Hershy Kay

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Hershy Kay was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 17, 1919. He studied cello and orchestration at the Curtis Institute of Music. Although he produced some original compositions, Kay became best known as an arranger and orchestrator for the New York City Ballet and a wide range of Broadway musicals (including several by Leonard Bernstein). Hershy Kay died in Danbury, Connecticut on December 2, 1981.

From the guide to the The Hershy Kay Papers, 1940-1974 (inclusive), (Irving S. Gilmore Music Library, Yale University)

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