KAY
SEAMAYER (ASCAP) Singer/Songwriter-Composer/Musician/Entertainer/
Actress/Publisher/Recording
Artist/Conductor/TV-Radio Personality…Mom/LifePartner/Friend/
Grandmother/Volunteer
Kay began playing piano when she was four years
old (first time exposed to a piano - that “gift“ thing) - she
had a mother who possessed a
great passion for music of all types, loved to sing, and kept the
78’s going on the old Victrola…..(her very favorite was
The Great Caruso!). ……..Next up for Kay were French horn
and trumpet in the junior high and high school bands (along with singing in choirs and school plays) ….A full
music scholarship took
her to McNeese State University
in Lake Charles where she continued her music studies in band, college and
city orchestras, ensemble, voice/choir, stage /big band and her own
trio playing for on -and- off- campus- weekend events ….
Then came marriage…family and business responsibilities
The chance for a real music career was put on hold for
several decades….but in
the early 90’s, after children were grown and gone, she set forth to actively
pursue that personal dream and passion once again!!
(Kay is proud of her three daughters, Ann, Karen and Erika
and three grandchildren!)
Kay has enjoyed success as a performer in the
Dallas area as a solo artist (vocals, playing two keyboards for a
full-band sound)….as a duo with Eugene “Worm” Halton, sax
player, and other greats around Dallas, playing in clubs,
restaurants, hotels, country
clubs, etc. for private and corporate events……
as a standup singer/entertainer
for special events (most
special and favorite, “The Ladies Salute Sinatra” at Sammons
just after Sinatra’s death) …as a composer…as a conductor…as
a TV and radio personality…as a record artist and producer…(new
release, Dec. 2002 - “KC.Singin’
& Swingin’”
(her own tunes) - for info…www.kayseamayer.com and
as an actress. She has also written music and appeared in many
commercials …Kay performed in concert at Sammons..
April 2, 2003. “Those
Great Old Songs”
After the
events of 9/11/01, Kay
wrote a song, Let Freedom Ring,
(a tribute to 9/11) -
It is the featured song on her new CD as a solo version……Let
Freedom Ring has also
been arranged for choir and brass ensemble/percussion .
It has been performed by several choirs and groups…in which
Kay has conducted on occasion - Kay performed Let Freedom Ring
live on Fox 4 TV - Good Day Dallas, on September 9, 2002 in a
television tribute to the events and lost lives of 9/11.
Let Freedom Ring is
to be performed in January, 2003 in Dallas at a city-wide Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. celebration (sung
by the DISD All-City Honors Choir…approx. 170 voices)
The Stonewall Jackson Elementary School Sign Choir in Dallas
(in which her grand daughter, Erika Laine, attends)
has performed this song several times ,
and will continue to sign and sing
throughout the remainder of the school year for special
occasions in which they are invited to perform.
Kay’s high school alma mater, Hamshire Fannett High School
near Beaumont in south Texas, choir
and band performed this song in October of 2002 in concert in
which Kay was guest conductor.
( Information on sheet music and choral/band
arrangement can be obtained
on her website: www.kayseamayer.com)
Solo version is on her new CD….KC… Singin’ and Swingin’
(her own songs) -
also includes a track.
Kay
had the honor of performing her composition of Let Freedom Ring in
Philadelphia, on July 4, 2003, Independence Square,
at the “Let Freedom Ring” National Bell Ringing Ceremony
of the LIBERTY BELL and
has been invited back to perform once again at the July 4, 2004 Bell
Ringing Ceremony where she and the Philadelphia Boys Choir
will perform Let Freedom ring..the featured song of the Bell
Ringing Ceremony.
Kay attributes a great deal of her learning and
knowledge about songwriting and the music industry in general to her
membership and association with the Dallas
Songwriters Association. “
Active membership in this association
is very helpful to anyone wanting to write and better
understand the music industry.”
2003 found Kay continuing her joy in
writing …recording and playing,
and sharing her music with anyone who will listen,
and is presently working on new music for a patriotic album project.
“IT’S
NEVER TOO LATE…listen to your spirit - listen to your inner
self!!! …follow your
personal dreams and passions!!! Pick up that paint brush…pick up that pen, write a
book..write a song…learn to play a musical
instrument! .
..Everyone has a purpose in life….and I believe that true
happiness and spiritual fulfillment is realized when one
discovers and develops their own God-given
gifts and talents and shares them with others!
Get passionate about life
- give it a go….and experience your own true JOY and BLISS!!”
Kay Seamayer (KC) (2003)
kayseamayer@MSN.com
www.kayseamayer.com 6/2003
Contact
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Phone: 972.230.4980
(Homepage)