After chasing a rugby ball and studying sociology, Masatora finally turned to performing arts as his true calling and relocated to the United States. Trained as a vocal performer first, he explores the musical landscape of drama, space, and emotion where hidden memories and indescribable feelings dwell. Described as a "composer of cultural crossroads" by American Composers Forum, his unique eclecticism has attracted many musicians performing in nontraditional chamber ensembles, such as Alturas Duo, Duo Anova, Bateira Trio, Cross Island, Liberté Mandolin Orchestra, Duo Yumeno, Tomoko Sugawara, Lucina Yue, Hidejiro Honjoh, Kyo-Shin-An Arts, and Thomas Piercy. Masatora also frequently collaborates with visual artists and film makers, such as Yuki Ideguchi, Sam Platizky, Andre Lewis, Nori Mizukami, Chloe Miller, and Takashi Nasu.
Masatora received a BA in Integrated Human Studies from Kyoto University and studied music at Koyo Conservatory. Since relocating to the United States, he earned a Master of Music from New Jersey City University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Five Towns College, and studied in the BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.
Masatora is a resident composer of Kadoma Film Commission and a composer member of Random Access Music. He served as a former assistant director of Vox Novus Composer’s Voice. He is a recipient of the American Prize, the grants from NYSCA and QCA, EtM Con Edison Composer Residencies, The Nam June Paik and Shigeko Kubota Video Art Award, American Composers Forum Jerome Fund for New Music, ASCAP Plus Award, and Diversity Doctoral Fellowship at SUNY Purchase College.
MASATORA GOYA 合屋正虎 ~ "TORO NAGASHI 灯籠流し" Thomas PIERCY - Hichiriki. トーマス・ピアシー: 篳篥. Miho SASAKI - Piano. 佐々木みほ : ピアノ. Videographer: Jordy Long May 30, 2019. Edison-Duckwall Hall. Indianapolis, Indiana. http://www.tonadaproductions.com/tokyo-to-new-york-home.html http://www.thomaspiercy.com/ http://sasakimusic.com/2.html https://www.masatoragoya.com/
本視頻中的演出者是日本音樂家Mr. Hidejiro Honjoh他彈奏的樂器叫shamisen---三弦琴是一种源自中国乐器三弦的三弦乐器是传统日本乐器，用一个叫做bachi的拨弦片-（是用来演奏日本太鼓的直木棍，也是用于弦乐器如三弦琴和琵琶的拨片。）來演奏。 演出於一家畫廊 其地址為：333 Broome St，Manhattan 演出時間：4/13/2018 。演奏風格不同美國當代音樂及中國當代音樂。大弦嘈嘈如急雨，小弦切切如私语。 嘈嘈切切错杂弹，大珠小珠落玉盘。 聽其彈曲，立刻想起唐詩白居易的"琵笆行"中如上詩句 演奏用的Bachi是唐代早期（以前）使用的，之後才有人使用手彈
the debut of LIGHT YEAR 14: "Japan Parade," a selection of new videos from some of Japan's best video artists,Thursday, June 2nd, 2016. This is Yuki Ideguchi's work in collaboration with Suguru Ikeda（movie) and Masatora Goya(music). NYマンハッタンのBrooklynダンボにて行われた映像イベント。Artist 出口雄樹の映像作品（映像編集 池田卓、音楽 合屋正虎）
TOKYO TO NEW YORK 東京 と ニューヨーク. Masatora GOYA 合屋正虎. Clarinet Concerto. Thomas PIERCY, Clarinet トーマス・ピアシー, クラリネット. Hiroaki TAKAHA, Conductor 鷹羽弘晃, 指揮 . LIBERTE MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA リベルテ マンドリン オーケストラ. "A Summer Long Gone" 1. Starry Night 星降る夜 2. Fireflies After the Rain 雨上がりの蛍. クラリネット と オーケストラ Concerto for Clarinet and Mandolin Orchestra.
