Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers

He Xuntian: Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers

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]

it was first performed on 8 November 2014 at the Shanghai Concert Hall, Oriental Art Center (China) with the soprano Huang Ying and the Israel Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Judd.^[6][7]

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][2]

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2. ^ "Scent Dance-He Xuntian Works Concert". hellotw.com. Retrieved 2014-11-10.

References

1. "Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers". Schott Music. July 2014.
2. "Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers: He Suntan's Chant Series". chinadaily. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
3. "Scent Dance: Extraordinary Fragrance". Arts Criticism. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
4. "He Xuntian, Cover of People's Music , 2001-06". People’s Music. Retrieved 2001-06-12.
5. "He Xuntian, the Headline of Musical Works, 2013-08". Musical Works. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
6. "He Xuntian go hand in hand with The Israel Symphony Orchestra". eastday. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
7. "The Music Is Etched on the Memory of All Generation". People’s Daily. Retrieved 2015-02-10.

External links

• Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers published by Schott Music International, Germany