YUYAMA Akira was born in 1932 in Kanagawa, after graduating from Tokyo National University of fine arts and music, he engaged in the activity of composition. Among his many principal works are the choral suite " Songs of Kotan" awarded the Grand Prix in the art festival.
I have considered trying to draw the vitality and sensibility of modern children using a form of divertimento having instrumental free style and spirit for children's choir since a long time ago. This Divertimento with ten movements is based on a form of instrumental music, and each movement is indicated with tempo signs and expression ones. What will Allegro assai be, which Japanese children can living in modern feel? What kind of moment will children express the feeling of Cantabile meaning hearty singing? Further more, when and how will today's Japanese children integrate humorous spirit with play? Having contemplated the above thinks continuously, I happened to think of a precious main title that "Japanese children"
Born in 1935 in the northeast of China, Harbing. He graduated from the department of composition in Elizabetho College of Music in 1954 from Kunitachi College of Music in 1959. Principal works: Organ piece "Fantasy by the Revalation, "The description enclosed" for flute and percussion, "Motet by the Revalation for organ and choir, choral suite "Andersen suite" and so on.
Ring of Harmony: Music has magic consoling the listeners, encouraging them, and making them happy. The magic, beyond the difference of languages, the interval, and the time, displays its ability anytime and anywhere. The experiences that we all know the same one song and that we sang it together forever stay in our minds. Even later these experiences can combine the good companions' hearts of that time into one and can revitalize the impression, which we enjoyed together. And the retrospection, above the past time and distance, may one more time allow our minds to be filled with such happiness. Although this work was born in 1971 with a certain send-off as a turning point, it could come to have such magic as I showed above, beyond the turning point, thanks to splendid words by Tomoko Nakayama.