John
F. Delorey (2001-present), received
his BA in Music History from Vassar College, studied Conducting
at Harvard University with Jameson Marvin, Composition and Film
Scoring at Berklee College of Music and received his MM in Choral
Conducting from The Boston Conservatory, where he studied with
William Cutter and Yoichi Udagawa. A professional singer from
the age of 10, he was a member of the nationally renowned Berkshire
Boys Choir working with Sir George Guest, Allen Wicks and Alan
Ridout, from which he was chosen to sing at the opening of the
Kennedy Center in the premier of Leonard Bernstein's Mass. He
has sung and recorded with the Boston Camarata, Schola Cantorum
of Boston and Schola Discantus of San Francisco. In addition
to his conducting duties at The Boston Conservatory, Delorey
is the Head of Choral Music at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
John F. Delorey (2001-present), Associate Adjunct Professor of Music
and Director of Choral Music, received his BA in Music History from
Vassar College, an applied Music Degree in Film Scoring and Composition
from Berklee College of Music. Delorey received his early training
in the historic Choir of Men and Boys at All Saints Church in Worcester,
Massachusetts.
He
continued his early singing career in the Berkshire Boy Choir,
from which he was selected to sing in the premiere of
Leonard Bernstein's "Mass." A
professional singer since the age of 12, Mr. Delorey has worked in
most choral mediums, from medieval repertoire to musical theatre.
As a countertenor, he has sung and recorded with the Boston Camarata,
Schola Cantorum of Boston and Schola Discantus of San Francisco.
He
has recently completed his Master of Music in Choral Conducting
at The Boston Conservatory, where he studied
conducting with Yoichi
Udagawa and William Cutter, and is planning to pursue his Doctorate
of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting. Mr. Delorey is featured in
the recent Kurt Weill Foundation recording of Weill's "Johnny
Johnson" as Grampa Joe.
John can be
reached via email at jfd@wpi.edu.