New from Alice Parker - Watch the interview PART 2 with Parker & Dr. Armstrong!
New from Alice Parker
On the Common Ground
Alice Parker has given many musical gifts over her storied career. This gift grows out of concern for the many walls that have appeared that separate our society. This soulful composition is a plea for us to meet each other on common ground. Part of the proceeds for this piece will be given to Chorus America in support of their ongoing work.
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Alice Parker, internationally renowned composer, conductor and teacher, studied composition and conducting at Smith College and the Juilliard School where she began her long association with Robert Shaw. The many Parker/Shaw settings of American folksongs, hymns and spirituals from that period form an enduring repertoire for choruses all around the world.
Her list of published compositions has over five hundred titles, ranging from operas through song cycles, cantatas and choral suites to many individual anthems. [read more]