Choral Works

FP: First Performance, CM:Commissioned by, PB: Published by, RD: Recorded by, PZ: Prize, prep.: in preparation


SONGS OF PUN I, for Female Chorus and Piano(1976):13’

FP:1976. Tokyo. High School Choir attached to Tokyo Music College, cond. by Norio Sakamoto
PB:Edition Kawai
RD:VICTOR/VDR5)90
Text by Shuntaro Tanikawa


SONGS OF PUN II, for Male Chorus and Piano(1977):20’

FP:1978. Osaka. Kwansei Gakuin Glee Club, cond. by Kyoichi Kitamura
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
RD:TOSHIBA EMI/TA72092, VICTOR/VDR5090
Text by Shuntaro Tanikawa


YONEN RENTOH, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(1980):20’

FP:July 1980. Tokyo. Matsubara Mixed Choir, cond. by Shin Sekiya
RD:VICTOR/VICG-60144
Text by Sachiko Yoshihara


MOURNING SONG, for Mixed Chorus(1980):18’

FP:1980. Tokyo. Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, cond. by Nobuaki Tanaka
CM:Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
Text by Shuntaro Tanikawa


MADRIGAL I, for Male Chorus and Percussion(1981):20’

FP:1981. Tokyo. Iraka Kai, Percussion Group’72, cond. by Shin Sekiya
CM:Iraka Kai
RD:IRAKA KAI/EBCD-0156
Text by Basho, Ohtomo-no-yakamochi, etc.


MADRIGAL II, for Mixed Chorus a cappella(1981):22’

FP:1981. Tokyo. Matsubara Philharmonic Chorus, cond. by Shin Sekiya
CM:Matsubara Philharmonic Chorus
PB:Edition Kawai
RD:IRAKA KAI/EBCD-0156
Text by the composer


ENLACAGE IV, for 4 group of Female Chorus a cappella(1981):13’

FP:1983. Tokyo. TCF, cond. by Masaaki Tsuji
PZ:Special Prize for Creative Stage Art at the Fine Arts Fest.
Without Text(Vocalise)


INORI NO NIJI, for Male Chorus and Piano(1984):20’

FP:January 1984.Osaka.Osaka Univ. Male Choir, cond. by Itsuo Hatono
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
RD:VICTOR/VICG-60144
Text by S.Toge and others


BELLS, THE, for Male Chorus a cappella(1984):20’

FP:1984. Osaka. Kwansei Gakuin Glee Club, cond. by Kyoichi Kitamura
CM:Kwansei Gakuin Glee Club
Text by E. Alan Poe


MILKY WAY PICTURE SCROLL, for Male Chorus,Drums, Percussion and Piano(1986):18’

FP:1986. Tokyo. Iraka Kai, cond. by Shin Sekiya
CM:Iraka Kai
Text by E. Alan Poe, Hannya Shinkyo, etc.


CHILDREN’S CRUSADE, for Mixed Chorus, Percussion and Piano(1988):40’

(A joint composition with Hiroshi Aoshima)
FP:1988. Tokyo. Ritsuyu Kai, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Ritsu-Yu Kai
Text by Brecht/Shiro Hasegawa


FROM ETERNITY, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(4hands)(1990):20’

FP:1991. Tokyo. OMP Choir, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:OMP Choir
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
RD:FONTEC/FPCD-1141, VICTOR/VICG-60144,
Japan Traditional Cultures Foundation/VZCC29
Text by Kakinomoto-no-Hitomaro


INDRA, for Male Chorus(vocalise)and Piano(1990):20’

FP:1990. Aizu-wakamatsu. Aizu High School Male Choir, cond. by Yuji Takahashi


SĀRA, for Female Chorus(vocalise)and Piano(1991):18’

FP:1992. Tokyo. Sara no Kai, cond. by Fumihiko Sawada


Fe SINFONIA, for Mixed Chorus and Piano Duet(1992):8’

FP:1992. Tokyo. Sumitomo Metals Mixed Choir, cond. by Keiichi Asai
CM:Sumitomo Metals Mixed Choir
Text by the composer in Latin


