Friendship songs you’ll want to sing in choir: A roundup of choral pieces about friends
There are quite a lot of opportunities for group singing—like in music class, choir competitions, and school events.
You’ll probably choose songs to match each occasion, but sometimes it’s hard to decide, isn’t it?
So in this article, we’ll introduce recommended songs with a special focus on friendship-themed pieces from among popular choral works.
We hope this will be helpful when selecting songs to perform, especially for graduation ceremonies, school festivals, and choir competitions.
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- A friendship song that fires up the culture festival/school festival
Friendship songs you’ll want to sing in chorus. A collection of choral songs about friends (31–40)
People and PeopleYugeda Kensuke
This is a warm piece that sings about the importance of encounters through music.
The refreshing melody woven by Kensuke Yugeda is wrapped in gentle calm while carrying an inspiring message.
It expresses, in straightforward and deeply resonant words, the joy born from human connections and the inevitable meaning hidden within chance meetings.
Delivered by the pure voices of the Toin Gakuen Elementary School Choir, the work is also slated to be included in elementary school music textbooks starting in 2024.
Its kind, uplifting message is perfect for children who are about to experience new encounters in a fresh environment.
Before taking a new step in school life, be sure to listen to this wonderful song that offers courage and hope.
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This song was created with graduations and choral singing in mind—it was selected as the compulsory piece for the NHK All-Japan School Music Competition (junior high division), and the CD even comes with sheet music for mixed three-part chorus.
It’s a song we especially want middle and high school students to sing.
Perform it with feeling.
Thank you. Goodbye.Nakai Kiichi, Yoshida Naoko
This song was first broadcast on NHK’s “Minna no Uta” in 1985.
In the first verse it sings about “friends,” in the second about the “classroom,” and in the third about “teachers,” expressing memories and gratitude.
The lyrics, in which students about to graduate bid farewell and give thanks to the friends, teachers, and classroom that supported them, are moving to the point of tears.
It’s a slightly bittersweet graduation song.
COSMOS
The choral pieces that students sing with heartfelt emotion at junior high school graduation ceremonies have a power that lingers in the heart.
Among them, “COSMOS,” arranged by Yutaka Tomizawa, is especially recommended.
Written and composed by Mimas and released by Aquamarine in 1999, the song later became a beloved choral piece at many schools.
Its beautiful melody, arranged in E-flat major, and lyrics that evoke the vastness of the universe offer hope and deep emotion for the new journey that graduation represents.
Why not sing the moving “COSMOS,” a piece truly fitting for this milestone?
Thank you, goodbye.
For anyone looking for a song to sing at a graduation ceremony, our top recommendation is “Arigatou Sayounara” (“Thank You, Goodbye”).
It’s a moving song filled with gratitude and farewells to the friends, teachers, and classroom you’ve shared time with.
With many repeated melodies, it’s easy for elementary school students to learn.
Even sung in a single part without splitting into sections like a mixed chorus, it still has great impact—so why not choose it for your graduation ceremony?
Friendship songs you’ll want to sing in chorus: A collection of choral pieces about friends (41–50)
Goodbye until we meet again.
It’s a choral piece that reflects on the seasons spent with dear ones and expresses the loneliness of parting.
While it evokes a farewell greeting, it also conveys a positive view of setting off—cherishing the memories built up and pledging to meet again.
The promise of reunion suggests that parting is not only about sadness.
It feels like a song that can support the sorrow felt at graduation, while also teaching the joy of looking forward to meeting again.
south wind
A junior high school graduation ceremony is a memory that lasts a lifetime.
As a choral piece fitting for such a milestone, we also recommend Hiroshi Tomioka’s “Minami Kaze” (South Wind).
Its lyrics, which empathize with the feelings of junior high students, and its melody that evokes hope for the future create an unforgettable moment for the graduates.
Resonating in their hearts and giving them courage, “Minami Kaze” is truly a perfect song for a graduation ceremony.
Drawing on Tomioka’s own experience as a teacher, this piece gently supports students as they take their first steps into adulthood, watching over them with warmth.