A Prayer for Higashi Nihon James Barnes

Prayer for Higashi Nihon was commissioned for the founding anniversary of Zushi High School and also as a requiem for the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. It was premiered on November 29, 2012 at the school's 90th Anniversary Concert. Commission requests were for a song to be solemn enough for this special event, to be an appropriate song to follow Yama-Midori (the 80th anniversary commission by James Barnes) and as a requiem for the tragic earthquake disaster.