Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers

Chant for soprano and orchestra, composed by He Xuntian, 2008

Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers ( 云上莲花 ) is a chant for soprano and orchestra,^[1]^[2]^[3] composed by He Xuntian in 2008.^[4]^[5] ^[6]

Inspiration

Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers was inspired from Shakyamuni's sutra:

na mo a mi da ba ya
da ta ga da ya
da d ya ta
a mi li dou ba wei
a mi li da xi dan ba wei
a mi li da wei ge lan di
a mi li da wei ge lan da ga mi ni
ga ga na gei di ga li
si wa ha^[1]^[7]

First performance

Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers

Soprano: Huang Ying
Dirigent: James Judd
Orchester: Israel Symphony Orchestra
8 November 2014, Shanghai, Concert Hall, Oriental Art Center^[6]^[8]^[9]

References

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