Robert Romeo De Cormier Jr. was born on January 7, 1922 in Farmingdale, New York. He began playing the trumpet at age seven and studied at Colby College and the University of New Mexico. After being wounded in World War II, De Cormier stopped playing the trumpet and began to focus on singing. De Cormier arranged music for artists like Harry Belafonte and Peter, Paul and Mary. From 1957 to 1965, he conducted The Belafonte Folk Singers and later led The Robert De Cormier Singers. De Cormier also composed for chorus and ballet, with his composition "Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" included in the active repertoire of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He served as music director of the New York Choral Society from 1970 to 1987 and founded Counterpoint, a Vermont-based choral group. De Cormier received several honors, including the 2002 Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts by the Vermont Arts Council. He died on November 7, 2017, at age 95.
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