Amy Skjei (Shay) is a Classical Crossover Recording Artist/Pianist/Composer of Modern Classical/Contemporary Solo Piano.  Amy was born and raised in St.Cloud, MN. Amy is a classically trained pianist. She started playing piano at the age of 6 under Dru Ann Faith, then under Dr. Paul Wirth at the Wirth Center of Performing Arts (formerly called the Central MN Music School). Amy has won several state piano competitions and has performed several times at Northrup Auditorium at the University of Minnesota.  She attended Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, where she was also awarded a piano performance scholarship and studied under Dr. David Worth and Dr. Jay Hirschberger. She also holds a BA in Nursing from Concordia, graduating in 1995 and recently retired after 31 years as a Registered Nurse. 

     Amy has composed all music and performs on all of her solo piano cd's, "Autumn Moments" and “Simplicity”, and the most recent “Piano Poems” released July 2026. They can be purchased via the links. Amy is a featured artist on The CARE Channel, and has her music on various internet radio stations such as Calm Radio and Whisperings Solo Piano Radio.   Amy also has her music being used at many venues across the U.S. including Bed and Breakfasts, Spas/massage therapists, as well as hospitals, clinics and Hospice Homes in the U.S. and abroad. Companies have also used her music through their advertising videos. She has made the decision to take all her music off of streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, etc as streaming services no longer support the independent artists and Amy does not approve of AI generated music now on streaming sites.  Digital download and physical CD purchases can be made on her website.  Amy was featured in a segment on MN WCCO TV's "Life to the Max" in which she and her family were interviewed by Liz Collin, news anchor and reporter for Minnesota’s WCCO News, Twin Cities, and also performed as they highlighted her piano playing, CD's and compositions, as well as her youngest daughter, who has special needs.  Amy is a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Publishers).  

     Amy is married and a mother of two beautiful daughters . Her youngest, Autumn,  has the Mosaic form of Down Syndrome and Autism and continues to live at home.  Her oldest daughter is now married and living her best life.   Amy continues to play classical music as well as compose her original material.  In Amy's spare time she likes to travel, ATV, fish and read,  as well as spend time with her family up at the family log cabin, as this is where much of her inspiration of her music comes from....the beauty of nature that God has given us as well as the family that she loves so much.