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A medley of 4 familiar tunes to most of Japan. The introductory tune is “Shakura,” a traditional Japanese folk song, depicting the coming of Spring and the cherry blossom. Next is a Romantic era song “Yoimachi-guru,” (the evening primrose) first published by Tadasuke Ono (1895-1929) in 1918. The original is a vocal score with piano accompaniment, and we varied the original by changing keys (for the bamboo flute) and adding more dramatic arpeggios.
Ironically, the last tunes of this medley originated from Western Christian Hymns. What we know as the familiar “What a Friend we Have in Jesus” is popular in Japan, because it is used in almost all Japanese “Westernized” weddings, today. The final tune, from which we get the name “Kami Yo Miame Ni,” is an adaptation of the hymn “Lord, We Come Before thee Now.” Never more appropriate to end this medley with one verse of that ethnic adaptation by Tomoaki Bunya - a song of prayer.
