'The Six Hours' cycle of three solo works for bassoon, viola and tenor saxophone provides ritual time and space for human beings to adjust their inner time connected to nature and the universe. It is also a musical variation of "Shomyo", a Japanese Buddhist chant.

In the Jodo sect of Buddhism and the Shuni-e ceremony at Todai-ji temple, the Buddhist memorial service is dedicated in a form that is divided into six time periods during the day. This is called the observance of the Six Hours (Rok...