MAN AND WOMAN, for Female Chorus, Shamisen and Double bass(1988):17’

FP:1988. Tokyo. Sai no Kai, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama, Akiko Nishigata(shamisen), Keizo Mizoiri(db)
CM:Sai No Kai
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
RD:VICTOR/VICG-60146
Text by Sachiko Yoshiwara


OU-NO-KUNI, for Mixed Chorus, Percussion and Piano(1992):18’

FP:1992. Tokyo. Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, cond. by Tsuguo Maeda
CM:Tsuguo Maeda
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. – prep. –
Text from the old religious songs in Miyako Island


CANTICLES OF WINDS, for Mixed Chorus a cappella(1993):19’

1.Sasa-Hara Kaze-Fukeba…, 2.Kaze-wo-Itami
FP:1993. Osaka. Kyoto Echo, cond. by Asai
CM:Kyoto Echo
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719085]
Text from the Japanese old poets


SOUNDS OF THE TIDES, for Female Chorus and Organ(1993):30’

1. Toki, 2. Minatsuki, 3. Rakuyou, 4. Sango-sho, 5. Haru-No-Asa
FP:1993. Matsumoto. Ritsuyu-Kai, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Ritsuyu-Kai
Text by S. Mallarmé, etc. (translated by B.Ueda)


HEARING THE COSMOS, for Mixed Chorus and Percussion(1993):20’

FP:1993. Kyoto. Ritsumeikan Univ. Mixed Choir Medics
CM:Mixed Choir Medics
Text by Shuntaro Tanikawa


TREE OF LIFE, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(4 hands)(1993):18’

FP:1993. Tokyo. The Tokyo Univ. Hakuyokai Mixed Choir
CM:Hakuyokai Mixed Choir
Text from Hannya-Shingyo in Sanskrit


BRIGHTNESS OF SILVER IS…, for Female Chorus a cappella(1993):8’

FP:1993. Kita Kyushu-shi. Seinan Jogakuin Glee Club, cond. by Masato Kanto
CM:Seinan Jogakuin Glee Club
Text:Greek lyric(trans. by M.Kure)


WHISPERING OF WIND, Two pieces for Female Chorus a cappella

1. みづいろの風よ / BLUE WIND ! :10’
FP:1993. Tokyo. Aoi Tori Choir, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
Text by Takuji Ohte

2. 創造の草笛 / A REED OF CREATION :10’
FP:1996. Tokyo. Aoi Tori Choir, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
Text by Takuji Ohte


TREE OF SPIRIT, for Female Chorus a cappella(1995):10’

FP:1995. Tokyo. The Tokyo Ladies Singers, cond. by Tsugio Maeda
CM:The Tokyo Ladies Singers
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719096]
RD:VICTOR/VICG-60146
Without text. (Vocalise)


BOAT OF SPIRIT – Funeral Music, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(1995):37’

FP:1995. Tokyo. OMP Choir, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama, Michiko Asai(pft)
CM:OMP Choir
Text from Kenji Miyazawa and Gen Tanigawa


KABE KIETA, for Mixed Chorus a cappella(1995):20’

FP:14 April 1995. Tokyo. Tokyo Liedertafel 1925, cond. Shunji Aratani
CM:Tokyo Liedertafel 1925
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
RD:COLUMBIA/COCG-13356


LIVE, for Female, Male and Mixed Chorus a cappella(1995):5’

FP:March 1995. NHK.
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
RD:KING RECORD/


WIND OF SPIRIT, for Female Chorus and 17-string Koto(1996):18’

FP:2 October 1996. Tokyo. Chieko Fukunaga(17-string Koto)and Choir Refrain, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:C. Fukunaga & Choir Refrain


SPIRITUAL FIELD, for Mixed Chorus a cappella(1996):26’

FP:12 January 1997. Tokyo. Chiba University Mixed Cgoir, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Chiba University Mixed Choir


ASHITA UMARERU, for Male Chorus a cappella(1996):20’

FP:4 May 1996. Tokyo. Meiji University Male Choir, cond. by Koji Toyama
CM:Meiji University Male Choir
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp. – prep. –