Composer's Voice presents Masatora Goya's "Sound of Life i: Alegria ii: Serenata iii: Saudade iv: Acalanto" performed by Melanie Chirignan, flute, Alturas Duo: Scott Hill,guitar and Carlos Boltes, viola for the Vox Novus Festival: 15 Years of New Music, October 24, 2015 at Symphony Space, New York City.
「地域の福祉」をテーマに門真市立弁天池公園で開催された 弁天池公園スプリングカーニバルを門真フィルムコミッション様に編集して頂きました。 ≪地域をつなぐ、公益社団法人門真市シルバー人材センター≫は 皆様と共に、歩み、未来を創造していきます！！
【作品概要】 日々を生きる意味に迷う陽菜は、彼女を思う博道との生活の中で「さりげない」感謝を知る。 それは、母の命を大切に見守る博道の、小松菜に込められた「さりげない」想い。八尾が育む小松菜を課材に描く、人と人の架け橋の物語。 【出演者】 陽菜：北野美衣、博道：川口新五
Duo Anova: Susan Mandel (cello), Kenji Haba (guitar) March 05 2016 @ Connecticut Guitar Society
New York Premiere of Masatora Goya's "Dream of Sailing" performed by Melanie Chirignan, alto flute and Scott Hill, guitar for the Composer's Voice concert series at the Jan Hus Church, NYC, September 9, 2012.
Carlos Boltes plays "Distance" for solo viola by Masatora Goya @ Northport Public Library.
Performed by the CompCord String Orchestra Scott Jackson Wiley - conductor As part of Composers Concordance presents: 'All About Spain' October 22nd, 2016 @ West Park Presbyterian Church, NYC video by Eddie Papetti
Sarah Caldwell Smith (Echo) Arlo Hill (Narcissus) Kate Light (Narrator/Ovid) Nate Festinger (Piano) Performed at Cornelia Street Café, NYC, November 6, 2011.
Cues
Various Music for Film and Other Media
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From "fragments of OUTSIDE" (2024)
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From "fragments of OUTSIDE" (2024)
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From "fragments of OUTSIDE" (2024)
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From "OUTSIDE" (2023)
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From "OUTSIDE" (2023)
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From "OUTSIDE" (2023)
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From "OUTSIDE" (2023)
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From "OUTSIDE" (2023)
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From "Kadoma ZOMBIE Human Resources Center" (2021)
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From "The Alex in Jail" (2018)
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From "What's Invisible" (2017)
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Cut orchestral cue from "What's Invisible" (2017)
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From "Lost and Found" (2015)
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From "What's Invisible" (2017)
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From "What's Invisible" (2017)
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From "Guys Like it Hot" (2016)
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From "Harvest: Quyurciq" (2014)
Concert WORKS:
“Robert Louis Stevenson Suite” (2026) for female and male voices, flute, clarinet, violin, and piano: 8 min.
“After All” (2025) for voice and piano: 5 min.
“Emily Dickinson Suite” (2024) for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano: 13 min.
“Humble Beginnings” (2024) for clarinet and piano: 4 min.
“Tree of Life” (2023) for shakuhachi and string quartet: 20 min.
“How We Became Stardust” (2023) for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano: 13 min.
“Beneath a Stone Still Flows Water” (2023) for piano: 14 min.
“Deep Dive” (2022) for flute, clarinet, vibraphone, harp, and piano: 12 min.
“Onibi” (2022) for ryuteki, hichiriki and sho: 10 min.
“Four Seasons” (2022, 2012) for hichiriki and piano: 20 min.
“Shinka-Xinge” (2021) for konghou and kugo: 12 min.
“ONOKORO” (2021) hichiriki concerto for strings: 16 min.
“MANAS” (2020) for shakuhachi, cello, and piano: 17 min.
“Not Here, Not There” (2020) for clarinet, mandolin, electric guitar, piano, and drum set: 7 min.
“Guge” (2020) for konghou: 8 min.
“Koka” (2020) for kugo: 8 min.
"Fanfare for the Dark" (2019) for brass quintet: 5 min.
"Dragonflies in the Sky" (2018) for flute and guitar: 8 min.
