Ko Matsushita: Consolatio. Contemporary Choral Music

Featuring

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

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Performer Biography

The KammerChor Saarbrücken is one of Germany's leading chamber choirs, known internationally for its homogeneous a cappella sound and winner of the German Choir Competition in 1998.

Composition History

Ko Matsushita composed "Usquequo Domine" in 2011 for the Salt Lake Vocal Artists, reflecting on the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant disaster.

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.

Performer Biography

Georg Grün, the artistic director of the KammerChor Saarbrücken, is an internationally sought-after choral conductor and professor, who also founded the choir in 1990.

Composer's Artistic Vision

As a Catholic, Ko Matsushita often uses 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, original ideas, and jazz/pop arrangements.