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Hisae Hagiwara Chew: Set List

Starting at about 2:00, Ted Chew and his family (Alice, Ian, Jay) will be playing some of Hisae’s favourite songs. They write:

As a family, we always enjoyed playing music for Hisae and Jack. Our set list is a microcosm of the music that we have played for Hisae throughout the years, and is played this afternoon as a tribute to a wonderful mother and grandmother, and to a life well lived.

— Thank you for listening, Ted, Ally, Ian & Jay Chew.

Karasu; Otete tsunaide (Kutsu ga naru); Musunde hiraite

These are three Japanese folk songs that Hisae shared with her children, and were in turn shared with her grandchildren

Vilia from The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár

A playful tune that Hisae enjoyed hearing

Canon in D by Johannes Pachelbel

The theme song from “Off the Record” an afternoon CBC radio show

Red River Valley; Aloha Oe

Two songs that Hisae loved to hum and would put together

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

Of modern performers, KD Lang was one of Hisae’s favorites, and she loved her version of this song

El Cóndor Pasa

Hisae liked a wide variety of music, and particularly enjoyed Peruvian music

Greensleeves

Ted liked to play his mother this tune

Ashoken Farewell

American fiddle tune, that was the last song that Ted played for his mother in the hospital, and evoked her praise.

What a Wonderful World

Hisae was a big fan of Louis Armstrong