NANKAIFU, for Female Chorus and Piano(1996):18’

FP:2 June 1996. Kanagawa. Female Choir Sômei, cond. by Keiichi Shimizu
CM:Sômei
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
RD:VICTOR/VICS-61091


HI NO YAMA NO KOMORIUTA, for Female Chorus and Piano(1996):18’

FP:19 November 1996. Tokyo. Female Choir SAI, cond. Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:SAI
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
RD:VICTOR/VICS-61091


HOKKYOKUSEI NO KOMORIUTA, for Mixed Chorus a cappella(1996):18’

FP:23 December 1996. Utsunomiya. Chamber Choir SINGERMEL, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:SINGERMEL
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
RD:IRAKA KAI/EBCD-0156


ARBOR LUCIS, for Female Chorus a cappella(1997):10’

FP:12 May 1997. Tokyo.Tokyo Ladies Singers, cond. by Tsugio Maeda
CM:Tsugio Maeda
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719112]
RD:VICTOR/VICG-60146


THREE GENTLE SONGS, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(1998):18’

FP:4 July 1998. Tokyo. Moyai-no-kai, cond. by Shinsuke Kishi
CM:Moyai-no-kai
PB:Edition Kawai


UMIYO UTATTE, Suite for Mixed Chorus and Piano(1998):

FP:6 December 1998. Kobe. Kobe Shiyakusho Centre Choir, cond. by Osamu Yamamoto
CM:Kobe Shiyakusho Centre Choir
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719110]
Text by Yoko Kurumagi (arr. by the composer and Kobe Shiyakusho Centre Choir)


KODAMA-OTODAMA, in Two movements, for Female Chorus and Piano(1999):15’

FP:30 June 1999. Tokyo. Female Choir Sai, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Female Choir Sai
Text from “Mannyoshu”


HATAORI-MUSHI, for Female Chorus and Piano(1999):20’
8 pieces in arrangements from “Song in White, Song in Blue”(1997)

FP:16 June 1999. Matsumoto. Matsumoto Chor Flora, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Matsumoto Chor Flora
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
RD:VICTOR/VICS-61091
Text by Gan Tanigawa


HYMN OF LIFE, Four pieces for Mixed Chorus and Piano(1999):12’

FP:24 October 1999. Tajimi. Gifu Kokumin Bunkasai Chorus, cond. by Shin Sekiya
CM:Gifu Kokumin Bunkasai
PB:Edition Kawai
Text by Hiroshi Kawasaki(only for No.3 “from ‘Hida Note’ “)


GOURA, for Mixed Chorus a cappella(2000):15’

FP:17 February 2000. Tokyo. Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, cond. by Kenichi Otani
CM:Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
Non text


MUSICAL TIME “SIX WALTZS”, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(2000):13’

FP:22 July 2000. Osaka. Matsushita Chuo Choir, cond. by Masahiro Honjo
CM:Matsushita Chuo Choir
PB:Edition Kawai
Text by Hiroshi Kawasaki


CANTUS SPIRITUM, Three pieces for Mixed Chorus and Piano(2000):20’

FP:15 October 2000. Fukuoka. Fukuoka Choral Society Choir, cond. by Kunio Hirashima
CM:Fukuoka Choral Society
Text by Eiichi Tsunoda(II), and J. Keats(III)


VOCES TERRARUM, for Mixed Chorus a cappella(2000):17’

FP:August 2000. Estoniya. Yuka Choir, cond. by Jun Tanaka
CM:Yuka Choir
Text by Eiichi Tsunoda


MURYOJU-NYORAI, for Mixed Chorus a cappella(2001):20’

FP:15 December 2001. Kyoto. Ryukoku Univ. Mixed Choir
CM:Ryukoku Univ. Mixed Choir
PB:Edition Kawai
Text by Shinran Shonin


LUX FIAT, for Female Chorus and Vln, Cl, Vlc, Pft(2001):32’

FP:7 November 2001. Tokyo. The Tokyo Ladies Singers, cond. by Tsugio Maeda
CM:Tsugio Maeda
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. – prep. –
Text from the Bible


