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80 Years after the War: Prayers for Peace - Treasured Choral Masterpieces with Harp and Chamber Orchestra

Performance by Chorus Ensemble IRIS and German-French Song and Ensemble Study Group, etc.

2025/08/31(su.) 14:00 Starting

Music Hall 3F of Salvia Hall, Yokohama City Tsurumi Kumin Bunka CenterKanagawa

Official https://teket.jp/9653/54802

This is a daytime performance.
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, we will present a series of supreme choral masterpieces in prayer for peace.
A is with a chamber orchestra of grand harp, horns, strings, and organ.
B is with piano accompaniment.
C, with harp and horn 2.

◆Fauré: Requiem in A, Racine Hymn in A
◆Rutter: On this lovely land A

A, Wind in a Thousand Winds <mixed chorus version> B
Children's God - Heavenly Lullaby <mixed chorus version> B
This song is sung to pray for the healthy growth of my child.
Danny Boy B

Brahms: Songs for harp, 2 horns and female chorus from OP17. 1-3.
This is a simple and beautiful piece for female chorus, though it is rarely performed because of its unusual composition.
It was composed for the women's chorus which Brahms directed in his youth.
◆Mendelssohn: God give peace. b

◆Ravel: Three beautiful birds of paradise <mixed chorus version> A
Three birds, blue, white and red, the colors of the French flag, return to their lover instead of a letter from the war,
The remaining lover sings a heartbreaking cry. Composed by Ravel in the midst of World War I.
Poulenc: Prayer for Peace (arranged for mixed chorus by Miki Shibata) B

Piano pieces will be performed in the daytime performance.
Liszt-Schubert Serenade.

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Tickets
Please purchase at the following teket↓ or at the Salvia Hall counter.
https://teket.jp/9653/54802

Program

  • requiem

    Gabriel Foret

  • Hymn to Racine

    Gabriel Foret

  • Children's God - Lullaby of Heaven

  • In a Thousand Winds

  • This leapable land.

    John Rutter

  • Danny Boy

    Irish folk song

  • serenade

    list

Mendelssohn: God grant us peace
Brahms: Female Chorus for Harp and 2 Horns op17-1-3
Ravel: Three Beautiful Birds of Paradise, for mixed chorus
Poulenc: Prayer for Peace, for mixed chorus

Performer

  • Seiya Endo, guest conductor

    Conductor

  • Chorus Ensemble IRIS

    Mixed Voice Ensemble

  • Miki Shibata (soprano, conductor, piano)

    member of a two-term plan

  • Kei Kondo, baritone soloist

    Member of Nikikai, Requiem and other solos

  • Ayako Yamazaki

    Piano Solo, Piano Accompaniment

  • tazuka cherry (Prunus tazuka)

    grand harp

  • IRIS Peace Chamber Orchestra

    Horns, harp, strings, organ

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Admission and ticket purchase

  • How to buy

    Yokohama City Tsurumi Kumin Bunka Center Salvia Hall Reception
    Inquiries 045-511-5711 (9:00 - 20:00) Reservations are not available. Available at the box office.

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