Fourth year
Dance of Uzume
- Composed
- 2005
- Instrumentation
- Alto Saxophone, Piano
Dance of Uzume is a concertino that is based on a Japanese myth: out of anger toward her brother Susanowo, the storm god, the sun god Amaterasu hides in a cave. The goddess of joy, Uzume, succeeds in luring the sun goddess out of the cave by dancing wildly. The joy and laughter of the other gods as they watch Uzume arouses Amaterasu’s curiosity and with her appearance, the light on earth returns. —windrep.org