NIHON GA MIENAI, for Male Chorus a cappella(2001):15’

FP:3 May 2002. Tokyo. Tokyo Six Universities’ Choir, cond. by Kenji Otani
CM:Tokyo Six Universities’ Choir
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp. – prep. –
Text by Kozo Takeuchi


ANIMA III, for Female Chorus and Piano(2001):14’

FP:13 October 2001. Okaya. Chor Shinano, cond. by Shin Sekiya
CM:Chor Shinano


HONE NO UTAU, for Mixed Chorus a cappella(2002):12’

FP:4 November 2002. Tokyo. Kyo Choir, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Kyo Choir
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp. – prep. –
Text by Kozo Takeuchi


TEMPUS ADVENTUS, for 6 Glass Harmonicas and Mixed Chorus(2002):17’

FP:14 December 2002. Tokyo. Kazabito Utano Tsudoi, cond. by Miyuki Katayama
CM:Kazabito Utano Tsudoi
Text from the ceremonials


KATAMI(A MEMENTO), for Female Chorus and Piano(2003):20’

FP:18 March 2003. Tokyo. Aoi Tori Choir, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Aoi Tori Choir
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Yoshiharu Kawaguchi


FORESTS’ LIFE, for Children’s Choir, Glass Harmonica, 4 atrbn, pft(2004):25’

FP:25 April 2004. Osaka. Osaka Sumiyoshi Boys and Girls Choir, cond. by Tokuhide Niimi
CM:Osaka Sumiyoshi Boys and Girls Choir
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Sachiko Murata


SARANHEYO, for Female Chorus and Piano(2005):17’

FP:23 May 2005. Tokyo. Tokyo Ladies’ Singers, cond. by Tsugio Maeda
CM:Tokyo Ladies’ Singers
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719182]
Text by Madoka Mayuzumi
Korean translation by Kim Eunhye
Korean translation of the lyrics by Kim Joung Ryoung


FIVE CHANSONS, for Female Chorus and Piano(2005):20’

FP:11 November 2005. Kitakyushu.
CM:Naoko Komiya
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719181]
Text by Yoko Yamamoto


SORA, UMI, DAICHI TO KI NO UTA, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(2005):20’ 30”

FP:12 November 2005. Takeo. Mixed Chorus Yamabiko, cond. by Tokuhide Niimi
CM:Mixed Chorus Yamabiko
PB:Edition Kawai
Text by Naoko Kudo


MAI-UTA “JOMON-GENSO”, for Male Chorus and Piano(2006):15’

1. Song from “Haru to Shura”, 2. Song from “Harataikenbairen”
FP:17 June 2006. Torokozawa. Tokorozawa Männerchor, cond. by Toyoaki Tanaka
CM:Tokorozawa Männerchor
PB:Edition Kawai
Text by Kenji Miyazawa


TE WO NOBASU, for Children’s Chorus and Piano(2006):3’

FP:(Broadcasting) 20 March 2007. Tokyo. NHK Tokyo Children Chorus, cond. by Masahiko Shimizu
CM:The Nationwide Contest of Music sponsored by NHK 2007
PB:NHK Publishing
Text by Machi Tawara


CONCERTO FOR CHORUS “Bios”, for Mixed Chorus a cappella(2007):19’

FP:26 January 2007. Tokyo. Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, cond. by Kenji Ohtani
CM:Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719187]
Text by Dante Alighieri, Kenji Miyazawa, etc.


