Robert De Cormier
Robert DeCormier (aka Bob Corman) (born January 1, 1922) is an American musical conductor, arranger, and director, and a graduate of the Juilliard School. He has arranged music for many singers and groups, including Harry Belafonte and Peter, Paul, and Mary, and has worked with Milt Okun. DeCormier is perhaps most famous for his spiritual arrangements.[citation needed] He is the director of Counterpoint, a choral group which consists of eleven members, and conducted music for the opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis, or The Emperor of Atlantis, and Brundibár. DeCormier made a recent appearance at a holiday concert for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the chorus, and made an appearance with long-time friend Paul Stookey from the group Peter, Paul and Mary. DeCormier has served on the New York State Council on the Arts, and has been a member of the choral panel for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Robert DeCormier was Music Diector and Conductor of the New York Choral Society from 1970-1987 and remains its Music Director Emeritus.
He has also recorded several Christmas albums with his choral group, The Robert DeCormier Singers.
Mr. DeCormier taught a class at St. Michael's College (Colchester, VT) entitled "Songs of Resistance: Music in Struggle" in the spring semester of 2008.
Recently DeCormier conducted at the Vermont International Music Festival in the summer of 2009. In the Winter of 2011, he directed the Chorus at the Vermont High School Honors Music Festival held at Castleton State College.
DeCormier will be awarded an honorary degree from the University of Vermont during the spring 2012 Commencement.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "University Communications : University of Vermont". Uvm.edu. http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/?Page=news&storyID=13119&category=uvmhome. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
[edit] External links
- CounterPointChorus.com
- Discography for Robert DeCormier Singers
- Robert De Cormier at the Internet Movie Database
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