Joseph Eugène Raymond-Marie Daveluy (23 December 1926 – 1 September 2016) was a Canadian

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, and

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. An associate composer of the

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, his compositional output consisted mainly of works for solo organ. He had an active international career as a recitalist and concert performer from 1946 through the 1990s. He held a number of church posts in Montreal, including serving as organist of St-Jean-Baptiste Church (1946–1951), Immaculée-Conception Church (1951–1954), and St-Sixte Church (1954–1959). In 1980, he was named a Member of the Order of Canada. He was married to

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Hilda Metcalfe."Raymond Daveluy"
''The Canadian Encyclopedia''.

Career

Born in

Victoriaville Victoriaville is a town in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of Arthabask ...

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, Daveluy was the son of organist and bandmaster Lucien Daveluy, with whom he began his initial musical studies at the age of 11. His sister Marie Daveluy had a successful career as a classical

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. From 1939-1946 he studied music theory privately with

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in Montreal and was also a pupil of organist

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from 1942-1948. He was awarded the

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in 1948 which enabled him to pursue further studies in organ performance with Hugh Giles in New York City. Daveluy assumed charge of the large

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organ at

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in Montreal from 1960 to 2002. He also served as the assistant director of the

Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal The Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal (CMQM) is a music conservatory located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In addition to the Montreal region, the school takes in students from nearby cities, including Granby, Joliette, St-Jean, S ...

(CMQM) from 1967–1970 and later was president of the school from 1974-1978. He also taught classes at the CMQM from 1957–1960 and from 1978-1988. He held the post of president of the

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from 1965–1971 and served as director of the

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from 1970-1974. He also taught organ courses periodically at

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from the late 1960s through the 1980s. Among his notable pupils are

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, Paul Crawford,

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, and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daveluy, Raymond 1926 births 2016 deaths Canadian classical organists Canadian composers Canadian male composers Canadian music educators Male classical organists Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal faculty Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Trois-Rivières faculty French Quebecers McGill University faculty Members of the Order of Canada Musicians from Quebec People from Victoriaville