Education:
2018 Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO, USA
Master of Music, Emphasis in Choral Conducting
2016 University of Wyoming (UW), Laramie, WY, USA
Bachelor of Arts, Music, Emphasis in Voice
2011 Northwest College (NWC), Powell, WY, USA
Associate of Arts, Music, Emphasis in Piano
Employment:
2021-present Assistant Conductor
Chor Menora, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Conducted rehearsalsKashiwa Children’s Choir
2021-present Music Director
Kashiwa Children’s Choir, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Prepared and arranged SSSAAA Choir for Ensemble Contest in January, 2022
2020-present Voice/Guitar/Ukulele/Composition Instructor
Sheer Music School (SMS), Kashiwa and Funabashi Campuses, Sheer Inc.
Private Studio, Kashiwa/Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Taught 3,177 lessons (45 minutes/lesson) in the year of 2021
Set up and patented design of practice rooms that kept students and instructors safe
2019-2020 Director of Musical Activities
American Global Prep School (AGPS), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Planned and developed courses of study for PreK-12 music program
2018-2019 K-12 Music Teacher
Valier Public Schools District #18, Valier, MT, USA
Planned and developed courses of study for K-12 music program
2017–2018 Music Ministry Assistant
First Presbyterian Church, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Conducted rehearsals and a service when the director is out of the office
2016–2018 Private Piano Instructor
Private Piano Studio, Fort Collins, CO, USA
2014–2015 Freelance Conductor and Clinician of Various Ensembles
Including choral competition and two choral festivals in Japan
2009–2011 Private Guitar Instructor
Private Guitar Studio, Powell, WY, USA
Conducting Experience:
2022 Ensemble Contest
Conducted Kashiwa Children’s Choir, Team Limone
Lily of the Valley (M. Hogan); My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord (M. Hogan/R. Dilworth)
2021 Christmas Concert
Conducted Kashiwa Children’s Choir, Team Limone
Lily of the Valley (M. Hogan); My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord (M. Hogan/R. Dilworth)
2019 Christmas Concert: Give Love on Christmas Day
Conducted: Nursery/Kindergarten 1 Choir, Kindergarten 2 Choir. G1/2 Choir, G3 Choir, G4 Choir,
G5 Choir: G6 Choir, G5/6 Violin Choir, Flying Bow Orchestra.
Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Spring Concert
Conducted GK-3 Choir, G4 Choir, G5-6 Band, G6-8 Guitar/Ukulele/Bass Guitar Band, G7-12Band, G7-12 Choir
Valier Public Schools, Valier, MT, USA
Montana District #6 Music Festival
Conducted Grade 7-12 Band and Choir, Cantar! (J. Althouse); Hallelu! (S. Paulus);
At the River (R. Lawry, Arr. T. Loest); Intensity, (S. O'Loughlin)
Rated III as “Good” for Grade 7-12 Choir and II as “Excellent” for Grade 7-12 Band
University of Providence, Great Falls, MT, USA
Middle School Band Festival
Conducted Grade 6 Mass Band, Russian Sailor’s Dance (arr. A. Balent); Knight of the Roundtable (E. Huckeby)
Sunburst Public Schools, Sunburst, MT, USA
2018 Christmas Concert
Conducted GK-4 Choir, G3 Recorder Choir, G4 Ukulele Choir, G5 Band, G6-8 Band, G7-8 Guitar/Ukulele/Bass Guitar Band, G7-12 Choir,
G9-12 Band (Also played soprano saxophone solo)
Valier Public Schools, Valier, MT, USA
All Choir Concert
Conducted CSU Concert Choir, Mass in G-Major (F. Schubert)
Griffin Concert Hall, University Center of Arts
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Jun Terasawa Graduate Conducting Recital
Conducted Christus factus est (A. Bruckner); Ascendit Deus (J. Gallus, Arr., J. Terasawa); Son de la Loma (M. Matamoros, Arr., C. Monier);
Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230 (J. S. Bach)
Organ Recital Hall, University Center of Arts
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
2017 Joined the CSU Chamber Choir Europe Tour
Conducted Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (F. Mendelssohn)
