Ulysses Kay met the eminent neoclassical composer Paul Hindemith in the summer of 1941 at the Berkshire Music Center and followed Hindemith to Yale for a formative year of study from 1941 to 1942.
After a stint as a musician in the United States Navy during World War II, Kay studied at Columbia University under Otto Luening with the assistance of a grant from the Julius Rosenwald Fund. In addition to this prize, Kay received a series of five other significant awards in the year following his discharge from the Navy including the Alice M. Ditson Fellowship, a grant from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an award from the American Composers and American Broadcasting Company, a $500 award from the third annual George Gershwin Memorial Contest for "A Short Overture," and a $700 award from the American Composers Alliance for his "Suite for Orchestra."
Following this successful period, he lived and studied further in Rome from 1949 to 1953 thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship, the Rome Prize and a Julius Rosenwald Fellowship.[2]
^Bernard Holland (April 16, 1991). "Review/Music; The Struggles Of a Black Leader In Old America". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
^Sullivan, Ronald. "Ulysses Kay, Prolific Composer And Educator, Is Dead at 78", The New York Times, May 23, 1995. Accessed September 21, 2011. "Ulysses Kay, a professor of music and a prolific composer of five operas, 20 large orchestral works and scores of choral, chamber and film compositions, died on Saturday in Englewood Hospital in Englewood, N.J. He was 78 and lived in Teaneck, N.J. The cause was Parkinson's disease, his family said."
External linksEdit
Center for Black Music Research
Ulysses Kay interview, July 20, 1985. Also translated into Japanese and posted
Finding aid to Ulysses Kay papers at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
August 29, 2023
ulysses, ulysses, simpson, january, 1917, tucson, arizona, 1995, englewood, jersey, american, composer, music, mostly, neoclassical, style, contents, life, career, operas, sources, references, external, linkslife, career, editkay, nephew, classic, jazz, musici. Ulysses Simpson Kay January 7 1917 in Tucson Arizona May 20 1995 in Englewood New Jersey was an American composer His music is mostly neoclassical in style 1 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Operas 3 Sources 4 References 5 External linksLife and career EditKay the nephew of the classic jazz musician King Oliver studied piano violin and saxophone 2 He attended the University of Arizona where he was encouraged by the African American composer William Grant Still He went for graduate work to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York and there worked under Howard Hanson and Bernard Rogers Ulysses Kay met the eminent neoclassical composer Paul Hindemith in the summer of 1941 at the Berkshire Music Center and followed Hindemith to Yale for a formative year of study from 1941 to 1942 After a stint as a musician in the United States Navy during World War II Kay studied at Columbia University under Otto Luening with the assistance of a grant from the Julius Rosenwald Fund In addition to this prize Kay received a series of five other significant awards in the year following his discharge from the Navy including the Alice M Ditson Fellowship a grant from the American Academy of Arts and Letters an award from the American Composers and American Broadcasting Company a 500 award from the third annual George Gershwin Memorial Contest for A Short Overture and a 700 award from the American Composers Alliance for his Suite for Orchestra Following this successful period he lived and studied further in Rome from 1949 to 1953 thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship the Rome Prize and a Julius Rosenwald Fellowship 2 Kay worked for Broadcast Music Inc a music performance rights organization from 1953 to 1968 In 1968 he was appointed distinguished professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York After two decades teaching there he retired As a composer Kay was known primarily for his symphonic and choral compositions He also wrote five operas His final opera Frederick Douglass was mounted in April 1991 at the New Jersey State Opera with Kevin Maynor in the title role and Klara Barlow as Helen Pitts Douglass 3 A resident of Teaneck New Jersey Ulysses Kay died due to complications of Parkinson s disease at the age of 78 at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center on May 20 1995 4 Operas EditThe Juggler of Our Lady composed 1956 premiered 1962 The Boor composed 1955 premiered 1968 The Capitoline Venus composed 1969 premiered 1971 Jubilee composed 1974 1976 premiered 1976 Frederick Douglass composed 1979 85 premiered 1991 Sources EditProgram notes by Dominique Rene de Lerma for the African Heritage Symphonic Series Volume II Cedille Records CDR 90000 061 References Edit Randel Don Michael 1996 The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music Belknap Press a b De Lerma Dominique Rene African Heritage Symphonic Series Liner note essay Cedille Records CDR061 Bernard Holland April 16 1991 Review Music The Struggles Of a Black Leader In Old America The New York Times Retrieved June 20 2009 Sullivan Ronald Ulysses Kay Prolific Composer And Educator Is Dead at 78 The New York Times May 23 1995 Accessed September 21 2011 Ulysses Kay a professor of music and a prolific composer of five operas 20 large orchestral works and scores of choral chamber and film compositions died on Saturday in Englewood Hospital in Englewood N J He was 78 and lived in Teaneck N J The cause was Parkinson s disease his family said External links EditCenter for Black Music Research Ulysses Kay interview July 20 1985 Also translated into Japanese and posted Finding aid to Ulysses Kay papers at Columbia University Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ulysses Kay amp oldid 1167695008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
