HA LA GYA TE(SSAA)

Composer: Midori Takashima

Notes from the composer:

This text is taken from the Heart Sutra.
I hope that you will sing freely and spontaneously, full of vitality, and free from stereotypes and preoccupations. Please do not be confined to the vocal techniques peculiar to the chorus, and try to express your music in a proactive and powerful way. I do not insist that the choirs perform in a specific way. However, I hope that you feel the resonant crescendo at the end of the piece is the core of the desire of this piece.
It is also a wish that all people on earth may live peaceful daily life, and that as many people as possible may be grateful for the gift of life and live with a joyful and peaceful heart.