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Born in 1949 in Nagano Prefecture. Studied under Baizan Nakamura, Kohachirii Miyata. Started performing in public in 1986. He not only plays traditional Japanese music like Hitoyo-giri Shakuhachi but also shows great interest in modern music. He is an active participant of a composer's group and has introduced many new pieces in Sumi's BANQUET, Ozaki. Uchikawa & Ban's "San", Doi & Kaneta's "Kaze". He has also performed with numerous famous Japanese orchestras including the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Last year at the National Culture Festival held in Oita he played the "Hochiku Sansho for Shakuhachi & Chamber Orchestra" composed by Tamura Hirohiko and won high critical acclaim. He has also performed at prestigious performances sponsored by famous groups like the National Theater, New Nippon Steel Culture Foundation, and Musical Foundation for Modern Music, Japan Federation of Composers, Orchestra Project and NHK. He has released several CDs including "Shakuhachi Banquet" from America N.P.M., "Mysterious Sounds" from California Legacy and "Esprits Animaux" from ALM Records.

He is a member of the Pro Musica Nipponia and master teacher working to free the shakuhachi from its strict traditional setting.

Speciality: Shakuhachi
Born: 1949

Teachers:

Miyata Kohachiro

Albums released:

	Esprits Animaux Modern compositions for solo shakuhachi.
	Esprits Animaux- Part II Modern compositions for shakuhachi in ensemble with string quartet.
	Gakuon Jyu Honkyoku, solo shakuhachi and a piece for shakuhachi and shamisen.
	Mysterious Sounds of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The NB: There is a different CD, from the same label and with the same catalog number (Legacy - CD 381) and even the same cover, except with the name "Teruhisa Fukuda" blacked out, which nonetheless has entirely different music on it.
	Shakuhachi Banquet Honkyoku and modern compositions for shakuhachi.

Track	Album
Chino   (Listen)	Esprits Animaux
Drawing   (Listen)	Esprits Animaux- Part II
Etude for the Rainy Season   (Listen)	Mysterious Sounds of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The
Etude for the Rainy Season   (Listen)	Shakuhachi Banquet
Fish on Horizon   (Listen)	Gakuon Jyu
Fushoku II   (Listen)	Esprits Animaux
Ichijo   (Listen)	Gakuon Jyu
Johi Haku Un   (Listen)	Mysterious Sounds of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The
Johi Haku Un   (Listen)	Shakuhachi Banquet
Kokon   (Listen)	Esprits Animaux
Kumoi Jishi   (Listen)	Mysterious Sounds of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The
Kumoi Jishi   (Listen)	Shakuhachi Banquet
Kyo-chiku   (Listen)	Esprits Animaux
Meikyo   (Listen)	Gakuon Jyu
Music of the Different Origin, The   (Listen)	Esprits Animaux- Part II
Rain in the Ancient Wilds, The   (Listen)	Esprits Animaux
Shika no Tone (Kinko Ryu)   (Listen)	Mysterious Sounds of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The
Shika no Tone (Kinko Ryu)   (Listen)	Shakuhachi Banquet
Shiki Soku Zeku III   (Listen)	Gakuon Jyu
Shikisokuzekuu   (Listen)	Esprits Animaux- Part II
Shin Kyorei   (Listen)	Gakuon Jyu
Sokaku Reibo   (Listen)	Mysterious Sounds of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The
Sokaku Reibo   (Listen)	Shakuhachi Banquet
Syukon   (Listen)	Gakuon Jyu
Ten no Io   (Listen)	Mysterious Sounds of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The
Ten no Io   (Listen)	Shakuhachi Banquet
Tomusu   (Listen)	Esprits Animaux- Part II
Via Air   (Listen)	Esprits Animaux- Part II