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Professor Norah Duncan IV is a Professor and former Chair of the Department of Music at Wayne State University, where he serves as Area Coordinator for Organ Performance and directs the WSU Concert Chorale.
His academic credentials include an undergraduate degree in English Literature from the University of Detroit, a Master of Fine Arts in Organ Performance from Wayne State University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Church Music/Organ Performance from the University of Michigan.
Professor Duncan's scholarly focus centers on Organ Performance, Church Music, Liturgical Music, and Gregorian Chant. He co-founded the Gregorian Institute of Detroit with the Benedictine Monastery in Solesmes, France, and has presented research at international venues including Rome, Dublin, and Nigeria. His work uniquely integrates academic musicology with practical liturgical application in the Roman Catholic tradition.
Notable career milestones include 26+ years as music director for the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament (second longest-serving Roman Catholic cathedral musician nationally) and directing music for Pope John Paul II's 1987 Detroit visit. He has performed organ recitals internationally in Trier, Germany and Sydney, Australia.
Professional engagements include:
- Editorial review board member for Oregon Catholic Press
- Music review committee for revision of "Lead Me, Guide Me" (African American Catholic Hymnal)
- Education Board member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Awards received:
- Award for Excellence for Musical Direction (American College Theater Festival, Washington, DC)
- Sr. Thea Bowman Award (Archdiocese of Detroit)
- Spirit of Detroit Award
- Mother Teresa Duchemin Award for exemplary community service
- "Changing Lives Through Music" Award (presented by Anne Parsons, Detroit Symphony Orchestra President)
As a choral director, he has collaborated with the Archdiocesan Chorus, Wayne State University ensembles, Brazeal Dennard Chorale, and Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra, including directing the Michigan Youth Choral Ensemble at Carnegie Hall in 2004 and 2005.
