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Lorna Cooke deVaron
Born
17 January 1921
Died
October 6, 2018(2018-10-06) (aged 97)
Nationality
American
Alma mater
Wellesley College Radcliffe College
Occupation
conductor
Lorna Cooke deVaron (January 17, 1921 – October 6, 2018) was an American choral conductor. She was one of the pre-eminent choral conductors of the 20th century,[1] having given the world premiere or American premiere of many important works by Benjamin Britten, Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Irving Fine, Gunther Schuller, Daniel Pinkham, and others. DeVaron founded the New England Conservatory Chorus, which she directed from 1947 to 1988.
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