FIVE POP SONGS, for Female Chorus and Piano(2007):20’

FP:4 February 2007. Hoshino Mura, 5 February 2007. Fukuoka.
Kuriyama Fumiaki Chorus Salon Kaon II, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Kuriyama Fumiaki Chorus Salon Kaon II
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719185]
Text by Mikio Nabeshima


GIFT FROM THE DEAD, for Mixed Chorus a cappelle(2007):20’

FP:24 February 2007. Tokyo. Matsubara Philharmonic Chorus, cond. by Keiichi Shimizu
CM:Matsubara Philharmonic Chorus
PB:Edition Kawai
Text by Hiroshi Osada


THREE LOVE SONGS, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(2007):18’

FP:5 August 2007. Kawakami mura. Yatsugatake Music Seminar Chorus, cond. by Tokuhide Niimi
CM:Yatsugatake Music Seminar
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Kakinomoto-no-Hitomaro, the Old Testament, Geoffrey Keating


UCHU NO BOKUTACHI, for Children’s Chorus and Piano(2007):18’

1. Osanpo Poi Poi, 2. Fushigi, 3. Te wo Nobasu, 4. Hoshi to Tanpopo, 5. Aruku Uta
FP:5 April 2008. Tokyo. NHK Tokyo Children Chorus, cond. by Hiroaki Kato
CM:NHK etc.
PB:Kyoiku Syuppan
Text by Eiko Kadono(1), Misuzu Kaneko(2, 4), Machi Tawara(3), Shuntaro Tanikawa(5)


GIFT FROM THE DEAD II, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(2008):24’

FP:31 May 2008. Nagoya. North Echo, cond. by Junji Hase
CM:North Echo
PB:Edition Kawai
Text by Hiroshi Osada


TWO PIECES OF GREEK LYRICKS, for Female Chorus a cappelle(2008):15’

FP:8 June 2008. Tokyo. Female Chorus Aoi Tori, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Female Chorus Aoi Tori
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Sappho, Alcaeus, Meleager. Japanese translation by Shigeichi Kure


NAGISA-MICHI (A ROAD BY THE SHORE), for Mixed Chorus and Piano(2008):20’

FP:15 June 2008. Tokyo. Kita Kumin Chorus, cond. by Keita Najima
CM:Kita Kumin Chorus
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Gan Tanigawa


UCHU NI NARU, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(2008):21’

FP:3 July 2008. Osaka. Toyonaka Philharmonic Chorus, cond. by Shigeki Nishioka
CM:Toyonaka Philharmonic Chorus
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Ryoichi Wago


SIX SONGS, for Female Chorus and Piano(2008):14’ 10”

FP:11 November 2008. Kawaguchi. Female Chorus Kugatsu no Kaze, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Female Chorus Kugatsu no Kaze
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719191]
RD:Nippon Acoustic Records/NARC2055-56
Text by Mikio Nabeshima


THREE KINKY SONGS, for Male Chorus and Piano(2008):16’

FP:3 May 2009. Tokyo. Meiji University Male Choir Alumni Association, cond. by Koji Toyama
CM:Meiji University Male Choir Alumni Association
PB:Edition Kawai
Text by Kijima Hajime


FIVE JAZZ SONGS, for Female Chorus and Piano(2009):21’

FP:12 April 2009. Nagano. Choir Shinano, cond. by Hiroki Fujii
CM:Choir Shinano
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719190]
Text by Noriko Ibaraki


LOVE AND TENDERNESS, for Female Chorus a cappelle(2009):15’

FP:9 May 2009. Nagoya. Chor Lilias, cond. by Hiroko Naga
CM:Chor Lilias
PB:Edition Kawai
Text by Toshiko Takada


EIGHT SONGS BY MISUZU KAENEKO, for Mixed Chorus a cappelle(2009):20’

FP:6 June 2009. Hiroshima. Chor Sugandhi
CM:Chor Sugandhi
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Misuzu Kaneko


ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD SONGS, for Equal-voice Chorus and Piano(2009):22’ 30”

FP:15 November 2009. Shimonoseki. Shimonoseki Boys and Girls Choir, cond. by Noriyuki Nohno
CM:Shimonoseki Boys and Girls Choir
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719193]
Text by Michio Mado


SEVEN LIVING SONGS, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(2010):18’ 50”

FP:13 March 2010. Minamata. Mixed Choir Minamata, cond. by Yoshihisa Iwamoto
CM:Mixed Choir Minamata
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719195]
Text by Mousen Fuchigami


