About us
MEIJI Junior and High School Brass Band
Established in 1959. Due to the status as the high school band, they mainly play at school events and ceremonies, but frequently invited to present concerts by communities of local and from outside Tokyo. They are invited to play at the National Competition of High School Brass Bands every summer where they win gold prizes most of the times.
From the year of 1987 when Mo. Masato Suzuki had become the permanent conductor of the band, the band had expanded to total of 94 members including junior and high school students. With 5 words of “etiquette”, “greetings”, “gratuity”, “concentration” and “endeavor”, we make our motto “band is our family”, “our heart as one” and “do better endeavor than anyone in the country”.
In the past few years, they have won best prizes at the prestigious competitions.
For this year the prizes are: Gold at the Tokyo Metropolitan Brassband Competition, and nominated as best 10 in the All State, and the Finest prize at the Tokyo Ensemble Competition.
Mr. Masato SUZUKI
Conductor of Meiji Junior and High School Brass Band
Graduate of Musashino Academia Musicae, Study of Instrument, where he majored in trumpet. Started playing trumpet at the age of 12, and studied under Fujio Nakayama and Isao Fukui. Also studied instruction method of brassband under Toshiro Ozawa, and method of conducting under Yasufumi Tokito.
In 1998, he instructed and conducted the national songs of Japan and Canada in Vancouver, invited by the Canadian Tourism Commission. Author of “Primary method of brass instruments for teenagers”.
Permanent conductor of Tokyo Masato Brass Band which was organized by himself, and in 2005 and 2006 the band won the silver prizes in a row at the National Competition, as well as the top prizes at the Tokyo Metropolitan Brass Band Competition.
