Toru Tagawa, originally from Hiroshima, Japan is the Music Director for these two orchestras — the Foothills Philharmonic and the Tucson Repertory Orchestra. He is also the director of the Sierra Vista Symphony Orchestra, and has played the violin since age 6. Note that the TRO concert conductor on Dec. 29 is Yudai Ueda.
Toru has taught orchestra at Canyon del Oro High School since 2008. His bio from the staff directory::