[Choral Songs] Recommended for cultural and school festivals! Classic choir pieces & the latest popular songs

Flowers will bloom.hana wa saku purojekuto

[Two-Part Chorus] Flowers Will Bloom [With Lyrics]

As many of you know, this is a charity song created to support the recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, and it was released in 2012.

Singers, entertainers, and athletes who are from or connected to Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima participated, making it a large-scale project.

No matter when you listen, it is a gentle, compassionate song that prompts reflection on what it means to live, to love, and to lead a life.

It’s a song I truly hope you will sing, as a way to spark those reflections.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Ballad of the Monstersyangu 101

“Ballad of the Kaiju” Sumida Children’s Choir

This song was introduced in 1972 on NHK’s music variety program “Stage 101.” It has become widely beloved, especially in choral competitions at elementary, junior high, and high schools.

It’s a fast-tempo choral piece that builds excitement with the spirited shout of “Yah!” near the end.

It’s also well known for having a challenging piano accompaniment.

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Wakayama Prefectural Tanabe High School Choir – (8) Tsubomi

When it comes to classic J-pop songs for choir, isn’t Kobukuro’s “Tsubomi” the go-to choice? I think everyone in the class is familiar with Kobukuro.

When choosing a song for chorus, picking an artist everyone knows is really important.

It makes practice go more smoothly and helps create a better performance.

The choir performance at the school festival will be a lifelong memory, so choosing a song that fits your generation is a great idea.

Kobukuro represents the Heisei and Reiwa eras, so they’re a perfect fit.

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kinoshita ayaka

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Letter ~Dear You at Fifteen~Anjura Aki

[Chorus] Letter ~Dear You at Fifteen~ (Mixed Choir, Three Parts)

A classic graduation song whose lyrics depict letters sent from a 15-year-old to their future self, and from their future self back to their 15-year-old self.

Upon its release in September 2008, it became a hot topic when it was chosen as the set piece for the middle school division of NHK’s National School Music Competition that same year.

This song, which offers encouragement and stands by the many worries one faces in their teens, takes on a different resonance when you listen to it later in life.

While it’s a gently paced, mid-tempo piece, it gradually builds in the latter half, so try to be mindful of expressive contrasts between calm and intensity.

JupiterHirahara Ayaka

Jupiter Men and Women.com

Ayaka Hirahara covered Gustav Holst’s classical masterpiece “Jupiter” with Japanese lyrics, and its lyrics and musical tone evoke an impressive, grand world.

The climactic moment—sung in a mixed four-part chorus with its magnificent scale—is sure to be overwhelming and deeply moving.

TomorrowLyrics and Composition: Sugimoto Ryūichi

Choral piece: Tomorrow

It was released in 1992 as the ending theme for NHK’s “Living Things: Earth Travelogue.” It has been arranged by several composers for use as educational music material.

The upbeat lyrics, which carry the message “Let’s believe in tomorrow and do our best,” make it a wonderful song.

road; way; path; street; route; Tao (in philosophy)EXILE

Alumni Chorus 'Michi (The Road)' (Togane Municipal Togane Junior High School, 42nd Graduation Ceremony)

This is EXILE’s 23rd single, released in 2007.

From the time it was released, it drew attention as a choral piece, and today it has firmly established itself as a graduation song sung at commencement ceremonies.

It is included in music textbooks and continues to be sung in various places, so there’s no doubt it can be performed not only during the graduation season but also at cultural festivals and choir festivals.