Parker, Alice, 1925-....

Parker, composer, conductor, and teacher, was educated at Smith and the Juilliard School, and was a long-time collaborator with Robert Shaw. She is the founder and director of Melodious Accord, a 16 voice professional choir. A composer whose works span all choral forms, from opera to cantata, from sacred anthems to settings of contemporary poets, she has been commissioned by groups such as Chanticleer, the Vancouver Chamber Singers, and the Atlanta Symphony.

From the description of Alice Parker, McDonald Chair in the Study of Jesus and Culture, 1993, 2003. (Emory University). WorldCat record id: 180128287