Diana Pereira Hay


Diana Pereira Hay is a Danish pianist and composer. Hay was born in Sri Lanka of an Australian father and mother of 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.

Works

Diana Pereiera Hay composes mainly for piano solo and four-part choir. Selected works include: