Hibiki (Resonance)

[Machine Translation] Ryu Hirabayashi has always been creating "a space to enjoy singing" since his debut as a classical nobleman. The first song, "Prayer - Keep on Singing," an original song sung magnificently with a choir, opens the concert in a solemn manner, followed by the second song, "Hana wa Saku," a classic song that has been sung as a symbol of peace to think about reconstruction, war, and conflict, in a gentle and refreshing manner. The fifth song is a newly arranged version of "Kimi dake miteru ~Shiki no uta 2012~", which was included in her debut album in 2011 and is still sung with great care to this day, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Shiki no uta. The motif of the song, "Songs of the Four Seasons," is also included in the album, bringing warmth and a sense of time to the work. In addition, the album carefully covers many famous songs that move the heart, such as "Inochi no Uta (Song of Life)," "Kokoro no Hitomi (Eyes of Heart)," and "Meguriae (Meguriae). The album also includes five original songs, including "Amazing LOVE" written by renowned composer Seikou Nagaoka and lyricist Seriko Natsuno, for a total of 12 songs. As a special feature, over 1,000 children from the two elementary schools where Ryu Hirabayashi composed school songs participated in a cover of Toshiaki Matsumoto's song "Invisible Feathers," which has been popularized on "Minna no Uta" (Everyone's Uta). The children's chorus closes the album in a moving way. Ryu Hirabayashi's work is a deep and rich reminder of the beauty of song and the preciousness of the moment when our voices and hearts "resonate.

クラシック界の貴公子としてデビューして以来、常に"歌を楽しむ空間"を創り続けてきた平林龍。その想いの結晶となる最新アルバムが完成した (通算7枚目)。1曲目は、合唱団とともに壮大に歌い上げていくオリジナル曲「祈り～歌い続けて」にて厳かに幕を開け、続く2曲目では、復興や戦争、争いについて考える平和の象徴として歌い継いできた名曲「花は咲く」をしっとりと清々しく届ける。5曲目には、2011年、自身のデビューアルバムに収録し、今なお大切に歌い続けている、四季の歌50周年記念バージョン「君だけを見つめてる～四季の歌2012～」を新アレンジで収録。そのモチーフである「四季の歌」との並びで、作品に温かな時間の広がりをもたらしている。その他、「いのちの歌」「心の瞳」「めぐり逢い」など、心を震わせる名曲の数々を丁寧にカバー。さらに、著名な作曲家・長岡成貢と作詞家・夏ノ芹子による書き下ろし曲「Amazing LOVE」をはじめ、オリジナル5曲を収録した全12曲の意欲作となっている。特別編成として、平林 龍が校歌を作曲した2つの小学校より1,000名を超える児童が参加し、『みんなのうた』で親しまれてきた、松本俊明による楽曲「見えない羽根」をカバー。子供たちの大合唱がアルバムを感動的に締めくくっている。"歌"の素晴らしさ、そして声と心が"響く"瞬間の尊さを、深く豊かに届ける平林龍、渾身の作品。