The 7th World Symposium on Choral Music, occurring every three years in varying regions of the world, was held July 27th - August 3rd in Kyoto with 41 seminars and workshops as well as 13 concerts. Over 6,000 people from 49 countries participated, enjoying international choral music and furthering mutual understanding between respective cultures. These recordings present the excitement of each concert with supremely beautiful voices from around the globe.

Orfeon Chamber Choir, Turkey - Elnara Kerimova, Cond.
Katibim [My Clerk] / Arr. Jonathan Rathbone
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Oslo Chamber Choir, Norway - Grete Pedersen, Cond.
Laattia - laa / Traditional flute tune - arr. Marius Loeken
Jondalen / Words and music: Traditional song passed on by Ivar T. Dahl and Agnes Buen Garnaas
Arr. Henrik Oedegaard, Grete Pedersen
Ned i vester soli glader [The sun is setting in the west] Words: Anders Hovden
Music: Traditional melody from Nordfjord - arr. Grete Pedersen
Kilden [The Source]
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The Guangdong Experimental Middle School Choir, China
Xie Mingjing, Cond.
HuLushengchuixiangle [The Playing of the Lusheng] / Zhang Jun
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Vocal Ensemble EST, Japan - Masao Mukai
II. Koi o koisuru hito (A man in love with love) from "Johrin Giga" / Teruaki Suzuki
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Netherlands Youth Choir, Netherlands - Wilma ten Wolde, Cond.
Alice / Patrick van Deurzen
Based on Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland.
Specially written for the World Symposium on Choral Music in Kyoto.
1. A white rabbit with pink eyes
2. Sad Alice
3. Caterpillar
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Choeur La Grace, DR Congo - Ambroise Kua Nzambi Toko, Cond.
Ngiele Ngiele / Ne Kongo traditional song - arr. Ambroise Kua Nzambi Toko
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Parahyangan Catholic University Choir, Indonesia - Avip Priatna, Cond.
Luk Luk Lumbu / Banyuwangi folk song - arr. Budi Susanto
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Naniwa Choraliers, Japan - Keishi Ito, Cond.
"Yagi-Bushi" from Composition for Equal Voice Choir:
from "Japanese Folk Songs No.1" Music: Ko Matsushita
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The Young People's Chorus of New York City, USA - Francisco J. Nunez, Cond.
Panta Rhei / Jim Papoulis
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The National Chorus of Korea, Korea - Chin-Seup Yom, Cond.
Farmer's Song / K. Y. Kim
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The Winnipeg Singers, Canada - Yuri Klaz, Cond.
Te Deum Brevis / Leonard Enns
Wasps / Stephen Chatman
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Nordic Voices, Norway
Two Religious Folk Songs from Norway　For Guds folk er hvilen tilbake / Bjarne Slogeda
Herre Jesus gi me [Lord Jesus, Have Mercy on Me]
Fragment III / Hellstenius Henrik
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Coro Victoria, Guatemala - Julio Cesar Santos Campos, Cond.
Tanajunarin / Joaquin Orellana
El Guayaboso [The Guayaboso] / Guido Lopez Gavilan
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Schola Gothia, Sweden - Ulrike Heider, Leader
Sanctus, Benedictus [Holy, Blessed] from Messe de Tournai / Anonymous (14th century)
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BBC Singers, UK - Stephen Cleobury, Cond.
Weather Report (BBC commission 2005) World premiere / Bob Chilcott
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Cantabile Limburg, Germany - Jurgen Fassbender, Cond.
Ein Jagerlied [A Hunter's Song] / Sigfrid Karg-Elert
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The Little Singers of Tokyo - LSOT Senior & Youth Choir, Japan - Hisae Hasegawa, Cond.
5 Folklores (LSOT commissioned work 1991) / Arr. Yori-Aki Matsudaira
2. War
3. Ai-konas
5. Shirah
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University of Louisville Cardinal Singers, USA - Kent E. Hatteberg, Cond.
Que rico e (Mambo) [How Sweet It Is] / Guido Lopez-Gavilan
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Vokalensemble ANIMA, Russia - Victor Smirnov, Leader
Tango / Yuri Falik
The Bells / Russian folk song - arr. ANIMA
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The San Miguel Master Chorale, Philippines - Eudenice V. Palaruan, Cond.
Glong-ngo-Ko [Praise You] / Excelsis Betil
Pamugun [Sparrow] / Francisco Feliciano
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Philomela, Finland - Marjukka Riihimaki, Cond.
Minne kauneus katosi [Where did Beauty Vanish] / Tellu Turkka
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Chamber Choir VOX GAUDIOSA, Japan - Ko Matsushita, Cond.
Japanese Folk Songs 5, Composition for Mixed Chorus / Music: Ko Matsushita
Mihara Yassa bushi [Dance music of Mihara]
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San Francisco Girls Chorus, USA - Susan McMane, Cond.
Vivos Voco [I Call the Living] / Joan Szymko
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Canticum Chamber Choir, Australia - Emily Cox, Cond.
Three Australian Bush Songs / Iain Grandage
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Label : Brain Music
Item No. : BOD-4004
Price : 3,800JPY
Release : 25/11/2005

