Here we gather what the choir sings on the 6th Japan tour – first grouped by genre, then as a concrete program. The list of works is settled: nineteen pieces, sixteen of which the choir sings on its own and three of which are sung together. Which piece is heard at which concert is listed on that concert's own page.
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Japanese folk and art songs 日本の歌
From the handed-down folk song to the through-composed art song: Japanese pieces are at the heart of the choir. They tie the tour to the host country and are often the songs that touch the audience most directly.
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German folk and art songs ドイツの歌
From the choir's home: German folk songs and art songs from a rich song tradition. They bring a piece of Karlsruhe and German choral music to Japan.
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Koto & Wadaiko 琴・和太鼓
Some pieces are accompanied by traditional Japanese instruments – the plucked koto and the wadaiko drum. They give the singing a distinctive, unmistakably Japanese color. The scores spell this out for “Loreley” (ローレライ): there, a koto solo comes before the choral setting.
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Requiem by Maurice Duruflé レクイエム
As the great sacred work, Maurice Duruflé's Requiem, op. 9, is on the program – a late, Gregorian-rooted masterpiece of French choral music.
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The choir on its own 単独曲
“Der Flügel” sings these sixteen pieces as its own part of the program:
- “Furusato” (故郷)
- “Sakura sakura” (さくら さくら)
- “Chiisana sora” (小さな空, Tōru Takemitsu)
- “Hotaru koi” (ほたるこい)
- “Hana wa saku” – Flowers Will Bloom (花は咲く)
- “A Flower Remembered” (永遠の花)
- “Von guten Mächten”
- “Daichi Sanshō” (大地讃頌)
- “Zigeunerleben” (ジプシーの生活, Robert Schumann)
- “Kimi wo nosete” (君をのせて)
- “Narayama” (平城山)
- “Kikoeru” (聞こえる)
- “Noto no tsubasa” (能登の翼)
- “Kamome” (かもめ)
- Japanese folk song medley (日本民謡メドレー, including “Sōran Bushi”)
- “Loreley” (ローレライ)
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Sung together 合同曲
These three works are sung together at the concerts:
- Cantique de Jean Racine (ラシーヌ讃歌, Gabriel Fauré)
- Requiem, op. 9 (レクイエム, Maurice Duruflé)
- “Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume” (ウィーン、わが夢の街, Rudolf Sieczyński) – in Kaminokawa with the children’s choir, in German and in unison
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The concert programs プログラム
The list of works is complete: nineteen pieces, as listed above. Which of them are sung on which evening is listed on each concert's page – all six concerts at a glance.
The singers rehearse from the choir's official scores. This page gives an overview and is not a substitute for sheet music.
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"Our choir is called 'Der Flügel' (the wing) because, as if carried by wings, we have crossed many borders – including the border between Japan and Germany." – Makitaro Arima