# List of Delta Omicron members

Delta Omicron is a co-ed international professional music honors fraternity. It has three types of members: collegiate, patron, and national honorary members. The national board of directors recognizes musicians who attain outstanding recognition in the field with a national honorary membership. The board may also give a patron or patroness membership to musicians who have attained a national reputation in their field or to nationally recognized patrons of music. Following are some of its notable members.
| Name | Member type | Induction date | Induction location | Notability | References |
| Bruce Abel | Patron | 1974 | Cleveland, Ohio | Baritone | |
| Claudio Arrau | Patron | 1943 | Louisville, Kentucky | Pianist | |
| Dorothy Ashby | National honorary | 1972 | Detroit, Michigan | Harpist and composer | |
| Milton Babbitt | Patron | October 9, 2000 | New York City, New York | Composer | |
| Joseph Banowetz | Patron | 1973 | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | Pianist | |
| Samuel Barber | Patron | 1960 | New York City, New York | Composer | |
| Evelyn Rothwell Barbirolli | National honorary | 1965 | Houston, Texas | Oboist | |
| John Barbirolli | Patron | 1965 | Houston, Texas | Conductor | $^{:142}$ |
| Edmund Battersby | Patron | 2001 or March 27, 2007 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Pianist | |
| Gisele Ben-Dor | National honorary | 1995 | Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | Conductor | |
| Jack Beeson | Patron | 1971 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Composer and educator | |
| Jean Berger | Patron | 1980 | Denver, Colorado | Composer | |
| Philip Bezanson | Patron | 1962 | Chicago, Illinois | Composer and educator | |
| Ingrid Bjoner | National honorary | 1968 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Soprano | |
| Frances Blaisdell | National honorary | 1941 | New York City, New York | Flutist and educator | |
| Joseph Bloch | Patron | 1962 | New York City, New York | Pianist and educator | |
| Jean Tennyson Boissevain | National honorary | | | Soprano | |
| William Bolcom | Patron | 1989 or July 2006 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Composer and pianist | $^{:142}$ |
| Gena Branscombe | National honorary | 1925 | New York City, New York | Composer and conductor | |
| Anshel Brusilow | Patron | 1972 | Maryville, Tennessee | Conductor | |
| Fritz Busch | Patron | 1948 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
| Ernest Charles | Patron | 1941 | Lincoln, Nebraska | Composer | |
| Constance Cherry | Patron | February 2013 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Educator | |
| Loris Chobanian | Patron | 1990 | Kent, Ohio | Composer | |
| Lili Chookasian | National honorary | 1955 | Chicago, Illinois | Contralto | |
| Curtis Clark | Patron | 1984 | Kent, Ohio | Pianist and impresario | |
| Joseph W. Clokey | Patron | 1939 | Oxford, Ohio | Educator and composer | |
| Michael Colgrass | Patron | 1991 | Akron, Ohio | Composer | |
| Fiora Contino | National honorary | 1974 | Bloomington, Indiana | Conductor | |
| Dominic Cossa | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Bass | |
| Hollis Dann | Patron | 1925 | | Educator | |
| Norman Dello Joio | Patron | 1967 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Composer | |
| Nickitas Demos | Patron | July 2012 | | Composer | |
| Joerg Demus | Patron | 1955 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Pianist | |
| Misha Dichter | Patron | April 13, 1999 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Pianist | |
| Fannie Charles Dillon | National honorary | 1925 | Los Angeles, California | Composer | |
| Walt Disney | Patron | 1940 | Los Angeles, California | Producer | |
| Olin Downes | Patron | 1939 | New York City, New York | Critic | |
| John Downey | Patron | 1980 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Composer | |
| Sophie H. Drinker | National honorary | 1951 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Musicologist and author | |
