In Japan, the cherry blossom (sakura) is widely celebrated. Seonaid has drawn a parallel with this season to her life now in Scotland. After a serious accident, Seonaid found herself unable to walk and was forced to slow down and focus on her well-being. As both mind and body gradually healed, she found a new perspective. Through jazz, classical and folk idioms, Seonaid?s musical suite ?Chasing Sakura? - originally commissioned by Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival in 2021 - was written for a hand-picked ensemble of string quintet and saxophone/flute. Featuring cross-genre and improvising musicians, it follows the lifespan of the cherry blossom and explores the themes of a fleeting but beautiful life, lived to the fullest.
Tracks:
1. Chasing Sakura: Awakening 02:21
2. Chasing Sakura: Chasing Sakura 05:58
3. Chasing Sakura: Beauty & Wonder 04:06
4. Chasing Sakura: Hanami 05:29
5. Chasing Sakura: Spring Song 04:27
6. Chasing Sakura: The Walk 03:28
7. Chasing Sakura: Sakura Snowstorm 04:29
8. Chasing Sakura: Impermanence 04:51
9. Chasing Sakura: Rebirth 04:22
10. Chasing Sakura: Hanami (Reprise) 01:39
