Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers

{{Short description|Chant for soprano and orchestra, composed by He Xuntian, 2008}}

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{{cite news|title= New Music in China 2014

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Inspiration

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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

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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{{cite news|title=He Xuntian go hand in hand with The Israel Symphony Orchestra|url=http://enjoy.eastday.com/e/20140919/u1a8350834.html|newspaper=eastday|accessdate=2014-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143323/http://enjoy.eastday.com/e/20140919/u1a8350834.html|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=The Music Is Etched on the Memory of All Generation

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References

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