In Parish Church of Prieros (Berlin, Germany), St. Nikolas Church (Leipzig, Germany), St. Thomas Church (Leipzig Germany),
The Church of the Three Kings (Dresden, Germany), St. Nikolas Church (Prague, Czech Republic)
All Choir Concert
Conducted CSU Chamber Choir, Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (F. Mendelssohn)
Griffin Concert Hall, University Center of Arts
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
The CSU Men’s Chorus and University Choir Concert
Conducted CSU Men’s Choir, Yagi-bushi (K. Matsushita)
Griffin Concert Hall, University Center of Arts
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
2014 Matsudo Italian Festival
Conducted Let Me Fly (arr. R.Cormier); Salve Regina (Josquin); Si ch’io vorrei morire (C. Monteverdi); Santa Lucia (T. Cottrau, Arr., J. Terasawa);
Sor’Aqcua from il CANTICO del SOLE (F. Pierce); Ascendit Deus (J. Gallus, Arr., J. Terasawa); Son de la Loma (M. Matamoros, Arr., C. Monier)
Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Choral Association (JCA): Regional Competition
Conducted Salve Regina (Josquin); Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum and Quia Fecit Mihi Magna from Magnificat;
Sor’Acqua from il CANTICO del SOLE (F. Pierce)
Chiba, Japan
Conducted in Tokyo Choral Festival
Salve Regina (Josquin); Let Me Fly (Arr., R. DeCormier)
Tokyo, Japan
2013 Simon Carrington’s Choral Conducting Master Class
Hymn to St. Cecelia (B. Britten); O schöne Nacht and Abendlied from Vier Quartette (J. Brahms)
Griffin Concert Hall, University Center of Arts
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
2012 American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Conducting Competition
Conducted University of Wyoming Collegiate, Regina Coeli (W. A. Mozart); Sleep (E. Whitacre)
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
2008 World Music Festival
Conducted Kashiwa Children’s Choir
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2007 Conducted in Nippon Hohso Kyokai (NHK) Choral Competition
Second Place, Letter to God (M. Takashima)
Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan
2006 Became a student conductor in Yachiyo-Shoin High School Choir
Yachiyo-shi, Chiba, Japan
Composition:
2018 CSU Student Composition Art Song Contest
Composed and won Second Place with Luke Thatcher (Tenor) & Gloria Choi (Piano), I heard a Fly buzz – when I died (text by E. Dickinson)
Instrumental Rehearsal Hall, University Center of Arts
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
2017 Jun Terasawa Composition Recital
Composed Piano Set: Awakening of the Mind (2017); Neo-Classical-Ish Violin and Viola Duo (2016
Composed and conducted “The Cat That Lived a Million Times” Choral Cantata for Clarinet, String Quartet, and Mixed Voice
words by Yoko Sano (2017), translation by Judith Carol Huffman
Griffin Concert Hall, University Center of Arts
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Performance (Voice/Opera/Theatre/Piano)
2018 CSU Student Composition Art Song Contest
Sang and won First and Third Places for I heard a Fly buzz – when I died (text by E. Dickinson)
Instrumental Rehearsal Hall, University Center of Arts
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
2013 Jun Terasawa Voice Recital
Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
2011 Jun Terasawa Piano Recital
Nelson Performing Arts Auditorium
Northwest College, Powell, WY, USA
NWC Opera Theatre Concert: The Face on the Barroom Floor
Played two roles: Matt and Larry
Nelson Performing Arts Auditorium
Northwest College, Powell, WY, USA
2010 NWC/Powell High School Theatre Concert: Into the Woods
Played the Prince’s Steward
Powell High School Auditorium, Powell, WY, USA
2009 Christmas Concert: Messiah
Sang tenor solos: Comfort Ye My People, and Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
Nelson Performing Arts Auditorium
Northwest College, Powell, WY, USA
NWC Opera Theatre Concert: The Pirates of Penzance
Played Major General Stanley,
Nelson Performing Arts Auditorium
Northwest College, Powell, WY, USA