Rising sun by the morning calm, a concert of japanese & korean songs

Rising sun by the morning calm is a title of a concert of japanese & korean songs that was held in GoetheHaus Jakarta yesterday. It was presented by difertimento vocal ensemble. I had never seen a vocal ensemble show before, and I didn’t know whether I was going to enjoy it or not, but I still  bought the ticket because I always like to try something new. I wanted to know about it.

Yesterday I went there with my friends to see that concert. Surprisingly, I could enjoy the show. This show were divided into 2 part. Part 1 was japanese songs, and part 2 was korean songs.  I enjoyed the korean part (part 2) more than the japanese part (part 1).

These were the songs in that concert  :

Part 2  (korean songs) :

1. Arirang (beautiful dear)

Korean folksong

Arr. : Huh Cool Jae

2. Kyrie

from Missa Arirang

Arr. : Huh Cool Jae.

3. Halleluya Uri Yesu

Arr. : Woo Hyo Won.

4. Namchon

Kim Dong Hwan

Arr. : Kim Gyu Hwan

It’s a song about the beautiful landscape of Korea in spring.

5. Cheongsan E Sallira (to the green mountain)

Kim Yeon Jun

Arr. : Lee Hyun Chul

It’s a song about the beautiful green mountains of Korean peninsula.

6. Heogong (the empty air)

Cho Yong Phil

Arr. : Bae Sang Hwan

It’s a song about  the broken love that will be buried into the empy air.

7. Maebeob Eui Seong (magic castle)

Arr.: Intermuze & Dongbangshingi.

Part 1 (japanese songs) :

1. Sakura (cherry blossom)

lyrics: japanese edo period

Arr.: Toru Takemitsu

It’s a traditional japanese folksong depicting spring, the season of cherry blossom.

2. Shima Uta (island song)

lyrics: Keiko Kitagawa

song: Katsuhisa Hattori

Arr.: Chiharu Wakabayashi.

3. Tonari No Totoro (my neighbour Totoro)

lyrics: Keiko Kitagawa

song: Katsuhisa Hattori

Arr.: Chiharu Wakabayashi.

4. Kotoba Ni Sureba (if it’s said in words)

lyrics: Yasuoka Yutaka

song: the Gospellers

Arr.: Matsuhita Kou.

5. Sakura (Cherry Blossom)

lyrics: Moriyama Naotaro & Okachimachi T.

song: Moriyama Naotaro

Arr.: Imamura Kou.

6. First Love

lyrics: Utada Hikaru

song: Utada Hikaru

Arr.: Shoji Chihiro.

7. Niji (Rainbow)

lyrics: Moriyama Naotaro

song: Moriyama Naotaro

Arr.: Okachimachi Kaito.

8. Seishunfu (youth sonata)

Itsuki Hiroyuki

Arr.: Nobunaga Takatomi