Contemporary Choral Music · Mixed Choir a cappella · ca. 2'30"
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Composer: Kyoichiro Mii (御井響一朗)
Text: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Instrumentation: SATB mixed choir, a cappella
Duration: ca. 2'30"
Score: Available on request
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Away! Away! is a contemporary a cappella choral work by Japanese composer Kyoichiro Mii. Setting words by Percy Bysshe Shelley, the piece explores escape from social structures, the recovery of breath and voice, and the fragile freedom found beyond the city.
The unaccompanied choir is treated as a space in which the human voice stands exposed: not merely as sound, but as prayer, question, breath, and resonance.
Highest Prize — All Japan Composers Competition
Brahms International Online Music Competition — Platinum Award, Composition
Premiere: 10 May 2026 — Winners' Concert
Brahms International Online Music Competition - Platinum Award in Category Composition
Highest Prize, All Japan Composers Competition Premiere: May 10, 2026 — Winners’ Concert Duration: ca. 2’30” Words: Percy Bysshe Shelley