Bryan Beaumont Hays
Bryan Beaumont Hays (born December 10, 1920 in Clarksville , Tennessee , † March 2, 2017 ) was an American composer and music teacher.
Hays took part in World War II in the Pacific. After the war he studied composition at the Chicago Musical College and French at Laval University in Quebec. In 1949 he received the Gershwin Memorial Award , the following year he took summer courses with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood Music Center . In 1952 and 1953 he received a Guggenheim scholarship . In 1957 he entered the Benedictine monastery in Collegeville, Minnesota. In 1969, Hays was Composer in Residence at Saint John's University , where he taught from 1978 to 1990. He composed, among other things, five operas, songs, choral works and chamber music.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary for Bryan Hays. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hays, Bryan Beaumont |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clarksville, Tennessee |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd March 2017 |