[CD] Choral Highlights - 7th World Symposium on Choral Music

Disc1
Orfeon Chamber Choir, Turkey - Elnara Kerimova, Cond.
1. Ceylan [Gazelle] / Arr. Cengiz Tanc
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Oslo Chamber Choir, Norway - Grete Pedersen, Cond.
2. Krist sto opp av doede [Resurrection of Christ] / Arr. Henrik Oedegaard
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The Guangdong Experimental Middle School Choir, China
Xie Mingjing, Cond.
3 Magic Strings / Mark Winges
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Vocal Ensemble EST, Japan - Masao Mukai, Cond.
4 II. Koi o koisuru hito [A man in love with love] from "Johrin Giga"/Music: Teruaki Suzuki
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Netherlands Youth Choir, Netherlands
Wilma ten Wolde, Cond.
5 Sancta Maria [Holy Mary] / 13th Century
6 Tota pulchra es [Thou art all fair, O Mary] from Four Motets based on Gregorian Chant / Maurice Durufle, Cond.
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Choeur La Grace, DR Congo
Ambroise Kua Nzambi Toko, Cond.
7 Biso E Biso E / Traditional song from North of Congo - arr. Ambroise Kua Nzambi Toko
8 Keba! Keba! [Mind! Mind!] / Ambroise Kua Nzambi Toko
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Parahyangan Catholic University Choir, Indonesia
Avip Priatna, Cond.
9 Janger [Balinese Traditional Song] / Arr. Avip Priatna & Bambang Jusana
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Naniwa Choraliers, Japan - Keishi Ito, Cond.
10 "Hiki-nenbutsu"[Prayers of Buddhists] from "Composition for Chorus III" / Music: Michio Mamiya
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The Young People's Chorus of New York City, USA
Francisco J. Nunez, Cond.
11 Unlabelled/ Elena Kats-Chernin
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The National Chorus of Korea, Korea - Chin-Seup Yom, Cond.
12 Song of the Birds / K.Y. Lee
13 Arirang / K.Y. Lee
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Vocal Line, Denmark - Jens Johansen, Cond.
14 Basta Vanner [Best Friends] / Lena Philipsson, Arr. Jens Johansen
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The Winnipeg Singers, Canada - Yuri Klaz, Cond.
15 Salish Song / Arr. Derek Healey
16 Danse, Mon Moin, Danse / Arr. Derek Healey
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Nordic Voices, Norway
17 O magnum mysterium / Jacobus Clemens non Papa
18 Gloria / Gisle Kverndokk

Disc2
Coro Victoria, Guatemala - Julio César Santos Campos, Cond.
1 Canto De Asedio [Seige Singing] / Joaquin Orellana
2 El Espanto [The Ghost] / Venezuelan folk song
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Schola Gothia, Sweden - Ulrike Heider, Leader
3 Annuncietur [Announce the Power of Christ] from Cantus sororum / Anonymous (14th century)
4 Kyrie [Lord, have mercy] from Messe de Tournai / Anonymous (14th century)
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BBC Singers, UK - Stephen Cleobury, Cond.
5 Lyre-bird Motet (BBC Commission 2003) / Edward Cowie
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Cantabile Limburg, Germany - Jurgen Fassbender, Cond.
6 Hell ins Fenster [Bright into the Window] / Max Reger
7 Traumlicht [Dreamlight] / Richard Strauss
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The Little Singers of Tokyo - LSOT Senior & Youth Choir,Japan - Hisae Hasegawa, Cond.
8 Sakura [Song of Cherry Blossoms] (LSOT commissioned work 2000) / Japanese traditional - arr. Yori-Aki Matsudaira
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University of Louisville Cardinal Singers, USA
Kent E. Hatteberg, Cond.
9 Wade in de Water / Allen Koepke
10 Rotala (Neslegtais gredzens) [Round Dance / The Unclosed Ring] / Juris Karlsons
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Vokalensemble ANIMA, Russia - Victor Smirnov, Leader
11 Mother of God / Pavel G. Tchesnokov
12 Volgasong of the Barge Haulers / Russian folk song
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The San Miguel Master Chorale, Philippines
Eudenice V. Palaruan, Cond.
13 Gloria / Ryan Cayabyab
14 Pundayaw [Praise] World Premiere / Eudenice V. Palaruan
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Philomela, Finland - Marjukka Riihimaki, Cond.
15 Tuulen nostatus [Raising of the Wind] / Sanna Kurki-Suonio
16 Kuka nukkuu tuutussasi [Who is sleeping in your cradle] / Anna-Mari Kahara
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Chamber Choir VOX GAUDIOSA, Japan - Ko Matsushita, Cond.
17 Japanese Folk Songs 5, Composition for Mixed Chorus / Ko Matsushita
Itsuki no Komori uta [Lullaby from Itsuki]
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San Francisco Girls Chorus, USA - Susan McMane, Cond.
18 The Womanly Song of God / Libby Larsen
19 Heaven Bound Train / traditional spiritual - arr. Stephen Hatfield
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Canticum Chamber Choir, Australia - Emily Cox, Cond.
20 Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep / Joseph Twist