| Marcel Dupré | Patron | 1937 | Bloomington, Illinois | Organist | |
| Cecil Effinger | Patron | 1957 | Denver, Colorado | Composer, inventor, and educator | |
| Halim El-Dabh | Patron | 1990 | Kent, Ohio | Composer | |
| Robert Elmore | Patron | 1965 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Organist and composer | |
| Georges Enesco | Patron | | | Violinist | |
| Simon Estes | Patron | 1979 | Chicago, Illinois | Bass-baritone | |
| JoAnn Falletta | National honorary | 1988 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Conductor | |
| Ray Ferguson | Patron | 1976 | Detroit, Michigan | Organist | |
| Wilhelmenia Fernandez | National honorary | 1983 | Detroit, Michigan | Soprano | |
| Francis Findlay | Patron | 1934 | | Educator | |
| Birgit Finnila | National honorary | 1973 | Chicago, Illinois | Contralto | |
| Harvey S. Firestone Jr. | Patron | 1939 | | Philanthropist | |
| Carlisle Floyd | Patron | 1961 | Columbia, South Carolina | Composer and educator | |
| Eugene Fodor | Patron | 1978 | Washington, D.C. | Violinist | |
| Henry Ford | Patron | 1939 | | Philanthropist | |
| Lukas Foss | Patron | 1982 | New York City, New York | Conductor and composer | |
| Virgil Fox | Patron | 1958 | Westminster, Maryland | Organist | |
| Vera Franceschi | National honorary | 1955 | Chicago, Illinois | Pianist | |
| Ossip Gabrilowitsch | Patron | 1921 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor and pianist | |
| James Galway | Patron | 1991 | Columbus, Ohio | Flutist | |
| Mary Garden | Patron | 1932 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Soprano | |
| Vance George | Patron | April 3, 2008 | Washington, Pennsylvania | Conductor | |
| Armando Ghitalla | Patron | 1988 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Trumpeter | |
| Vittorio Giannini | Patron | 1953 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Composer and educator | |
| David Gillingham | Patron | 1996 | Normal, Illinois | Composer | |
| Joseph Gingold | Patron | 1989 | Bloomington, Illinois | Violinist | |
| Richard Franko Goldman | Patron | 1964 | New York City, New York | Composer, author, and conductor | |
| Eugene Goossens | Patron | 1925 | Rochester, New York | Conductor | |
| Camargo Guarnieri | Patron | 1973 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Composer | |
| Ida Haendel | National honorary | 1986 | Dallas, Texas | Volinist | |
| Richard Hageman | Patron | 1926 | | Composer | |
| Robert Hale | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Baritone | |
| Howard Hanson | Patron | 1925 | Rochester, New York | Composer, educator, and conductor | |
| Louis Hasselmans | Patron | 1940 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Conductor | |
| Evelyn Lear | National honorary | 1989 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano | |
| Walter Hendl | Patron | December 1, 1960 | Chicago, Illinois | Conductor and educator | |
| Ethel Glenn Hier | National honorary | 1924 | Columbus, Ohio | Composer and pianist | |
| Ima Hogg | Patron | 1971 | Houston, Texas | Philanthropist | |
| Lorin Hollander | Patron | 1974 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Pianist | |
| Stanley Hollingsworth | Patron | 1988 | Rochester, Michigan | Composer | |
| David Holsinger | Patron | 1998 | San Antonio, Texas | Composer and conductor | |
| Hal Hopson | Patron | 1988 | Nashville, Tennessee | Composer | |
| Karel Husa | Patron | 1977 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Composer and conductor | |
| Donald Hustad | Patron | 1994 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Organist, composer, arranger, and educator | |
| Roger Jacobi | Patron | 1980 | Interlochen, Michigan | Educator | |
| Grant Johannesen | Patron | 1982 | Cleveland, Ohio | Pianist | |
| Camellia Johnson | National honorary | 1925 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Soprano | |
| Thor Johnson | Patron | 1947 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor and educator | |
| Vakhtang Jordania | Patron | 1988 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Conductor | |
