Background
Hays, Sorrel Doris was born on August 6, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Walter Ernest and Christina Doris (Fair) Hays.
Hays, Sorrel Doris was born on August 6, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Walter Ernest and Christina Doris (Fair) Hays.
Bachelor of Music, University Chattanooga, 1963. Artist diploma, Munich Hochschule Music, 1966. Master of Music, University Wisconsin, 1968.
Lecturer piano, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1967-1968;
assistant professor, Converse College, Mount Vernon, Iowa., 1969-1970;
assistant professor music theory, CUNY-Queens College, 1975-1976;
lecturer women's music, New School for Social Research, New York City, 1976-1977;
concert pianist, United States and Europe, since 1971;
recording artist, Atlantic Records. Recording artist other labels, including Folkways, Opus One, New World, Townhall Records and Tellus. Consultant new music, author, composer contemporary music text projects Silver Burdett Public, Morristown, New Jersey, 1974-1984.
Consultant women's programming National Public Radio, Washington, 1980-1982.
Lobbyist to Washington-and New York-based institutions for equity and parity at national levels for women in music National Music Council, Rockefeller Foundation, National Endowment for Arts. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (annual awards since 1980), Frau und Musik.