Masahiko Shimizu, conductor

 After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, he has performed many sacred pieces, Japanese, French, and Russian concerts. He regulary holds tenor ricital, including commissioned premieres titled “The world full of song”.  


 On the other hand, various competitions, choral festivals, workshops, etc., NHK National School Music Competition National Competition Jury / Broadcast premiere・Super classroom, writing for music magazines and textbooks, music mock classes, elementary and junior high school music study groups Lecturer. He is active in a wide range of fields such as vocal music, choral instruction, and music education. At N-Con 2019, he was in charge of the broadcast premiere of the elementary school assignment song "I am Koneko". In 2002, he became the first Japanese to participate in the "International Choral Festival of Guatemala," and since then he has been involved in various events sponsored by the Japanese Embassy in Guatemala and the Guatemalan Ministry of Education, as a workshop instructor at the Conservatory of Music in Puebla, Mexico, and others. He has also been involved in cultural and artistic exchanges between Latin American and Caribbean countries and Japan, such as lectures on "Japanese culture and choral music" at the Escuela de Musica Eredia in Costa Rica, public vocal lessons, vocal performances, and conducting at the Universidad de Colombia in Bogota, Colombia.


 He is currently a professor at Tsuru University, and part-time assistant professer at Tokyo University of the Arts. He is a member of the Japan Choral Conductors Association and International Committee of the Japan Choral Association.