Joan Catoni Conlon

Joan C. Conlon
Born	Joan Catoni
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Washington
Thesis	Stylistic variation and virtuosity in the choral music of Georg Philipp Telemann as represented by the unpublished cantata Wertes Zion, sei getrost (1975)

Joan Catoni Conlon is Professor and Director of Graduate Choral Research Emerita for the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she conducted the University Singers.[1] She received her BA, MA and DMA degrees from the University of Washington where she was Professor of Choral Music and Conducting (1972–95). From 1971 to 1995 she was the conductor of the Northwest Chamber Chorus in Seattle, Washington, and was the chair of the Research and Publications Committee of the American Choral Directors Association. Her scholarship specializes in the choral music of Georg Philipp Telemann and Claudio Monteverdi. She published Performing Monteverdi: A Conductor’s Guide (ISBN 0-937276-27-8). She has also studied the Hindustani classical vocal music of India. In 2009 she edited and contributed to 'Wisdom, Wit and Will: Women Choral Conductors On their Art' [ISBN 978-1579997601.] -- a collection of essays relating to conducting choral literature and professional development.

Career

Conlon began singing as an alto with the Northwest Chamber Chorus in 1968 while she was studying choral music at the University of Washington. She was group's director from 1971 until 1995.[2] Conlon's sabbatical in 1983 examined Indian vocal traditions and learned new vocal pieces.[3]

Conlon moved to the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1995.[4]

Selected publications

• Conlon, Joan C. (2001). Performing Monteverdi. Hinshaw Music. ISBN 978-0-937276-27-3.[5]

• Conlon, Joan Catoni, ed. (2009). Wisdom, Wit, and Will. GIA Publications. ISBN 978-1-57999-760-1.[6]

Honors and awards

In 1998 Conlon was in the first group of people elected to the hall of fame for the Washington Music Educators Association.[7] Conlon was named an honorary life member of the National Collegiate Choral Organization.[8]

References

1. "Joan Catoni Conlon". University of Colorado at Boulder. Archived from the original on October 8, 2006.
2. Hahn, Sumi (2008-06-06). "Two former conductors to help Northwest Chamber Chorus celebrate 40 years". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
3. Bargreen, Melinda (December 4, 1984). "UW professor got hooked on Indian music during sabbatical". The Seattle Times. pp. F6.
4. BARGREEN, MELINDA (July 2, 1995). "'BRAIN DRAIN' AT UW MUSIC SCHOOL HAS RIPPLE EFFECT". The Seattle Times. pp. M1.
5. Review of Performing Monteverdi
   • Gordon, Lewis W. (2002). "Review of Performing Monteverdi: A Conductor's Guide". The Choral Journal. 42 (7): 57. ISSN 0009-5028. JSTOR 23554375.
   • Young, Steven (2000). "Review of Ecco mormorar l'onde". The Choral Journal. 41 (4): 91–92. ISSN 0009-5028. JSTOR 23553655.
6. Review of Wisdom, Wit, and Will
   • Hamre, Anna (2010). "Review of Wisdom, Wit, and Will: Women Choral Conductors on Their Art". The Choral Journal. 50 (7): 70–73. ISSN 0009-5028. JSTOR 23560053.
7. "Hall of Fame: Joan Catoni Conlon". Washington Music Educators Association. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
8. "National Collegiate Choral Organization | Honorary Life Members". ncco-usa.org. Retrieved 2024-10-03.

Further reading

• Grives, Steve; Conlon, Joan Catoni (2016). "A Conversation with Joan Catoni Conlon". The Choral Journal. 56 (7): 71–74. ISSN 0009-5028. JSTOR 24643155.