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Hershy Kay

1919-1981 US, Philadelphia
Composer / Arranger of Classical and Soundtrack

Hershy Kay (November 17, 1919 – December 2, 1981) was an American composer, arranger, and orchestrator. He is most noteworthy for the orchestrations of several Broadway shows, and for the ballets he arranged for George Balanchine's New York City Ballet. Kay died on December 2, 1981 in Danbury, Connecticut.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Brass
  • World
Popular Tracks   
I Remember When on All That Jazz, Vol. 61: Stan Getz Meets Eddie Sauter – Focus by Stan Getz
I'm Late, I'm Late on All That Jazz, Vol. 61: Stan Getz Meets Eddie Sauter – Focus by Stan Getz
Her on All That Jazz, Vol. 61: Stan Getz Meets Eddie Sauter – Focus by Stan Getz
Night Rider on All That Jazz, Vol. 61: Stan Getz Meets Eddie Sauter – Focus by Stan Getz
A Summer Afternoon on All That Jazz, Vol. 61: Stan Getz Meets Eddie Sauter – Focus by Stan Getz
Once Upon a Time on All That Jazz, Vol. 61: Stan Getz Meets Eddie Sauter – Focus by Stan Getz
Pan on All That Jazz, Vol. 61: Stan Getz Meets Eddie Sauter – Focus by Stan Getz
New York, New York (from On The Town) on Great Songs From The Silver Screen by Various Artists

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Two American BalletsLouis Moreau Gottschalk, Hershy Kay, Walter Piston / The Louisville Orchestra1989Compil.
Cakewalk BalletLouis Moreau Gottschalk, Hershy Kay / The Louisville Orchestra, Akira Endo1983Album
Symphonic SousaJohn Philip Sousa, Hershy Kay1983Album
Beloved Jewish MelodiesHershy Kay1965Album
La Boutique Fantasque / Divertissement / Cakewalk (Excerpts)Gioacchino Rossini - Ottorino Respighi, Jacques Ibert, Hershy Kay / The Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler1965Album
The Student PrinceSigmund Romberg, Roberta Peters, Jan Peerce, Giorgio Tozzi, Anita Darian, Lawrence Avery, The Merrill Staton Choir, Hershy Kay, Franz Allers1963Album
Stars And Stripes / CakewalkHershy Kay - Arthur Fiedler, The Boston Pops Orchestra1958Album
Western Symphony / Filling StationHershy Kay - George Balanchine, Virgil Thomson - Lew Christensen, New York City Ballet Orchestra, Leon Barzin1954Album
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