Poems by Kaz

Just finished two new works for a cappella mixed chorus on texts by Kazuaki Tanahashi. SNOWFALL is a setting of his English translation of Ryokan's poem. AGAIN, AGAIN... is a setting of his original poem in both Japanese and English. I first met Kaz at the 20th anniversary of Doreen Rao's Choral Music Experience Institute in York, England in 2006 where he worked with the choristers on peace-making activities, led morning meditation and painted on works by the visiting five composers -- Imant Raminsh, Lee Kesselman, Francisco Nunez, Rupert Lang and me. His performance paintings on my THE WORLD IS FULL OF POETRY and A LIVING SONG hang in my home and I think of him.