CV/Resume

Dr. Yukiko Fujimura
Assistant Professor of Music
Union Commonwealth University, Barbourville, KY
765-716-5311 | fujimurayukiko@gmail.com

Education

Doctor of Arts in Piano Performance and Collaborative Piano
Ball State University — 2012

Master of Music in Piano Performance
Ball State University — 2008

Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire — 2005

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor of Music (Tenure-track)
Union Commonwealth University, KY | January 2021 – Present

Adjunct Professor of Piano
Joliet Junior College | 2018 – 2021

Preparatory and Continuing Piano Instructor
Concordia University Chicago | 2017 – 2021

Music Director
Cambridge Lakes Charter School | 2012 – 2017

Piano Instructor (Externship)
Taylor University | 2010 – 2011

Graduate Assistant
Ball State University | 2006 – 2011

Professional Service and Leadership

  • Founder and Artistic Director Southeastern Kentucky Piano Festival | 2025–Present

  • President Kentucky Music Teachers Association (KMTA) | 2024–Present

Judging

  • Nathaniel Patch Piano Competition, Lexington, KY, 2023

  • Kentucky Music Teachers Association e-Festival, 2022

  • Illinois Music Teachers Association AIM: Achievement in Music

Masterclasses

  • Ball State University (Muncie, IN), 2022

  • Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA), 2018

Fellowships and Grants

  • National Piano Foundation and NAMM RMM Teacher Scholarship, 2025

  • Post-doctoral Summer Research Fellowship, Appalachian College Association, $7,500, 2024

  • NCKP: National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy Tuition Scholarship, 2014

  • Music Award, Ball State University, $7000, 2011-2012

Honors and Awards

  • NCTM: Nationally Certified Teacher of Music, since 2019

  • IMTA: Indiana Music Teachers Association Student Achievement Recognition Award, 2012

  • Finalist, International Slavic Music Competition for Piano and Orchestra (Minsk, Belarus), 2011

  • Nominee, Ball State University Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2011; 2012

  • Award Winner, Stanislaw Moniuszko International Competition of Slavic Music (Vilnius, Lithuania), 2010

  • Winner, Ball State University Graduate Concerto Competition, 2009

  • 1st Prize, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Concerto Competition, 2007

  • Graduate Representative, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2005-2006

  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Outstanding Senior Award, 2005

  • State Winner, MTNA: Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Performance Competition (Wisconsin), 2004

  • 1st Prize, WMTA: Wisconsin Music Teachers Association Collegiate Competition, 2003

  • 2nd Prize, Schubert Club Scholarship Competition, 2002

  • 3rd Prize, Yokosuka International Piano Competition, 1999

Recording, Research, Publications

Recording

  • “Samuel Barber’s Complete Works for Piano” Vol. 1: Early Works and Vol. 2: Mature Works, 2012

  • “Samuel Barber’s Complete Works for Piano” (Centaur Records, contract signed, producing stage), 2022Publication

Publications

  • “Let Them Tell a Story: Tools for Self-Expression Through Music,” Proceedings of the XIV Latin American and VI Pan American Regional Conference of ISME, 2024

  • Dissertation, “A Recording and Guide to Performance of Samuel Barber’s Complete Piano Works, Including the Recently Published Early Works,” 2012

    https://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/195863?show=full

Further Education

  • Organ Studies with Dr. Steve Wente, Concordia University Chicago, 2018-2020

  • Jazz Piano Studies with Jim Trompeter, Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Roosevelt University, 2015-2017

  • Nagano International Music Festival, Nagano, Japan, 2000 (Studies with Pavel Gililov)

  • Toho Gakuen Conservatory Summer School, Tokyo, Japan, 2000 (Studies with Yasushi Hirose)

  • Ferris University Summer School, Kanagawa, Japan, 2000 (Studies with Atsushi Ochiai)

  • Wiener Musikseminar, Vienna, Austria, 1996 (Studies with Noel Flores)

Additional Skill

Fluent in English and Japanese

Selected Performances

Soloist with Orchestra • State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus (Minsk, Belarus), 2011 — Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in A-flat Major
• Ball State Symphony Orchestra (Muncie, IN), 2010 — Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in A-flat Major
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette Symphony Orchestra (Lafayette, LA), 2005 — Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major

Solo Performances, Recitals, and Broadcasts Recent performances include:
• University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2025)
• Gantz Hall, Roosevelt University (2025)
• Western Kentucky University (2024)
• Fine Arts Association of Southeastern Kentucky (2023)

Additional selected venues:
• Invited, George Mason University (2026)
• Convention Artist, Kentucky Federation of Music Clubs (2022)
• Transylvania University (2022)
• Ball State University (2022)
• Northern Illinois University (2022)
• Waubonsee Community College
• Musica Viva Concert Series (Joliet Junior College)
• Hyde Park Music Teachers Artist Series
• Agnes Scott College (master class and recital)

Collaborative & Ensemble Work • Cor CanVamo (Chicago), collaborative pianist
• Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, recording pianist
• J.S. Bach, Mass in B Minor — Northern Illinois University Concert Choir, organist
• Igor Stravinsky, Petrushka — Lakeview Orchestra, pianist
• Joint recital series with Eric Heidbreder (bassoon)
• Fifth House Ensemble

Complete list of performances available upon request.