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, Japan, is a music conservatory founded in 1929. After

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, the music school expanded, becoming the Musashino College of Music. It now has educational sites in

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Concert halls

Musashino Academia Musicae owns four music halls: * Beethoven Hall * Bach Saal * Mozart Hall * Schubert Hall

Notable faculty

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(clarinet and conductor) *

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(tuba)

Graduates

*Makoto Nakura (marimba) * Toshiro Ohmi, Japanese popular singer, TV personality *

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References

External links

* Universities and colleges in Tokyo Music schools in Japan Nerima 1929 establishments in Japan Educational institutions established in 1929 {{tokyo-university-stub