Kazuaki Ogikubo

is a Japanese composer and conductor.

Graduated Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Studied under Jo Shimaoka, Akio Yashiro, Teruyuki Noda and Michio Mamiya. In 1976, he won the first prize at Mainichi Music Competition. He has been familiar to Japanese choirs since his virtual first choral work "Eyes to the Season" (Kisetsu he no manazashi; for mixed/men's chorus and piano).

Major works

Orchestral

*1976 "Rain Dance"
*1977 "Cosmos"
*1982 "Symphony"
*2000 "Castastrophe" for wind orchestra

Chamber/Instrumental

*1972 "Sonata for violin and piano"
*1978 "Dance in Black" for percussion ensemble
*1979 "Black Liturgy" for percussion ensemble
*1985 "Rhapsody" for 2 pianos
*1988 "Souvenir" for piano 4 hands
*1988 "Piano Sonata No. 2"
*1989 "Sadness of the Sun" for piano
*1997 "Rhapsody in Black" for percussion ensemble
*2003 "Carrousel" for piano 4 hands

Choral

Johmon Series

"Johmon" is one of Japanese era.All of these works are poetry by Sakon So(宗左近).

Johmon trilogy (main)

*1979 "Johmon" for mixed chorus and piano/orchestra (male chorus version; 1983)
*1995 "Johmon "Psalms" for male chorus, piano and percussion
*1999 "Apocalypse-Johmon" for two groups of male chorus, piano and percussion

Extra (by the said person)

*1987 "Johmon Rhapsody" for men's chorus and piano/orchestra
*1993 "Johmon "Love" for men's chorus and piano (mixed chorus version; 2008)

Mass Series

*1985 "Mass No.1 "Resurrection" for female chorus
*1996 "Mass No.2 "Orasho" for male chorus and orchestra (female chorus and instrumental ensemble version; 1996)
*1997 "Mass No.3 "Chorus angelorum" for children (female) chorus
*2000 "Mass No.4 "Burning" for male chorus and piano (mixed chorus version; 2006)

*1978 "Eye to the Season" (Kisetsu he no manazashi) for mixed chorus and piano (male chorus version; 1986)
*1981 "Requiem" for mixed chorus and percussion
*1982 "Revival" for mixed chorus and piano
*1984 "Shūririen-en" for famale or children chorus and piano (mixed chorus version; 1987. male chorus version; 2006)
*1990 "In terra pax" for mixed chorus and piano (female chorus version; 1992. male chorus version; 1992)
*1992 "How old am I?" for mixed chorus and piano
*1993 "Yesterday, I saw the Sea" for male chorus and piano (mixed chorus version)
*1996 "Snow of Phamtom" for male chorus
*2001 "Flutist of Augast 15th" for male chorus
*2001 "Two Motets for the End of the World" for mixed chorus
*2003 "Virgin of Fire 1" for male chorus and piano of four hands