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Lorna Cooke deVaron was born on 17 January, 1921, is an American conductor (1921–2018). Discover Lorna Cooke deVaron's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 97 years old?
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17 January 1921 |
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6 October, 2018 |
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Lorna Cooke deVaron Net Worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Lorna Cooke deVaron (January 17, 1921 – October 6, 2018) was an American choral conductor.
DeVaron founded the New England Conservatory Chorus, which she directed from 1947 to 1988.
DeVaron studied at Wellesley College and Radcliffe College, where she assisted G. Wallace Woodworth in the direction of the Radcliffe Choral Society.
Subsequently, she became Assistant Professor of Music at Bryn Mawr College, whose choir she conducted.
Her principal conducting teacher was Robert Shaw, with whom she studied at Tanglewood.
In 1953, deVaron was appointed to the faculty of Tanglewood.
There, she trained the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
She quickly became sought after as a choral conducting teacher to students from all over the world.
For 34 years deVaron prepared choruses for top orchestras, most notably the Boston Symphony Orchestra who collaborated regularly with the New England Conservatory Chorus prior to the formation of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
Six of deVaron's recordings won the Grand Prix du Disque.
She also received several nominations from the National Academy of Recording Arts.
In 1967, deVaron took the NEC Chorus on tour to the Soviet Union, as part of the Cultural Exchange Program, for which she received the Boston Medal for Distinguished Achievement.
Several European tours with the Chorus followed.
In the summer of 1977, the Israeli Government invited deVaron to conduct Kibbutz choirs and to lead a choral workshop in Israel.
In 1978 she received the Medal for Distinguished Achievement from the Wellesley College Alumnae Association.
As a result, the following summer (1978), the government invited deVaron to return, this time with the NEC Chorus, where they participated in the 30th Anniversary celebration of the founding of Israel.
During the 1980s deVaron guest conducted the Cameron Singers in Israel and the Broadcasting Chorus of Beijing and conducted the NEC Chorus on concert tours to Romania, Bulgaria, and China.
In 1988 deVaron retired as Chair of the Choral Department of New England Conservatory.
Among her many honors include an Honorary Doctorate in Music from the New England Conservatory, the Harvard Glee Club Medal for Distinguished Service to Choral Music, and a citation from the American Choral Directors Association for Distinguished Service to Choral Music.
DeVaron died in October 2018 at the age of 97.