AME-NO-KAGUYAMA, Version for Male Chorus and Piano(4 hands)(2010):13’
FP:2 May 2010. Tokyo. Tokyo Cantat, Toshio Nakagawa and Rikuya Terashima(pft), cond. by Tokuhide Niimi
Text from “Kojiki”


IMAGE OF THE SEA, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(2010):20’

FP:4 July 2010. Tokyo. Moyai No Kai, cond. by Shinsuke Kishi
CM:Moyai No Kai
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Hiroshi Kawasaki


SEVEN PLAYING SONGS, for Female(Children’s) Chorus and Piano(2010):16’ 45”

FP:22 July 2010. Yokohama. Femail Chorus Sion, cond. by Satoshi Sakakibara
CM:Femail Chorus Sion
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719197]
Text by Shuntaro Tanikawa


FIREFLIES ON THE GRAVE, for Mixed Chorus and Piano(2010):25’

FP:19 November 2010. Kobe. Kobe Shiyakusyo Centre Choir, cond. by Osamu Yamamoto
CM:Kobe Shiyakusyo Centre Choir
Text by Yoko Kurumagi (based on the original story by Akiyuki Nosaka)


TSUBUTE SONGS I & II, for Mixed/Female/Male Chorus and Piano(2011):20’ each

PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Ryoichi Wago


KOKONI IRU, for Mixed/Female/Male Chorus a cappelle(2012):4’ 30”

FP:(Broadcasting) 2 February 2012. Tokyo. NHK Tokyo Children Chorus, cond. by Keiichi Shimizu
CM:The Nationwide Contest of Music sponsored by NHK 2013
PB:NHK Publishing
Text by Yumi Huduki


OKU-NO-HOSOMICHI, Version for Female Chorus and Piano(2012):15’

FP:5 August 2012. Kawakami mura. Yatsugatake Music Seminar Chorus, cond. by Tokuhide Niimi
CM:Yatsugatake Music Seminar
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Basho Matsuo


KETSUI, for Male Chorus and Piano(2012):26’

FP:5 August 2012. Tokyo. Male Chorus IRAKA, cond. by Akira Shimizu
CM:Male Chorus IRAKA
PB:Edition Kawai
Text by Ryoichi Wago


KETSUI, Version for Mixed Chorus and Piano(2012):26’

FP:17 November 2012. Tokyo. Matsubara Mixed Chorus, cond. by Keiichi Shimizu
CM:Matsubara Mixed Chorus
PB:Edition Kawai
Text by Ryoichi Wago


I’M JUST HUMMING A TUNE, for Female Chorus and Piano(2012):12’

FP:16 November 2012. Kawaguchi. Utabito Kaze no Tsudoi Female Chorus, cond. by Miyuki Katayama
CM:Utabito Kaze no Tsudoi Female Chorus
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Ryoichi Wago


IMAGE OF THE SEA, Version for Female Chorus and Piano(2012):20’

FP:16 December 2012. Tokyo. Female Chorus Jeudi, cond. by Shinsuke Kishi
CM:Female Chorus Jeudi
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Hiroshi Kawasaki


SOBI WO SEN TO YA UMARE KEM (WERE WE BORN TO PLAY?), for Female Chorus and Piano(2012):13’

FP:19 December 2012. Tokyo. Female Chorus SAI, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Female Chorus SAI
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text from ”Ryojin Hisho”


POEMS OF YAMANOUE-NO-OKURA, for Female Chorus and Piano(2013):15’

FP:11 March 2013. Tokyo. Ritsuyukai Female Chorus, cond. by Fumiaki Kuriyama
CM:Ritsuyukai
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
Text by Yamanoue-no-Okura


YUME – Eshinni Sama no Otegami, for Female Chorus and Piano(2013):20’

FP:27 March 2013. Nagoya. Yatsugatake Music Seminar Chorus, cond. by Tokuhide Niimi
CM:Yatsugatake Music Seminar
Text by Eshinni


NOW!, for Female Chorus and Piano(2013):20’ 40”

FP:17 March 2013. Tokyo. Female Chorus Call Salvia, cond. by Shinsuke Kishi
CM:Female Chorus Call Salvia
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [719217]
Text by Michio Mado