A message from President
 
 

Takayoshi　Nakamura
President of Osaka College
of Music and Junior College
of O.C.M.
In 2005, Osaka College of Music celebrated the 90th anniversary of its foundation. It was also the year that saw a production of Teizo Matsumura's opera Chinmoku ["Silence"] at the College Opera House, the stage on which the College presents the fruits of its musical endeavors to the world, receive the prestigious Grand Prize of the Agency for Cultural Affairs 60th National Arts Festival. We have realized part of the dream of our Founder, Professor Koji Nagai, whose fervent wish was to make Osaka College of Music a cradle of new music and new operas, yet we are not resting on our laurels and continue to strive to fulfill Professor Nagai's ideal － to make Osaka the musical heart of the Kansai Region (and indeed of Japan).

No matter what your age, if you dream of making music the focus of your life, then, why not come and study at Osaka College of Music? At our opera house, one of very few in the world on a university campus, and a wealth of other facilities, teaching staff endowed with an unmatched passion for music and rich human qualities will offer you the warmest welcome and devote heart and soul to helping you to become true performers, able to hold your own in the world, and cultured musicians. We also urge you to take a look at our rich curriculum and pedagogic methods, areas in which we are constantly seeking to innovate, so as to be able to offer a speedy response to the needs of the age and to social trends.

Osaka College of Music strives constantly to ensure that each and every one of its students will treasure their days at Osaka College of Music for the rest of their lives. We look forward to seeing you.
 
   
 
About us
 
  The Osaka College of Music celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2005. Osaka has long been a key economic city responsible for Japan’s prosperity, as well as a vibrant cultural city harnessing a wealth of mass culture and unique fine arts. In such an historical environment, the Osaka College of Music has made tremendous efforts in the education and research of Western music, while protecting the music unique to Japan (“hogaku”), as one of the longest established music colleges in Japan. Currently, some 1,368 students study at the Junior College of O.C.M., the Osaka College of Music, and the Graduate School of O.C.M. combined.

Our facilities include The College Opera House. No other Japanese college has a complete opera house with a resident professional orchestra and choir.

We host a large number of concerts every year, offering plenty of opportunities for students to express themselves.

We organize a wide variety of special lectures and open lessons, featuring our brilliant professors and even top musicians and researchers invited from other parts of the country and from overseas.

We also provide financial assistance to enthusiastic students who are eager to learn music through our unique scholarship program.

   
 
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