Marcus Tsutakawa
Marcus Tsutakawa (born 1954) is the former
Garfield High School (Seattle, Washington), where he taught from 1985 to 2016.[1]
Born in
Franklin High School (Seattle, Washington), a rival of Garfield High School. He began his teaching career as a Japanese teacher, and then began teaching instrumental music in Seattle Public Schools
in 1979. He became the Garfield Orchestra director in 1985. Tsutakawa is known to many by the nickname 'Tsut'.
Over the years, he has worked very closely with the award-winning
Down Beat Magazine in both 1999 and 2007. In 2016, Seattle mayor Ed Murray
declared March 1 official Marcus Tsutukawa Day in Seattle, in recognition of Tsut's 31 years of dedication to the program.
On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, Tsutakawa announced his retirement from
Garfield High School (Seattle, Washington)
. His last day was that Friday.
Tsutakawa was a member of the Board of Directors of the Seattle Symphony from 2003-2007. He is currently the director of the
Sir Georg Solti
, and others).
Marcus Tsutakawa is the youngest of four children of George and Ayame Tsutakawa. He has two daughters.
External links
References
- ^ Sillman, Marcie (December 4, 2017). "The man who built Garfield High's musical empire". KUOW-FM. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
Marcus Tsutakawa is the youngest in a family of famous Seattle artists. He found a way to make his own mark on the cultural landscape of the city by molding Garfield High School into a classical music powerhouse.