"Jikkai", for violin and violoncello, is titled after a principle in Nichiren's Buddhism. Jikkai literally means "The Ten Worlds", which are ten life-conditions that human beings experience. They are dynamic states, and each person constantly goes in and out of them daily, usually with a tendency to experience some more than others. They are: Hell, Hunger, Animality, Anger, Tranquillity, Heaven, Learning, Realization, Bodhisattva, Buddhahood. The music tries to depict the different emotions inherent in each state and their interconnectedness. Some parts are harsh and dissonant, others joyful and witty, and others sad and moving. Just like life itself. The performance is by Jennifer Choi, violin, and Dorothy Lawson, half of Ethel Quartet.

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