Masako Hayashi

Masako Hayashi is a member of our church for many years — as an opera singer by profession she has sung in the choir and provided us from time to time with a solo performance. Today we see less of her as her work involves many travels and much of her time is now spent in Japan.

Pie Jesu: – Gabriel Fauré. Masako Hayashi, soprano
with Terry MacArthur, piano
Uploaded August 2016. 85 views on YouTube as of May 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkzmrDL0zWA#t=18

Bachianas Brasileiras – Heitor Villa-Lobos. Masako Hayashi, soprano
with Marc Blessing, cello – Terry MacArthur, piano
Uploaded September 2012. 100 views on YouTube as of May 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0OEEVHuA8w

Mononoke Hime: – Joe Hisaishi. Masako Hayashi, soprano
Uploaded September 2012. 76,00 views on YouTube as of May 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jdjZR3X1cE

Mother of the sea: – Joe Hisaishi. Masako Hayashi, soprano
Uploaded July 2010. 153,000 views on YouTube as of May 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxVvAK57RWQ

Master composer and Miyazaki’s longtime collaborator 
Joe Hisaishi held special concerts at the Budokan in 2008. 
Joe Hisaishi in Budokan: Studio Ghibli 25 Years 
fondly revisits the award-winning composer’s 25 years 
of musical collaboration with Miyazaki. 
Featuring a 200-person orchestra, an 800-person choir, 
and guest appearances from vocalists Hirahara Ayaka, 
Masako Hayashi, Fujioka Fujimaki, and Ohashi Nozumi, 
this concert film captures a night filled with music 
from Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro, Laputa, 
Princess Mononoke, and other beloved Ghibli classics.