
2026: President’s Award, Hiroshima University (FY2025)
2025: Excellent Student Scholarship, Hiroshima University
2025: Finalist, The Sound Ensemble Composition Competition (20 works selected from 147 entries)
2024: Gold Prize, Global Young Musicians Competition
2023: Runner-up Grand Prize, Okayama Arts and Culture Awards
2022: Selected, Gendai Ongaku Composition Newcomer Award, organized by Japan Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music
2022: Third Prize (with no First Prize awarded), International Art Federation Composition Competition
2021: Jury Prize, Solo Division, TIAA All Japan Composers Competition
Education
2024–Present: Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University
Program in Teacher Education Design (Music Culture Education)
2023: Completed Master’s Program, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University
Professional Degree Program in Teacher Education
2021: B.A., Faculty of Education, Shimane University
Professional Experience
2023–2024: Music Teacher, Okayama Prefectural Senior High School
2024–2026: Part-time Lecturer, Department of Music, Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University
2026–Present: Part-time Lecturer, Music Education Program, Faculty of Education, Shimane University