| Martin Katz | Patron | 1985 | Sarasota, Florida | Pianist and educator | |
| Graham Kendrick | Patron | February 2013 | | Contemporary worship artist | |
| Hans Kindler | Patron | 1945 | | Conductor | |
| Tom Krause | Patron | 1969 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baritone | |
| Rafael Kubelík | Patron | 1951 | Chicago, Illinois | Conductor | |
| Gail Kubik | Patron | 1960 | Lawrence, Kansas | Composer | |
| Erich Kunzel | Patron | 1993 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
| Fredell Lack | National honorary | 1963 | Beaumont, Texas | Violinist and educator | |
| Hans Lange | Patron | 1940 | | Conductor | |
| Benjamin Lees | Patron | 1965 | New York City, New York | Composer and educator | |
| J. Reilly Lewis | Patron | 2010 | | Organist and choirmaster of the National Cathedral | |
| Martha Lipton | National honorary | 1943 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Mezzo-soprano and educator | |
| Frank Little | Patron | 1977 | Johnson City, Tennessee | Tenor | |
| Hugh Livingston | Patron | November 6, 2003 | Maryville, Tennessee | Composer and pianist | |
| Normand Lockwood | Patron | 1980 | Denver, Colorado | Composer | |
| Jesús López-Cobos | Patron | 1992 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
| George Lynn | Patron | 1974 | Fort Collins, Colorado | Composer | |
| Joseph E. Maddy | Patron | 1934 | | Educator and conductor | |
| Spiro Malas | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Baritone | |
| Nicolai Malko | Patron | 1943 | Chicago, Illinois | Conductor | |
| Robert Marcellus | Patron | 1980 | Interlochen, Michigan | Educator and conductor | |
| Andre Marchal | Patron | 1954 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Organist | |
| Jean Martinon | Patron | 1967 | Chicago, Illinois | Conductor | |
| David Maslanka | Patron | 1996 | Normal, Illinois | Composer | |
| William Mayer | Patron | 1964 | New York City, New York | Composer | |
| James McCray | Patron | 1981 | Fort Collins, Colorado | Composer and educator | |
| Sylvia McNair | National honorary | 1985 | Atlanta, Georgia | Soprano | |
| Sherrill Milnes | Patron | 1990 | Urbana, Illinois | Baritone | |
| Yvonne Minton | National honorary | 1975 | Chicago, Illinois | Mezzo-soprano | |
| Donald Neuen | Patron | 1977 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Educator and conductor | |
| Geoffrey O'Hara | Patron | 1938 | | Composer | |
| Paul Paray | Patron | 1946 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
| Luciano Pavarotti | Patron | 1978 | Washington, D.C. | Tenor | |
| Vincent Persichetti | Patron | 1946 | Kent, Ohio | Composer | |
| Gregor Piatagorsky | Patron | 1944 | Louisville, Kentucky | Cellist | |
| Paul Plishka | Patron | 1985 | Detroit, Michigan | Baritone | |
| John Pozdro | Patron | 1960 | Lawrence, Kansas | Educator and composer | |
| Eve Queler | National honorary | 1979 | Detroit, Michigan | Conductor | |
| Florence Quivar | National honorary | 1980 | Los Angeles, California | Mezzo-soprano | |
| Samuel Ramey | Patron | 1980 | Washington, D.C. | Bass | |
| Robert Rayfield | Patron | December 1, 1976 | Chicago, Illinois | Organist | |
| Fritz Reiner | Patron | 1920 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
| Bernard Rogers | Patron | 1960 | Lawrence, Kansas | Composer and educator | |
| Fred Rogers | Patron | 1996 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Educator, producer, and musician | |
| Gianna Rolandi | National honorary | 1986 | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Soprano | |
| Stella Roman | National honorary | 1943 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano | |
| Julius Rudel | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor and opera director | |
| John Rutter | Patron | 1985 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Composer and conductor | |
| Carlos Salzedo | Patron | 1926 | | Harpist | |
| Clara Clemens Samossoud | National honorary | 1921 | Detroit, Michigan | Contralto | |
| David P. Sartor | Patron | July 17, 2009 | | Composer and conductor | |
