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New Release Information in August 2023

08/18/2023

🌞🌪️🏝️New Release Information in August🏝️🌪️🌞

Three days from today, Karuizawa International Choral Festival🎶 will be held by our organization.

 

During the festival, 4 works will have their ✨world premiere✨, Congratulations🎉

 

✨Today’s Premiere✨

⚫︎Ko Matsushita Choral Series

“Fides, Spes, Amor, Amicitia”

Composer：John August Pamintuan

Lyricist：John August Pamintuan

Parts：SATB

Accompaniment：Piano

Language：Latin

Performance Duration：4’40”

Pages：16

https://edition.icot.or.jp/product/fides-spes-amor-amicitiasatb/?lang=en

 

Today, the SATB version of the piece that was premiered last October at the “Ko Matsushita and Universe —Exhibition for the composers of our time” concert.

This piece was originally written for TTBB Choir, Mr. Pamintuan arranged it for today’s concert.

 

This song shows the friendship (=Amicitia🤝) between Mr. Pamintuan, who wrote both the poem and the music, and Ko Matsushita.

You can listen to the TTBB version on YouTube. Please check it out before the premiere.

https://youtu.be/tHr4ni0RS_I



⚫︎Ko Matsushita Choral Series

“Every child has known God”

Composer: Ivo Antognini

Lyricist: Hafiz

Parts: SATB

Accompaniment: Piano

Language: English

Performance Duration: 3’40”

Pages: 12

https://edition.icot.or.jp/product/every-child-has-known-godsatb/?lang=en

 

This is also an arrangement of the original SSAA version of the piece.

The premiere will take place today✨.

The words of the Persian poet Hafiz and the warm music of Ms. Antognini,

the male voices will join in to deliver a richer harmony.

Please check it out before the premiere, too! 💁.

https://youtu.be/H4ng64sZ-8U



✨Premiere on 20th Aug✨

⚫︎Ko Matsushita Choral Series

“The Night was Wide”

Composer：Simone Campanini

Lyricist：Emily Dickinson

Parts：SATB

Accompaniment：A cappella

Language：English

Performance Duration：3’00”

Pages：8

https://edition.icot.or.jp/product/the-night-was-wide/?lang=en

 

This is the work that won the 🥈2nd Prize🥈 at the 9th Japan International Choral Composition Competition. American poet Dickinson’s endless agony of loneliness is sung with music by Italian composer Simone Campanini.

 

⚫︎TICC NewSounds Lab.

“The Tyger”

Composer: Tatsuya Tanaka

Lyricist: William Blake

Parts: A Cappella

Language: English

Performance Duration: 2’50”

Pages: 12

https://edition.icot.or.jp/product/the-tyger/?lang=en



And this one is! 🥳 the piece won the 🥇1st🥇 prize at the same competition.

This piece will be the set piece of the contemporary music category, at the next year’s Tokyo International Choir Competition. We hope that you all will listen to the first performance of this piece!👂👂

 

If you come to the Karuizawa International Choral Festival,

You can listen to the first performance 🥳.

Tickets are available here 🎫👇.

https://kicf.icot.or.jp/ticket2023/

✅The Welcome Concert is in “Premium Concert Asama”

https://www.confetti-web.com/detail.php?tid=72835&

✅Prizewinning works concert is in “Special Program”

https://www.confetti-web.com/detail.php?tid=72840&

 

You can also enjoy it from home 🏠with our live streaming! 

Tickets are available here 🎫👇.

https://zaiko.io/event/358129

 

However, only the prize-winning works concert will be streamed 🆓free🆓 on YouTube LIVE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkIfmIRusG4

We would be very happy if we could celebrate all the winners together: ☺️

 

Thank you for reading the above!

 

 

New Release Information in July

07/07/2023

🌞🫠New Release Information in July🫠🌞

It’s extremely hot in Tokyo today, we hope you all are doing well!🥵

 

  • ICOT Choral Selection

”Cantate Domino”

Composer: Enrico Miaroma

Parts: SSAA

Accompaniment: Piano

Language: Latin

Performance Duration: 4’30”

Pages:20

https://edition.icot.or.jp/product/cantate-dominoenrico-miaroma/?lang=en

The first work is by Enrico Miaroma, a composer and very active Italian choral conductor.🇮🇹 You can listen to the performance on YouTube from the product page. The piece begins with passionate piano and is said to have been produced from trust between the commissioned choir, and the composer 🎵 Please visit our website.



  • Ko Matsushita Choral Selection

“Hodie Christus natus est”

Composer: Hideki Chihara

Parts: SATB

Accompaniment: a cappella

Language: Latin

Performance Duration: 3’30”

Pages:16

https://edition.icot.or.jp/product/hodie-christus-natus-est-santa-claus-is-flying-to-tokyo/?lang=en

 

This piece was inspired by Chihara’s desire, as a Japanese composer, to create a motet using a Japanese melody. The melody of Sōranbushi, a famous Japanese folksong is used. The piece premiered in Japan last November and attracted a great deal of attention. 

