Background
Parker, Alice was born on December 16, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Parker, Alice was born on December 16, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Bachelor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1947. Master of Science, Juilliard School, New York City, 1949. Doctor of Music (honorary), Hamilton University, 1979.
Doctor of Music (honorary), Macalester College, St. Paul, 1989. Doctor of Music (honorary), Bluffton College, Ohio, 1991. Doctor of Music (honorary), Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, 1996.
Doctor of Music (honorary), Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia, 2007.
Arranger, Robert Shaw Chorale, New York City, 1948-1966; freelance composer, conductor, New York City, since 1960; teacher, workshop leader, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, summers since 1972; artistic director, Melodious Accord, New York City, since 1985.
Fellow Hymn Society, Hymn Society of America (conference composer in residence, 2006). Member American Choral Directors Association (eastern disvn. conference dedicated in her honor 2006), American Conductors Guild, Chorus American (Founders award 1994), American Music center, Sigma Alpha Iota.
Daughter of Gordon and Mary (Stuart) P. Widowed; children: David, Timothy, Katharine, Mary, Elizabeth.