Jay Wilkey was a well-known American baritone, music pedagogue, conductor, and musicologist.
Jay was valedictorian of his class at Madisonville, KY, and graduated summa cum laude at Eastern New Mexico University. He also held degrees from Indiana University, State University of Iowa; and had additional study at Union Seminary in New York, UCLA, and Tokyo.
Among other places, Jay Wilkey appeared with the Sante Fe Opera Company, the Indiana State Opera Theatre, and Sasa Mananas Musicolas in Fort Worth. His work included extensive experience as an opera assistant, soloist, and church music clinician.
In 1961, Jay Wilkey served as assistant Professor of voice and music literature at Hardin-Simmons University, where he was also director of vocal ensembles. He taught at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: School of Church Music, from 1955 to 1987. He edited many works and published numerous articles, including: Certain Aspects of Form in the Vocal Music of Alban Berg (1965); Collected Studies of Mélodies by Gabriel Fauré: A Collection (1976); Studies in the Solo Song Cycles of Selected Twentieth Century (1979); Studies in the Solo Songs of Maurice Ravel (1979); Studies in the Solo Song Cycle Les Nuits D'été by Hector Berlioz (1980); and, Studies in the Solo Song Cycles of Ned Rorem (1980).
For further information, see the Jay W. Wilkey Papers, 1955-1987 | Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Archives.
Jay was valedictorian of his class at Madisonville, KY, and graduated summa cum laude at Eastern New Mexico University. He also held degrees from Indiana University, State University of Iowa; and had additional study at Union Seminary in New York, UCLA, and Tokyo.
Among other places, Jay Wilkey appeared with the Sante Fe Opera Company, the Indiana State Opera Theatre, and Sasa Mananas Musicolas in Fort Worth. His work included extensive experience as an opera assistant, soloist, and church music clinician.
In 1961, Jay Wilkey served as assistant Professor of voice and music literature at Hardin-Simmons University, where he was also director of vocal ensembles. He taught at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: School of Church Music, from 1955 to 1987. He edited many works and published numerous articles, including: Certain Aspects of Form in the Vocal Music of Alban Berg (1965); Collected Studies of Mélodies by Gabriel Fauré: A Collection (1976); Studies in the Solo Song Cycles of Selected Twentieth Century (1979); Studies in the Solo Songs of Maurice Ravel (1979); Studies in the Solo Song Cycle Les Nuits D'été by Hector Berlioz (1980); and, Studies in the Solo Song Cycles of Ned Rorem (1980).
For further information, see the Jay W. Wilkey Papers, 1955-1987 | Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Archives.
Jay Wilkey was a well-known American baritone, music pedagogue, conductor, and musicologist.
Jay was valedictorian of his class at Madisonville, KY, and graduated summa cum laude at Eastern New Mexico University. He also held degrees from Indiana University, State University of Iowa; and had additional study at Union Seminary in New York, UCLA, and Tokyo.
Among other places, Jay Wilkey appeared with the Sante Fe Opera Company, the Indiana State Opera Theatre, and Sasa Mananas Musicolas in Fort Worth. His work included extensive experience as an opera assistant, soloist, and church music clinician.
In 1961, Jay Wilkey served as assistant Professor of voice and music literature at Hardin-Simmons University, where he was also director of vocal ensembles. He taught at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: School of Church Music, from 1955 to 1987. He edited many works and published numerous articles, including: Certain Aspects of Form in the Vocal Music of Alban Berg (1965); Collected Studies of Mélodies by Gabriel Fauré: A Collection (1976); Studies in the Solo Song Cycles of Selected Twentieth Century (1979); Studies in the Solo Songs of Maurice Ravel (1979); Studies in the Solo Song Cycle Les Nuits D'été by Hector Berlioz (1980); and, Studies in the Solo Song Cycles of Ned Rorem (1980).
For further information, see the Jay W. Wilkey Papers, 1955-1987 | Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Archives.
Jay was valedictorian of his class at Madisonville, KY, and graduated summa cum laude at Eastern New Mexico University. He also held degrees from Indiana University, State University of Iowa; and had additional study at Union Seminary in New York, UCLA, and Tokyo.
Among other places, Jay Wilkey appeared with the Sante Fe Opera Company, the Indiana State Opera Theatre, and Sasa Mananas Musicolas in Fort Worth. His work included extensive experience as an opera assistant, soloist, and church music clinician.
In 1961, Jay Wilkey served as assistant Professor of voice and music literature at Hardin-Simmons University, where he was also director of vocal ensembles. He taught at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: School of Church Music, from 1955 to 1987. He edited many works and published numerous articles, including: Certain Aspects of Form in the Vocal Music of Alban Berg (1965); Collected Studies of Mélodies by Gabriel Fauré: A Collection (1976); Studies in the Solo Song Cycles of Selected Twentieth Century (1979); Studies in the Solo Songs of Maurice Ravel (1979); Studies in the Solo Song Cycle Les Nuits D'été by Hector Berlioz (1980); and, Studies in the Solo Song Cycles of Ned Rorem (1980).
For further information, see the Jay W. Wilkey Papers, 1955-1987 | Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Archives.
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