John F. Delorey received his BA in Music History from Vassar College, studied
Conducting at Harvard University with Jameson Marvin, Composition at Berklee
College of Music and received his Masters of Music in Choral Conducting from
The Boston Conservatory, where he studied with William Cutter and Yoichi
Udagawa. He received his early choral training in the historic Choir of Men
and Boys at All Saints Church, Worcester, Massachusetts. He was also 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. It was
Bernstein who first put a baton in Delorey’s hand which sparked a lasting
friendship. Delorey has sung and recorded with the Boston Camarata, Schola
Cantorum of Boston and Schola Discantus of San Francisco, both as a tenor
and countertenor. Delorey specializes in early music, and is currently researching
materials for a new edition of Thomas Tallis's monumental motet "Spem
in Alium." When not cavorting through the Renaissance, he is developing
new methods toward the creation of a paperless choral environment. He is
currently the Director of Choral Music and Assistant Instructor of Music
at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Choral Conductor at The Boston Conservatory.