Hideki Chihara composed this piece imagining a scene of the temple festivals in the ancient times. A string, the sound of which was thought to have a miraculously spiritual power, was an object to which a
This is a joyful setting of verses from Psalm 96 with lyrical piano accompaniment. It became of Ko Matsushita's most well known piece at "Sing for Japan," a project calling for donations to the victims of
The piece was commissioned by Co-Curricular Activities Branch of Ministry of Education, Singapore for the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging 2007. The text is taken from a poem written by Siegfried
The song "From Dawn to Nightfall" was born out of the passion of the Fukushima people who suffered from the Great East Japan Earthquake. Afterwards, this song has been sung all over Japan. Takatomi Nabbing
The text is based on the words of junior high school students who were forced out of their home town by the nuclear accident caused by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The music was written by their
This song was born as a result of the friendship between the composer Ko Matsushita and Reiko Ito who wrote the poem. "Here Now" was accepted very well and later offered to the "Sing for Japan", a campaign
Matsuura completed this "Requiem" to express her condolences to those who suffered from the Great East Japan Earthquake. The piece reminds Durufle's or Faure's "Requiem". The work's beautiful music will
In composing this suite, Ko Matsushita was strongly influenced by unaccompanied Hungarian and Scandinavian works for choirs. The composer hopes his work could assist choirs to develop their listening skills
The composer, a member of Higurashi Choir, composed these three songs for the wedding of the choir's fellow member. The songs are short, not difficult and very expressive at the same time. They have been
The powerful poetry of Minori Minazuki depicts strong and hard to break wings. The elegant melody is supported with massive chords and harmonies of the a cappella voices. It was originally written for