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Eleanor Daley (composer)

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Eleanor Daley
OC
Born
Eleanor Joanne Daley

(1955-04-21) April 21, 1955 (age 71)
Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Genres
OccupationsComposer, choir director, choral clinician, accompanist
Instruments
Years active1982–present

Eleanor Joanne Daley OC (born April 21, 1955) is a Canadian composer of choral and church music, church choir director, choral clinician and accompanist.[1][2] She lives and works in Toronto, Ontario.[3] Among her best-known works are The Rose Trilogy and Requiem.[4]

Early life and education

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Daley was born in Parry Sound, Ontario. She earned a bachelor's degree in organ performance from Queen's University at Kingston. She also attained diplomas in piano and organ, studying in both Canada and England.[5]

Career

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As a composer, Daley has been commissioned by choral groups and arts organizations throughout North America and Europe.[6] In Canada, she composed for the Elmer Iseler Singers, the Amadeus Choir, the Bach Children's Chorus, the Amabile Youth Singers, Toronto Children's Chorus, the Cantabile Singers of Kingston, the Savridi Singers, the Vancouver Men's Chorus and the Victoria Scholars.[7] In the United States, she was commissioned by the Maryland State Boychoir, the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, Texas Woman's University and the Texas Choral Directors Association,[8][5] and received the 2008 Brock Commission from the American Choral Directors Association.[9] Commissions from Europe include festivals in Norway and Germany and England's Oxford University Press. Daley's music has been published by Canadian, US, and UK-based printing houses.[5]

Daley's a capella work "I Sing a Maiden" was performed in New York City in 2014 by a 400-voice choir as part of an International Women's Day celebration.[10] Her work "My Master from a Garden Rose" was recorded by the Genesis Ensemble.[11]

Since 1982 she has served as the music director at Fairlawn Avenue United Church[5] and since 1995 as the accompanist for the Bach Children's Chorus.[12]

She was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2022, "for her contributions to Canadian music and choral culture as a renowned composer and accompanist."[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Peña, Susan L. (15 December 2008). "Vivaldi the centerpiece for Wheatland Chorale". Reading Eagle. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. ↑ The American Organist. Vol. 43. American Guild of Organists. 2009. p. 17.
  3. ↑ Fiorito, Joe (2012-04-25). "Fiorito: Toronto Choral Society offers ghostly strains". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  4. ↑ Chase, Robert (2007). Memento mori: a guide to contemporary memorial music. Scarecrow Press. p. xvi. ISBN 978-0-8108-5745-2.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Lambert, Silke (December 20, 2023). "Eleanor Daley". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  6. ↑ The Voice of Chorus America. Vol. 30. Chorus America. 2006. p. 10.
  7. ↑ "ELEANOR DALEY". Cypress Choral Music. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  8. ↑ "The calm before the Christmas storm". Washington Examiner. 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  9. ↑ "Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission". American Choral Directors Association. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  10. ↑ Cobb, Barrett (March 14, 2014). "Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Lust & La Femme Mystique: Carmina Burana and Music in Celebration of International Women's Day in Review". New York Concert Review, Inc. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  11. ↑ Heithaus, Harriet Howard (2017-07-20). "Genesis Ensemble a new Naples vocal sound". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  12. ↑ "Eleanor Daley: Bio & Choral Music". Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  13. ↑ "Order of Canada appointees". Governor General of Canada. December 2022. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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