"Wadachi" (2018) for shamisen: 7 min.
"Impresiones Calladas" (2016) for string orchestra: 5 min.
"Meteor" (2016) for bass clarinet and string quartet: 11 min.
"KU NoTe" (2016) for shamisen: 8 min.
"When Time Whispers" (2016) for alto flute and string quartet: 10 min.
"Trinity: symphonic poem" (2015): 30 min.
"Hazy Lady" (2015) for guitar trio: 6 min.
"A Summer Long Gone" (2014) for clarinet and mandolin orchestra (or strings): 13 min.
"Where It Begins Where It All Ends" for cello and guitar: 13 min.
"Spring Thaw" for hichiriki and kugo: 8 min.
"Ode to the Wanderer" for viola and guitar: 10 min.
"Sound of Life" for flute, viola and guitar: 20 min.
"Toro Nagashi" for hichiriki and piano: 4 min.
"Call" for voice (or clarinet) and piano: 5 min.
"Distance" for solo viola: 7 min.
"Dream of Sailing" for alto flute and guitar: 15 min.
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA:
“Archangel” (2026): short film by Narrow Bridge Films, written and directed by Sam Platizky
“Dialogue: The Guggenheim Collection” (2025): Web Mini Documentary Series
“Ghost Fire Hooligan” (2024): short film by Lucas Chengze Li
“Dust to Light” (2022): short documentary film by Erika Houle
“Pure Land” (2022): documentary film by Nori Mizukami
“Perspective/Reflective: Light Year 89” (2022): video installation by Yuki Igeduchi and Suguru Ikeda
“Cecilia Vicuña on “Quipu del exterminio / Extermination Quipu”” (2022): Guggenheim Museum
“Kadoma Zombie Human Resources Center” (2021): Japanese film by Takashi Nasu
“Maren Hassinger on Untitled” (2021): Guggenheim Museum
"Chilling Me Softly" (2019): Japanese film by Takashi Nasu
"The Red in the Closet" (2018): Japanese short film by Tomoaki Hayashi
"Anpan, Bonsai, Dodgeball" (2018): Japanese film by Takashi Nasu
"The Alex in Jail" (2018): short film by Chloe Miller
"What's Invisible" (2017): documentary film by Nori Mizukami
"Na" (2017): Japanese short film by Chol Um Kim
"The Good, the Bad, and the Left" (2016): Japanese short film directed by Ryuton Kinugasa
"Pawn and Matcha Paffe" (2016): Japanese short film directed by Ryuton Kinugasa
"Guys Like It Hot" (2016): Japanese short film directed by Hajime Okumoto
"The Great Ruler: Light Year 14" (2016): video installation by Yuki Ideguchi and Suguru Ikeda
"Message in a Bottle from Japan" (2016): video installation for "Lessons from Recovery: the Great East Japan Earthquake"
"Lost and Found" Episode 7 &10 (2015): web drama by Sam Platizky & Keith McCord
"Harvest: Quyurciq" (2014): short documentary by Michael Dempster and Andre Lewis
THEATRICAL WORKS:
"Sarah" (2025, 2026) by Hussein Smiko
Original Music and Sound Design
"Science in Theatre Festival" (2024)
Original Music and Sound Design for the Brooklyn Art Haus production
"Galileo’s Daughter" (2024) by Jessica Dickey
Original Music and Sound Design for the Berkshire and Cambridge productions
"fragments of OUTSIDE" (2024) by Genée Coreno
Original Music and Sound Design
"OUTSIDE" (2023) by Genée Coreno
Original Music and Sound Design
"Metamorphoses" (incomplete due to the untimely passing of Kate Light)
Original musical based on Ovid's life and works
Book and Lyrics by Kate Light
"Echo and Narcissus" (2008)
One-act musical based on stories from Ovid's "Metamorphoses"
Book and Lyrics by Kate Light
"Defense of Doubt" (2008)
Incidental music for a two-character play by Vince D'Onofrio
"Dog Life" (2008)
One-act musical based on "Dog Life" by Mark Strand
Book and Lyrics by CJ Critt