Ko Matsushita
Kō Matsushita ( Japanese 松下 耕 Matsushita Kō ; born October 16, 1962 in Tokyo Prefecture ) is a Japanese composer and conductor .
Career
Matsushita studied composition at the Kunitachi College of Music and took part in the master class for conducting at the Kodaly Institute in Kecskemét , Hungary .
Artistic work
His compositions vary widely from works based on traditional Japanese music to classical etudes for choirs. He is currently the conductor and artistic director of 14 choirs with concerts in Japan, Europe, America, Asia and where the choirs achieved outstanding performances in international competitions.
Awards
In 2005 he was the first Asian composer to be honored with the Robert Edler Prize for Choral Music in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of choral music worldwide.
Works (selection)
- Assumpta est Maria No. 2 from: Three Marian Motets
- Ave verum corpus (2012)
- De profundis clamavi
- Domine, fac me servum pacis tuae (2006)
- Exsultate justi in Domino (2014)
- Hodie beata Virgo Maria No. 3 from: Three Marian Motets
- Hodie Christ natus est (2007)
- Jubilate deodorant
- Ne timeas, Maria No. 1 from: Three Marian Motets
- Come On The Gentile Savior (2012)
- Nunc dimittis
- O lux beata Trinitas (2006)
- O salutaris hostia (2006)
- Father noster (2006)
- Silent Night (2013)
- Tenebrae factae sunt responsory in the nocturn on Good Friday
- Tota pulchra es antiphon in the 2nd Vespers on the feast of Mary's conception
- Ubi caritas (2014) Antiphon for Maundy Thursday
- Usquequo Domine (2011)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved July 24, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Website of the Carus Verlag. Retrieved June 3, 2017 .
- ^ Santa Barbara Music Publishing website. Retrieved June 3, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matsushita, Kō |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 松下 耕 (ja-hani) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo Prefecture , Japan |