Hawaii Local Kauri Koizumi was born and raised on the island of Oahu, HI. Currently, she is a Master's candidate with a concentration in Wind Band Conducting. She was a TA for the UNLV “Star of Nevada” Marching Band as well as the “Runnin’ Rebels” Basketball Pep Band and currently is the manager for the UNLV Wind Orchestra as well as a co-conductor for the UNLV New Horizons band and the UNLV Symphonic Winds.

Along side with working with the bands, Koizumi has graduated with a B.M.  in Music Education (2021) from UNLV. During her time in her undergraduate, Koizumi has taken conducting lessons from the Director of Bands at UNLV, Professor Thomas Leslie. As a flute player, Koizumi is a student of Dr. John McMurtery and a former student of Dr. Jennifer Grimm.