Carpe diem Philharmony

 The 200th Anniversary of the First Performance of the Ninth
 All Beethoven program tracing the events leading up to the Ninth

The Carpe diem Philharmony is a musical organization that focuses on the performance of classical music, including vocal music.
Carpe diem" is a line from a poem by the ancient Roman poet Horatius. The name "Carpe diem" means to cherish "the day" and to make each activity meaningful, and the group was formed at the beginning of 2019 with a choir and orchestra, led by students who have a desire to "do music that can only be done here and now.

In order to sharpen the ensemble's fundamentals in its annual subscription concert, the choir tackles a wide range of orchestral works from the Baroque period to the Viennese Classical Period, as well as large-scale works that include vocal music.
In addition, the ensemble also holds the Carpe Festival, which focuses on various themes regardless of the period, and choral concerts, taking advantage of having both an orchestra and chorus, and applying the knowledge and techniques acquired in the classics to music from the Romantic period onward.

In commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the founding of the orchestra, we will be presenting works by L. v. Beethoven, including Choral Fantasy and Symphony No. 9. We hope you will enjoy this performance, which can only be heard here and now.


Composed by L. van Beethoven
Sigh of the Unloved and Affection WoO 118
　　Tenor Kaedeya Kato
　　Piano Hinako Yuki

 Consecration Song WoO 126
　　Tenor Kaedeya Kato
　　Piano Hinako Yuki

 Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op. 80
　　Piano Yui Takahashi
　　Soprano Naki Mishirokawa, Rie Usui
　　Alto Suzune Ishida
　　Tenor Toshinari Horikoshi, Kaedeya Kato
　　Baritone Yoshio Yamaguchi

 Consecration Song, Op. 121b, 2nd draft
　　Mezzo-soprano Rie Usui

 Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
　　Soprano Naki Mishirokawa
　　Alto Suzune Ishida
　　Tenor Toshinari Horikoshi
　　Yoshio Yamaguchi, baritone