Death of a Boosey composer, 88
mainThe Denver composer Donald H. Keats, published by Boosey & Hawkes, has died after a long decline.
An Elegiac Symphony, written after the death of his infant firstborn, was performed by leading US orchestras.
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Norman, surely there is a better way to describe this gentleman other than “Boosey composer.”
Donald Keats composed a wonderful piano sonata published in 1964 which was often performed by John Perry and his students back in the 1970’s when I was studying with him. John Perry has also recorded it:
https://www.amazon.com/New-American-Masterworks-Solo-Piano/dp/B000QQY2L6