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] [6]

He Xuntian: Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers

Inspiration

He Xuntian: Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers,
Soprano Huang Ying and The Israel Symphony Orchestra

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

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. "New Music in China 2014". Shanghai Conservatory of Music Press. pp. 355–370. ISBN 978-7-5566-0170-7.
7. "Scent Dance-He Xuntian Works Concert". hellotw.com. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
8. "He Xuntian go hand in hand with The Israel Symphony Orchestra". eastday. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
9. "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