Passion

Description Passion was a three show concert series by a small ensemble of the Eminence Symphony Orchestra. It featured music from video games, animes, solo albums, and classical repertoire focusing on composers Yasunori Mitsuda, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Ko Otani, and Yuki Kajiura. There were performances on December 9, 2006 at the Merlyn Theatre, Melbourne, December 16, 2006 at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, and December 23, 2006 at Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore. Original Composition Hitoshi Sakimoto (1, 2, 6, 11, 18, 20) Yasunori Mitsuda (3, 7, 8, 9, 16, 21, 26) Yuki Kajiura (4, 5, 12, 27) Jacob Gade (10) Koji Kondo (13) Alan Menken (14) Ko Otani (17, 22) Johanne Brahmes (19) Ned Washington (23) Camille Saint-Sa�ns (24) Joe Hisaishi (25) Hiroki Kikuta (28) Arrangement Main Arrangement by Nicole Brady, Jackson Harrison Guest Arrangement by Hitoshi Sakimoto (1) Performance Violin by Ayako Ishikawa, Hiroaki Yura Piano by Natalia Raspopova Guitar by Zane Banks Percussion by Joshua Hill Guest Bass by Jy-Perry Banks Guest Bouzouki by Yasunori Mitsuda (3, 15) Special Guests Yasunori Mitsuda Hitoshi Sakimoto (Sydney) Official Recordings Passion CD Reviews Review of Sydney Performance by Harry Review of CD by Juan2Darien

Set Listings

01) Digimon: Another Mission :: Digimon Arrangement
02) Final Fantasy XII :: Victory Fanfare
03) KiRite :: Is Kirite Burning Up?
04) Xenosaga Episode II :: Sakura
05) Chrono Cross :: On the Beach of Dreams ~ Another World
06) Final Fantasy XII :: Clan Headquarters
07) Xenosaga Episode I :: Pain
08) KiRite :: Promise with Winds ~ Petal's Whereabouts
09) KiRite :: Nocturne
10) Jacob Gade :: Tango Jalousie
11) Final Fantasy XII :: Penelo's Theme
12) .hack//Liminality :: Mai
13) Super Mario Bros. :: Suite
14) Aladdin :: Whole New World

Intermission

15) The Seventh Seal :: Sailing to the World
16) KiRite :: The Azure
17) Haibane Renmei :: Free Bird
18) Colors of Life :: Ferris Wheel
19) Johanne Brahmes :: Hungarian Dance
20) Legaia Duel Saga :: Ending
21) Chrono Cross :: Radical Dreamers
22) Shadow of the Colossus :: Sunlight Earth
23) Pinocchio :: When You Wish Upon A Star
24) Camille Saint-Sa�ns :: Dance Macabre
25) Shoot the Violist :: Two Of Us
26) Chrono Cross :: Time's Scar
27) Tsubasa Chronicle :: A Song of Storm and Fire

Encore

28) Secret of Mana :: Meridian Dance