Diana Pereira Hay
Diana Pereira Hay (born 20 February 1932) is a Danish pianist and composer. Hay was born in Sri Lanka of an Australian father and Sri Lankan mother of part Irish descent. She studied music at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen from 1953–60, learning piano, theory, music history, composition and orchestration. After she completed her studies, she worked as a composer through grants from the National Arts Foundation.[1]
Works[edit]
Diana Pereiera Hay composes mainly for piano solo and four-part choir. Selected works include:
- I'm still alive, piano solo (1982)
- Sonata No. 2, piano solo (1979)
- Sonata No. 3, piano solo (1979)
References[edit]
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- Living people
- 20th-century classical composers
- Danish women classical composers
- Danish classical composers
- 20th-century Danish pianists
- Danish women pianists
- Sri Lankan people of Australian descent
- Sri Lankan people of Irish descent
- Danish people of Sri Lankan descent
- Royal Danish Academy of Music alumni
- Pupils of Vagn Holmboe
- 20th-century women composers