| Arlene Saunders | National honorary | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Soprano | |
| Bidu Sayão | National honorary | 1939 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Soprano | |
| Thomas Scherman | Patron | 1965 | New York City, New York | Conductor | |
| Kenneth Schermerhorn | Patron | 1970 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Conductor | |
| Tito Schipa | Patron | 1940 | Beverly Hills, California | Tenor | |
| Thomas Schippers | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
| William Schuman | Patron | 1968 | New York City, New York | Composer and administrator | |
| Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | National honorary | 1954 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano | |
| Irmgard Seefried | National honorary | 1953 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano | |
| Robert Shaw | Patron | 1969 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
| George Shirley | Patron | 1972 | Detroit, Michigan | Tenor | |
| Beverly Sills | Patron | May 1, 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Soprano | |
| Henry Sopkin | Patron | 1953 | Chicago, Illinois | Conductor | |
| Albert Spalding | Patron | 1938 | | Violinist | |
| Oley Speaks | Patron | 1939 | | Composer | |
| Susan Starr | National honorary | 1964 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Pianist and educator | |
| Eleanor Steber | National honorary | 1943 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano and educator | |
| Ruth Slenczynska | National honorary | 1956 | New York City, New York | Pianist, author, and educator | |
| Teresa Stich-Randall | National honorary | 1966 | New York City, New York | Soprano | |
| William Stone | Patron | April 1, 2003 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Baritone | |
| Gustave Strube | Patron | 1932 | | Conductor and composer | |
| Shinichi Suzuki | Patron | 1997 | Johnson City, Tennessee (via phone) | Musician, educator, and founder of the Suzuki Method of Teaching | |
| Toshio Takahashi | Patron | 1997 | Johnson City, Tennessee | Musician, flutist, educator, and founder of the Suzuki Flute Institute | |
| Carl Tanner | Patron | August 8, 2005 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Tenor | |
| Deems Taylor | Patron | 1939 | New York City, New York | Composer and critic | |
| Alexander Tcherepnin | Patron | 1939 | New York City, New York | Composer and pianist | |
| Renata Tebaldi | National honorary | 1957 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano | |
| Henri Temianka | Patron | 1961 | Lawrence, Kansas | Violinist and educator | |
| John Charles Thomas | Patron | 1940 | Oxford, Ohio | Baritone | |
| Virgil Thomson | Patron | 1957 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Composer | |
| Kerstin Thorborg | National honorary | 1939 | Columbus, Ohio | Contralto | |
| James Tocco | Patron | 1990 | Middletown, Ohio | Pianist | |
| Noel Tredinnick | Patron | 1988 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Conductor | |
| Norman Treigle | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Bass-baritone | |
| Barry Tuckwell | Patron | 1988 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Hornist | |
| Ramon Vinay | Patron | 1948 | Denver, Colorado | Tenor | |
| Frederica Von Stade | National honorary | 1996 | Brevard, North Carolina | Mezzo-soprano | |
| Reinald Werrenrath | Patron | 1931 | | Baritone | |
| Paul W. Whear | Patron | 1975 | Huntington, West Virginia | Composer | |
| John White | Patron | December 11, 2005 | Denver, Colorado | Composer, cellist, and author | |
| Robert Whitney | Patron | 1950 | Louisville, Kentucky | Conductor and educator | |
| Gavin Williamson | Patron | 1954 | | Harpsichordist | |
| Beverly Wolff | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Mezzo-soprano | |
| Richard Yardumian | Patron | 1967 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Composer and pianist | |
| Berj Zamkochian | Patron | 1969 | Normal, Illinois | Organist | |
| Efrem Zimbalist | Patron | 1940 | Georgetown, Kentucky | Violinist and educator | |