Kay composed his Suite in B for Oboe and Piano in 1943, finishing the piece at Quonset Point, Rhode Island in July. He withdrew the work, along with several other compositions, in the mid-1950s.
Sword Dancer is a single-movement oboe feature cast in 4 sections that has a Gaelic flavor inspired by Highland pipes and dance.
A set of contrasting studies, each lasting less (and sometimes much less) than a minute.