Otsu, Kohe

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Last updated:January 27, 2025
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Baritone and choral conductor. He studied vocal music under Naoki Ikeda and choral conducting under Kenji Otani. He graduated at the top of his class from the Vocal Music Course, Department of Music, College of Art, Nihon University, and completed the Master's Program in Music Arts, Graduate School of Art, Nihon University. He serves as an Executive Committee Member of the JCDA (Japan Choral Directors Association) and a Director of the Matsudo City Choral Federation. He is also a lecturer at the Toho Gakuen School of Music. Based in Tokyo and Chiba Prefectures, he conducts approximately 15 choirs. He actively commissions vocal works and has premiered songs composed by Teruaki Suzuki, Nozomi Matsumoto, Ayako Nada, and others.