Diana Pereira Hay facts for kids

Diana Pereira Hay was born on February 20, 1932. She is a talented Danish musician, known for being both a pianist and a composer. A composer is someone who writes music. Diana was born in Sri Lanka. Her father was Australian, and her mother was Sri Lankan with some Irish family history.

Diana loved music from a young age. She studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. This was from 1953 to 1960. There, she learned many things about music. She studied how to play the piano, music theory, and the history of music. She also learned about composition, which is how to create new music. Orchestration is about arranging music for different instruments. After finishing her studies, Diana worked as a composer. She received special grants from the National Arts Foundation to help her create music.

What Music Did She Create?

Diana Pereira Hay mainly writes music for two types of performances. She composes pieces for a single piano player. She also writes music for a four-part choir. A choir is a group of singers. Here are some of her well-known works:

• I'm still alive, a piece for solo piano (written in 1982)
• Sonata No. 2, a piece for solo piano (written in 1979)
• Sonata No. 3, a piece for solo piano (written in 1979)