Mai Kokubo

MM, in Euphonium Performance, 2010

Birthday: August 13, 1983

Hometown:  Shizuoka, Japan

Awards and Honors:

     -2nd Place, Japan Wind and Percussion Competition, 2009

     -2nd Place, Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Artist Competition, 2009

Previous Degrees and Universities:

     -Kunitachi College of Music

Hobbies and Interests: baking cakes and cooking

Favorite quote: "The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly." Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Favorite color: blue

Favorite non-euphonium-related artist/band/etc.: Japanese pop

Favorite euphonium solo: Concert Variations by Jan Bach and the Horovitz Concerto