Furuta’s dynamic presence extends to solo performances, frequently appearing as a concerto soloist specializing in the contemporary concerti by composers Gabriela Lena Frank, Yuko Uebayashi, and Paul Schoenfield. Furuta serves as a Professor of Flute and Chamber Music at San Jose State University and as a Lecturer of Performance Practice and Community Engagement at Santa Clara University, where he was recently honored with a distinguished faculty award for his commitment to serving marginalized communities under his initiative “Mas Amor Arts,” which has collaborative projects with incarcerated youth, unhoused women of color, and California’s farmworker communities. He has also shared his expertise through residencies and master classes at esteemed institutions including The Juilliard School, as well as the Oberlin Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Lebanese American University of Beirut, University of Guadalajara, and many more.  Additionally, he has served as a Visiting Professor of Flute at the Cleveland Institute of Music and served as the hand selected teaching assistant to the Emerson String Quartet – the only wind player in history to be invited to hold this title.