Ko Matsushita: Consolatio

Featuring

Georg Grün
Ivette Kiefer
KammerChor Saarbrücken
Ko Matsushita
Max Reger
Gustav Mahler

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Composer's Artistic Vision

As a Catholic, Ko Matsushita prefers Latin texts for his sacred choral compositions, viewing Latin as a common language that fosters understanding and removes barriers between people.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ko Matsushita's compositions are guided by five principles, including developing singers' abilities, sacred music, traditional Japanese music, his own unique ideas, and jazz/pop arrangements.

Composition History

Ko Matsushita's 'Usquequo Domine' was written in 2011 for the Salt Lake Vocal Artists in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant disaster.

Performer Biography

The KammerChor Saarbrücken, one of Germany's leading chamber choirs, won the German Choir Competition in 1998 and many international competitions, including the 13th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf in 2013.

Performer Biography

Georg Grün, the artistic director of KammerChor Saarbrücken since its founding in 1990, is an internationally sought-after choral conductor and sonority specialist.

Composer Biography

Ko Matsushita, a Japanese composer and choral director, conducts 17 choirs internationally and was the first Asian artist to receive the 'Robert Edler Prize for Choral Music' in 2005.