Label : Brain Music
Item No. : BOCD-4101/02
Price : 3,500 JPY
Release : 25/11/2005

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Journey to Songs of the Lake District

This book is a collection of folk songs and children's songs inherited in the Lake Biwa district, which takes one sixth of entire Shiga Prefecture.
One of the important subject of the composer is to preserve traditional Japanese music as lively as possible, and this album is dedicated to it. He tried to complete these songs with his own creative ideas, while respecting the original mentality and mood.

Composer : MATSUSHITA, Ko (Japan 1962-)
Publisher : edition Kawai
Panamusica code : FZMTKOH
SSAA a cappella
Text : Japanese (Romanized)
Duration : 14'20"

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Aizu-Bandai-San (The Volcano of Auzu Bandaisan)

Japanese folksong of Fukushima Prefecture. One of the most famous Japanese choral arrangement in the world.

Arranger : ISHIMARU, Hiroshi (Japan 1922-1998)
Publisher : Sulasol
Pana Musica Code : FZISHRA
SSA / Piano
Text : Japanese (Romanized) with English translation
Duration : 2'11"

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Requiem for mixed chorus

The Japanese Requiem, using Japanese ancient Shinto requiem, elegies and parting songs of the poet Kakinomotono Hitomaro who represents the anthology Manyo-syu, and several Latin requiems as texts. Composed and first performed as a ceremonial music for victims of the Great Hanshin/Awaji Earthquake in 1995.

[Hideki CHIHARA]
Born in 1957. Graduated Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
Awarded and honorable mention : Japan Music Competition, Premio Citta di Trieste (Italy), Carl Maria von Weber Preis (Germany), Guido d'Arezzo (Italy), and so on.
His music, written in varieties up to now, is mainly based on Japanese classical literatures, traditional art forms and Asian thought or religions.

Composer : CHIHARA, Hideki (Japan 1957-)
Publisher : Zen-On
Panamusica Code : GZCHHDJ
SATB div. a cappella
Text : Japanese (Romanized), Latin
Duration : 21'30"

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Dona nobis pacem for Children or Female Choir

This "Dona nobis pacem" was composed for International KODOMO(Children) Choir Festival in Kyoto 2005. Sacred canon for 3 group of children choir.

[Ko MATSUSHITA]
After graduation from the Kunitachi College of Music, he finished his Chorus Conductor master course at the Kodaly Institute in Kecskemet, Hungary. He energetically composes and arranges chorus pieces for national audiences in Japan and many of his works have been performed throughout Europe and Asia. He also directs and conducts 11 choruses regularly. He is the first Asian to receive the Composer and Choral Conductor awards as recipient of the Robert Edler Prize for Choral Music 2005.

Composer : MATSUSHITA, Ko (Japan 1962-)
Publisher : Japan Choral Association
Panamusica Code : FZMTKOZ
SSA+SSA+SSA a cappella
Text : Latin

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Cantus Omnibus Unus [with CD]

The theme song of "The 7th World Symposium on Choral Music" in Kyoto 2005. Composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, internationally known for musical activities with his band YMO and his score for the film "The Last Emperor".

The theme song has been arranged for and will be sung in various voicings and orchestrations - there will be an a cappella version, an arrangement for choir and organ, and a version for solo voice.

The text for this song, also the theme for the 7th Symposium, is: "Cantus populi, cantus mundi. Cantus omnibus unus." (Songs of the people, songs of the world. One song unto all.) Thus, a "song" uniting the people of the world is about to be born.

Composer : SAKAMOTO, Ryuichi (Japan 1952-)
Publisher : Japan Choral Association
Panamusica Code : SZSKRYA
SATB a cappella / SSA a cappella
Text : Latin

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