Hayley in concert in Japan - April 2014

[timj]

aflemi10
Watch for the transaction on your credit card, print that and take the card with you.....Timj

[comet]

Dec 27, 2013 2:37:27 GMT aflemi10 said:

Thx Dave, I'm really excited to see Hayley. I've been a huge fan for a while but she doesn't come to the US often and her concert schedule never matched up with mine. Finally a chance to see her in concert! I've got a copy of Pure K2HD I'm hoping she will sign. =)

I got my one signed an the NCH in Dublin,
I think it was the first time Hayley had seen a copy of that edition, she was quite amused.

What I would really like is a signed edition of the "Lost Irish Recording of Pure".. NOW that would be precious.

[Richard]

Hello folks!

According to Hayley Westenra Fans in Taiwan, Hayley will be giving a free concert at Gate City Plaza, Tokyo on Monday 7 April 2014 at 6:30pm.

Details (in Japanese): www.gatecity.jp/plaza/event/?ym=201404#eve171

See English translation HERE (scroll down to find it).

Richard

[Sing]

From Facebook:
Duet with the "diva of the local sea" is Hailey

[Richard]

Thanks Sing!

I've managed to save the photograph thanks to Firefox:



Richard

[Richard]

A very satisfied customer:

♬ Rina ♬ ‏@riii_na137

@hayleywestenra Hi Hayley! It was lovely meeting you Thank you for a great night. See you next Mon & Tue❤️ Rina
pic.twitter.com/MFpbv8fzB7



P.S. I really loved "Hana wa saku" tonight! Amazing voice and perfect Japanese... just wow!

Richard

[Sing]

Thanks Richard!
I found this on Twitter too

[Sing]

And this

[Richard]

Two more pictures:


pic.twitter.com/GsnUulOuOF


pic.twitter.com/7l1twcejHu

You can just see Hayley at the bottom in the second one!

Richard

[Richard]

I've found another couple of pictures via the Hayley Westenra Fans in Taiwan Facebook page:


headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140408-00000041-spnannex-ent.view-000


pic.twitter.com/36J3RVwgvL

I've tidied up the thread title in case Hayley squeezes any more appearances into her schedule this month.

Richard

[jimg]

Another photo of Hayley posted by Universal and retweeted by Frank.

[jimg]

In this photo it looks like they are singing.

[comet]

Apr 8, 2014 8:08:57 GMT jimg said:

Another photo of Hayley posted by Universal and retweeted by Frank.

There is something quite fascinating about photos with mirrors in them,
Gives you a sense of the space the shot was taken in.
this is not the first time someone from Universal has taken shots like this,

[Richard]

Here's some information about Yukari Miyake from The Japan Times:

Going it alone: CD by SDF’s sole vocalist tops classical charts

by Kanami Otomitsu
Oct 19, 2013



Yukari Miyake, 26, the only vocalist in the 230,000-strong Self-Defense Forces, has seen her debut CD rise to the top of the classical music charts.

“When I was a child, I loved musicals,” Miyake, who holds the rank of petty officer third class in the Maritime Self-Defense Force Band, Tokyo, said in a recent interview.

A native of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Miyake studied singing at Nihon University College of Art with the dream of performing on the stage one day.

However, toward graduation she was recruited by a company that had no connection to music. She was about to give up on her dream when a professor suggested she apply to become a singer in the SDF.

“I couldn’t imagine what life in the SDF would be like,” she said. But any concerns evaporated once she talked directly with SDF officers at a recruiting fair.

“I was impressed with the officers for their dedication to the public,” Miyake said. “I no longer had any hesitation in applying.”

She enlisted in April 2009.

Although Miyake had developed her physical strength practicing karate in college, the five months of basic training at the SDF went “far beyond my imagination,” she said.

It included boat training, which caused the skin on her waist to peel off, and running with and firing a heavy rifle.

One day during training, the commanding officer asked her to sing “Tsubasa o Kudasai” (“Give me Wings”) — a cappella in front of her fellow trainees. At first the trainees didn’t really pay attention, but eventually they were moved to tears.

It was the first time she was thanked for singing a song and the experience taught her “what it means to sing for people as a member of the SDF,” she said.

Her debut CD, “Inori — Mirai e no Utagoe” (“A Prayer — Songs for the Future”) was released at the end of August and made it to the top of the classical music section of the Oricon charts in early September. She is accompanied by the MSDF Tokyo band.

The title song, “Inori,” was composed in honor of people who lost loved ones in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Miyake, who was on standby in the aftermath of the disaster, now performs in areas in the northeast that were hit by the disasters. She said she feels happy whenever she see smiles on the faces of her audience and receives a warm response.

“I’d like this song to give a helping hand to as many people as possible so they can move forward,” Miyake said. “I want to continue to serve the public by singing.”

Richard

[Libby]

Apr 8, 2014 10:27:15 GMT comet said:

Apr 8, 2014 8:08:57 GMT jimg said:

Another photo of Hayley posted by Universal and retweeted by Frank.

There is something quite fascinating about photos with mirrors in them,
Gives you a sense of the space the shot was taken in.
this is not the first time someone from Universal has taken shots like this,

It's also interesting to see what Hayley sees when she looks into the mirror.

I especially like that dress in the last photos.