SANDRA GAY
Sandra Gay, a resident of Webster, NY, is organist at Webster Presbyterian Church, a position she has held for 17 years. Her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in organ performance were followed by advanced work at the Eastman School of Music where she studied organ with David Craighead and composition with Samuel Adler. In addition to her interest in sacred choral music, she has composed music for orchestra, brass ensemble, woodwind ensemble, handbell choir and ensemble, piano, organ, and other solo instruments. A special interest of her has been the composition of hymns. She has received several commissions from various organizations. She is the recipient of yearly ASCAP Standard awards since 2001 and is president of Zimbel Press, a publisher of contemporary classical music with emphasis on music for the church.