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The theme music to promote the pre-anniversary activities for the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama was recently released by the Salvation Work Committee.<\/p>\nThe theme music to promote the pre-anniversary activities for the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama was recently released by the Salvation Work Committee.<\/p>\n
The title of the music is \u201cShun no kaze<\/em> (Catching the Season\u2019s Wind).\u201d As we move forward to the anniversary of Oyasama, the music was created to raise awareness of everyone on the path and help each Yoboku and follower become spirited as they engage in the \u201cthree years, one thousand days\u201d activities.<\/p>\n Under the supervision of Tenrikyo Institute of Music, the music was composed by Rev. Hirokazu Mitsutake, the head minister of Suko Branch Church, who had previously composed theme songs for the Children\u2019s Pilgrimage to Jiba. An orchestra consisting primarily of members of Tenrikyo Institute of Music recently recorded the music.<\/p>\n While developing the idea for the music, Rev. Mitsutake thought that it must be in line with the Shinbashira\u2019s intention expressed in Instruction Four. What Rev. Mitsutake wanted to present in the music the most was \u201cthe spirited mind,\u201d so the fanfare at the outset expresses, in its melody, the spirited mind of humans and his understanding of the phrase \u201cto unite the minds\u201d used at the beginning of the Instruction. The string music that follows the fanfare describes Oyasama\u2019s parental love demonstrated in Her Divine Model. The last part, played on both brass and string instruments, shows how we followers of the path make progress in our spiritual growth embraced by the profound parental love of Oyasama.<\/p>\n The music is instrumental and does not contain lyrics. Its length is two minutes and forty-eight seconds.<\/p>\n On October 20, \u201cShun no<\/em> kaze<\/em> (Catching the Season\u2019s Wind)\u201d became available for everyone to listen to and download through the special website for the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama.<\/p>\n Rev. Yoshiji Matsumura, the chairperson of the Salvation Work Committee, said, \u201cI hope the music will be effectively used at events and activities to be held at the levels of churches, dioceses, and districts.\u201d<\/p>\n