Balay, Joan Rose (fem) 3.jul.1932-17.feb.2011 USA Kansas, Wichita - California, Palm Desert
singer, lyricist, conductor, 1970-1978 aged 38-46 studied music at Wichita State University, studied orchestral conducting and arranging with Gene Hammers, singer, writer and director of musical variety programs, composed choral works for children's, youth and college choirs, 1975 aged 43 she joined ASCAP ; she never married

Title Parts


[] A seed of faith
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 21sep1971
copyright with revised lyrics and some new music Joan R. Balay 9dec1971

[] Model A
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 24may1972
copyright with new melody Joan R. Balay 28mar1973
copyright with completely new melody Joan R. Balay 10sep1973

[] Please stay by my
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 13jun1972
copyright with new words and music Joan R. Balay 24oct1972

[] Hey, little girl
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 21jun1972

[] When life hands you a lemon
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 10jul1972
copyright with new music and changed words Joan R. Balay 3nov1972
later published as "The lemon song" for SA choir arr by Hawley Ades

[] Good side of love
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 2oct1972
copyright with new melody Joan R. Balay 10sep1973

[] Funny thing about me
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 11sep1972

[] One of the ones. SA choir and piano
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 19sep1972
pub Hawley Ades arr., Marpet Music Corporation 18jul1975

[] Every now and then
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 3nov1972

[] It's just the same
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 22nov1972

[] Jesus, the man
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 24apr1973

[] Sorry about that, God
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 9jul1973

[] Dream path
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay, music Michael G. Budd 17sep1973

[] Holiday heartbeat
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 17sep1973

[] The light of my life
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 12nov1973

[] Shadows
copyright words and music Joan R. Balay 6dec1973

[] Let go and listen. SATB choir, accompanied
words and music Joan Balay, arr Hawley Ades
pub Shawnee Press Inc., Harold Flammer Inc. 21aug1977

[] Bethlehem. Ballad. 2vv Choir
music Betty Fidler
words Joan Balay

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