Born in
Victoriaville,
Quebec, 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
soprano. From 1939–1946 he studied music theory privately with
Gabriel Cusson in Montreal and was also a pupil of organist
Conrad Letendre from 1942–1948. He was awarded the
Prix d'Europe 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
Rudolf von Beckerath organ at
Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal from 1960 to 2002. He also served as the assistant director of the
Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal (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
Académie de musique du Québec from 1965–1971 and served as director of the
Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Trois-Rivières from 1970–1974. He also taught organ courses periodically at
McGill University from the late 1960s through the 1980s. Among his notable pupils are
Pierre-Yves Asselin,
Paul Crawford,
Mireille Lagacé,
Lucienne L'Heureux-Arel, and
Rachel Laurin. He made a memorable visit to England at the invitation of
Martin Neary to give an outstanding recital and performance on the organ of
Winchester Cathedral, including a lengthy extemporisation on a theme provided by
Anthony Caesar. At its conclusion, the theme was revealed to be one of the Cathedral’s (rarely heard) mechanical bell tunes, played on the bells - a dramatic moment. ==References==