 

For more information, please visit the Edition ICOT website 👇

https://edition.icot.or.jp/

You can also check out various performance recordings!

New Release Information in June

06/05/2023

☔️🐌New Release Information in June🐌☔️

 

●Ko Matsushita Choral Selection

“ha… / RIVERSONG”

Composer: Orbán György

Parts: SSAA

Accompaniment: a cappella

Language: Hungarian

Performance Duration: 3’30”

Pages:12

https://edition.icot.or.jp/product/ha-riversong/?lang=en

 

“PSALM 66”

Composer: Jakub Szafrański

Parts: SATB

Accompaniment: a cappella

Language: Latin

Performance Duration: 3’20”

Pages:12

https://edition.icot.or.jp/product/psalm-66/?lang=en

 

The first piece is “ha…/ RIVERSONG” by Hungarian maestro, Orbán György.

This piece starts from the phrase “If I were a cool stream…” and is from Hungarian folksong. It is a common idea around the world to look at and think about life through a river… 🌏.

Originally composed over 15 years ago, this piece will be re-performed at Brilliant Harmony’s 33rd Annual Concert on Sunday, June 11, and is a must-listen! 

 

The second piece is “PSALM 66” by Jakub Szafrański from Poland🇵🇱 This piece won the second prize at the 9th Japan International Choral Composition Competition 2022. It is sung  the praises to the Lord. You can listen to the premiere performance of this piece on the product page.

 

For more information, please visit the Edition ICOT website 👇

https://edition.icot.or.jp/

 

You can also check out various performance recordings!

 

New Release Information for January

01/07/2023

○ICOT Choral Selection
“Ave Regina coelorum in E♭”
Composer: Ko Matsushita
Parts: SSA
Accompaniment: Piano
Language: Latin
Performance Duration: 3’30”
Pages: 16

The first piece is “Ave Regina coelorum in E♭” by Ko Matsushita.As the composer says in his comment on the product page, it is a simple but beautiful work filled with gentle and tender melody. This is a piece that should be chosen by all people who love female chorus.

 

○Ko Matsushita Choral Series
“Ave dulcissima Maria”
Composer:Matteo Magistrali
Parts: SATB
Accompaniment: a cappella
Language: Latin
Performance Duration: 3’00”
Pages: 8

The second piece is “Ave dulcissima Maria” by Matteo Magistrali.
The gentle harmonies and the dialogue of the voices are impressive, as is typical of his work.
Please take a look at the words written in the upper left corner of the first page of the score! (You can see a sample on the product page.) You will know why this song is full of love.

New Releases for October 2021 !

10/02/2021

[from ICOT Choral Selection] For mixed chorus a cappella “Tanchame” Composer: Ko Matsushita Parts: SATB Accompaniment: A cappella Language: Japanese( Okinawan language) Performance Duration: 4’30” Pages: 20

Tanchame
   

Tanchame is a folk song from the Okinawan region. It is characterized by its Okinawan scale, rhythm, and body percussion. It’s sure to be fun to perform!

[from Ko Matsushita Choral Series] for mixed chorus a cappella “Jubilate!” Composer: Chris O’Hara Parts: SATB Accompaniment: A cappella Language: Latin Performance Duration: 3’10” Pages: 12

Jubilate!
 

This piece won the 2nd prize at the 7th Japan International Choral Composition Competition 2021 (http://icccj.org/jp/). You can watch the premiere performance on youtube from the website. Please check out the composer’s passion for this piece!

for SSAA chorus a cappella and soprano solo “Vox Clara” Composer: Ivo Antognini Parts: SSAA+ Soprano Solo Accompaniment: A cappella Language: Latin Performance Duration: 3’30” Pages: 12

Vox Clara
 

This is the fourth work in the Ko Matsushita Choral Series for the SSAA chorus. As the title “Vox Clara” (shining voice) shows, clear and glittering harmonies resonate throughout the piece.

All the pieces are amazing……! Edition ICOT publishes three pieces a month! Please see the preview of the scores on each page.

New Arrivals in August 2020

08/01/2020

Three new arrivals published!

“Tomorrow, we will (Ashita-koso)” composed by Naoto Aizawa has been added into ICOT Choral Selection. We believe that you enjoy the joy of chorus fully. Francisco Carbonell in Spain received the 3rd prize in the Japan International Choral Composition Competition 2017 with “Corde Natus”. He has enhanced the score for this publication. “Hinageshino Hanabirano Yóni” written in Japanese was composed by Ko Matsushita for Mikrokosmos Chamber Chorus in France. Please watch its reference video.

We really appreciate that we could publish new scores for two months in a row. Thanks for your continued support of Edition ICOT!

Tomorrow, we will (Ashita-koso)
Corde Natus
Hinageshino Hanabirano Yóni