A Christmas concert by Chor-Amafok, a mixed choir based in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, will be held on December 8th (Sunday).

In the first part, the suite "Three Poems by Nankichi Niimi" for mixed chorus and piano (composed by Yota Kato) will finally be premiered in its entirety! In the second half of the concert, there will be a rich program including Japanese mixed chorus pieces and Christmas songs. Please come and visit us.

■Introduction to "Three Poems by Nankichi NIIMI"

I contributed an introduction to the commissioned work "Three Poems by Nankichi NIIMI" to Chor-Amafok's blog.

About "Three Poems of Nankichi Niimi"

This is a choral suite composed by Yota Kato in 2023 at the request of "Chor-Amafok", a choir active mainly in Matsudo City. Each song is based on three poems "Akagitsune" (The Red Fox), "Biwa no hana no matsuri" (The Loquat Flower Festival) and "Kaigara" (The Shell) selected by the composer himself from the poems of Nankichi Niimi, a children's story writer from Aichi Prefecture, known for works such as "Gongitsune" (Gon, the Little Fox) and "Denden Mushi no Kanashimi" (The Sorrow of a Snail) . 

■Performer information:

Mixed choir "Chor-Amafok"  [WEB]

Conductor: Akira Kohama

Pianist: Akiko Watanabe

■Performance program

Part 1: Encountering Songs

 Three Poems by Nankichi Niimi -for mixed chorus and piano- (commissioned work)

  1. Aka-gitsune (Red Fox)

  2. Biwa no Hana no Matsuri (Loquat Flower Festival)

  3. Kaigara (Seashells)

*The two songs "Aka-gitsune (Red Fox)" and "Kaigara (Seashells)" are scheduled to be premiered in advance at the 76th Matsudo City Choral Festival on Saturday, November 2nd.

Part 2: Songs are Hope

 Shonen Jidai (Boyhood)

 Kokoro no Hitomi (Eyes of the Heart)

 Kaiju no Ballad (Ballad of the Monster)

 Jibun rashiku (Be Yourself)

 Niji (Rainbow)

 Shinjiru (Believe)

Part 3: The Joy of Singing - Let's sing together

 Santa ga Machi ni yattekuru
(Santa Claus is Coming to Town)

 Morobito Kozorite
(Joy to the World! the Lord is come)

 Arano no Hate ni
(At the End of the Field, Angels We Have Heard on High)

 Kiyoshi kono Yoru
(Silent Night)

■Event Information

Sunday, December 8, 2024

Doors open at 13:30, performance begins at 14:00

Tokiwadaira Civic Center: Hall (Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture)

Free admission, All seats unreserved

Concert information, performers, songs, etc. are subject to change without notice. Please note.