Alice Parker, a composer who embraced sparse and graceful musical traditions in more than 500 choral arrangements, spirituals and other pieces that often evoked the beauty of nature and the ...

Composer, conductor and teacher Alice Parker turned 90 on Wednesday. She made her name as the primary arranger for the Robert Shaw Chorale for some 20 years. She continues to compose and teach ...

Early in her musical career, when Alice Parker was composing and arranging for the Robert Shaw Chorale in New York City, the melodies she crafted seemed to magically transform into the performers ...

Throughout her long and notable music career, Alice Parker ’47 has made a point of composing pieces specifically for women’s choruses. “I’ve written quite a bit for women’s voices because I know how ...