In bloom in the Rokko Mountain
Concert and Contest Collection CBHA
This work was commissioned by the Japanese Rokko Verde Wind Orchestra. It describes aspects of the concert band's beautiful and open home town - the town of Kobe, the seat of Hyogo Prefecture - in a musical way, but also the hope that was felt after the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake in 1995. Satoshi Yagisawa uses an atmospheric chorale as the cornerstone of the piece, which is written in its recognizably dynamic style.
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