Prayer of Shantideva

Prayer of Shantideva is scored for SATB chorus, oboe, and string quartet. The piece was written in honor of the Dalai Lama, and it was premiered in his presence on October 23, 2007 at The St. Paul Catholic Center in Bloomington, IN. The text used is a translation of an excerpt from "Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life," the collected teachings of the seventh century Buddhist monk, Shantideva.

From the WTIU production of an Interfaith Prayer Service with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Performers
Susan Swaney, conductor
Select members from area church choirs
Zoe Martin-Doike, violin
Seung-Mi Sun, violin
Ren Martin-Doike, viola
Jacobsen Woollen, cello

* Recorded live October 23, 2007 at an Interfaith Prayer Service, St. Paul Catholic Center, Bloomington, IN

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Audio file, MP3 format (with new text)

Performers
Susan Swaney, conductor
Choir, Unitarian Universalist Church
Zoe Martin-Doike, violin
Lauren Bernofsky, violin
Ren Martin-Doike, viola
Jacobsen Woollen, cello

* Recorded live May 4, 2008 at a Sunday Service, Unitarian Universalist Church, Bloomington, IN