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Moved to Learn
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Recorded June 20, 2012 | Added June 8, 2023
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Caron Daley
Caron Daley is Director of Choral Activities, Associate Professor of Music, and Chair of the Performance Department at the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. Under her direction since 2015, the Duquesne University Voices of Spirit has performed across the Northeast and in Canada, including invited performances at the National Collegiate Choral Organization Conference (2019), National Association for Music Education Eastern Division Conference (2023), College Music Society National Conference (2024), and Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (2026). The choir’s debut album, Wake up my Spirit, was released in 2024 and celebrates the Spiritan traditions of the University.
A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Caron has held past conducting appointments with the National Youth Choir of Canada, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, University of Toronto, St. Michael’s Choir School, and Salem Academy and College. A lifelong choral singer, she has performed with the Festival Ensemble of the European Music Festival Stuttgart, National Youth Choir of Canada, North Carolina Master Chorale, Columbus Symphony Chorus, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and Bel Canto Company, among others. Caron is frequently invited to guest conduct and lead choral clinics, including recent events in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, California, and Ontario.
Caron’s interdisciplinary research in Dalcroze Eurhythmics and musician health and wellness has resulted in national and international conference presentations and invitations. In 2026, she presented at the International Society of Music Education, Choral Canada, and ACDA Symposium for Research in Choral Singing conferences. Her work is published in Canadian Music Educator, Choral Journal, Journal of Singing, The Choral Scholar, College Music Symposium, and the International Journal of Research in Choral Singing. Caron currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Choral Canada’s Anacrusis and as an Editorial Board member of ACDA’s Choral Journal.
Caron holds a D.M.A. (Choral Conducting) from the University of Toronto, an M.M. (Choral Conducting) and M.A. (Vocal Pedagogy) from The Ohio State University, an Artist Diploma and Honours B.M. (Music Education) from Western University, and an Associate Diploma in Performance (Voice) from the Royal Conservatory of Music.
Moved to Learn
Caron Daley, Presenter
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Copyright © 2012 Caron Daley. All rights reserved.
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Resource ID4897
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Media Duration0:42:46
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Original DateJune 20, 2012
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Date AddedJune 8, 2023
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Presenter
Caron Daley
Caron Daley is Director of Choral Activities, Associate Professor of Music, and Chair of the Performance Department at the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. Under her direction since 2015, the Duquesne University Voices of Spirit has performed across the Northeast and in Canada, including invited performa…
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