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BIG OCEAN CANTATAAbout the research and creative processThe Big Ocean Cantata is a musical piece specially composed for and dedicated to the 14th Dalai Lama on the occasion of his visit to the Goa University in December 2019. The Cantata is the result of an interdisciplinary research and creative process that combines elements of the musical and philosophical traditions of India and Tibet with Western contemporary composition techniques. This work uses traditional Tibetan melodies, Indian ragas, philosophical thinking structures and texts from India and Tibet, as well as sound textures and harmonies of the musical tradition s of the West.Through the use of these elements, the Big Ocean Cantata creates a soundscape that represents both the rich Tibetan tradition -its aspirations and hopes- and the crucial need of dialogue and sincere seek for peace, as fervently preached by the Dalai Lama. The agogics of the Big Ocean Cantata describes different sound perspectives via the varied events and experiences related to the life of the 14th Dalai Lama: his escape from Lhasa and the walk through the Himalayas in 1959, his teachings and the struggle for peace from exile in Dharmasala. Written entirely in Tibetan and Sanskrit languages, the Big Ocean Cantata comprises of texts used by the 14th Dalai Lama and the Om mani padme hum (ॐ मणिपद्मे हूँ) mantra, a six-syllable mantra of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteshvara. This mantra, which is recited by Tibetan Buddhists, leads to the purification of the six realms of existence. The Big Ocean Cantata is a work that celebrates Tibetan wisdom and coexistence and embodies in itself the struggle for freedom through the respectful dialogue of all traditions and the symbiosis of the aesthetics of the East and West. The name of the composition "Big Ocean" refers to the term 'Dalai' which in Mongolian language means 'ocean'- 'big'. It is composed for an ensemble of soprano soloist, mixed choir voices, violin, pianos as well as classical and Tibetan percussion sets (singing bowls and Tibetan gongs). In its premiere on December 11th 2019 at the Kala Academy, it also commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize that was awarded to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in 1989.Goa, 11th December, 2019Dr. Santiago Lusardi Girelli
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