Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song

A tour de force of exotic sounds and emotional design, this major work from Samuel Hazo will leave your audiences breathless. Based on the hauntingly beautiful "Sunayama", this composition tells a story of the inner conflict of a Japanese girl who falls in love with an American. She is torn between a life with him in American and her longing for the culture of her childhood. From time to time she plays a music box given to her by her parents ("Sunayama Theme"), bringing a flood of homeland memories. The composer weaves together a tapestry of sounds and moods as the piece builds to a fulfilling climax of musical drama and power.