Hatano studied at the
Miyazaki University, and further at
Trinity College with E. Hawes. From 1998, she has been a member of the
Bach Collegium Japan, conducted by
Masaaki Suzuki, both as a soloist and a choir member in concerts and recordings, including the recording of all
Bach cantatas. She is a soloist in their 2001 recording of Monteverdi's
Vespro della Beata Vergine. She has performed and recorded lute songs with lutenist
Takashi Tsunoda. She performed the premiere of
Michio Mamiya's Serenade No. 3,
Germ, with
Yo-Yo Ma in Minnesota in May 2001. == References ==