WHAT WE DO

 

 

Present Alice Parker in Concerts

 

            á Alice Parker travels widely presenting programs in collaboration with choruses, churches, schools, colleges, and community groups in which she conducts concerts of her works, and/or leads SINGS.

 

Present Alice Parker in SINGS   

 

           á Sing with Alice Parker is an invitation to amateur singers of all levels to join in an afternoon or evening of singing together and awaken to the richness of sound derived from improvisations of these familiar melodies.

 

Present Alice Parker as a master teacher at Workshops in this country and abroad.

 

            á Melodious Accord Workshops are held in churches, schools, and colleges across the United States and Canada.  Led by Alice Parker, they may focus on American hymnody, folksongs, improvisation, score study, or other topics of particular interest to the host organization.  Whatever the topic, singing will be at the heart of the workshop.

 

Present Alice Parker in Fellows Programs at her home in Hawley, Massachusetts.

 

            á Advanced study with Alice Parker is available through the Melodious Accord Fellows Program.  Since 1989 Ms. Parker has offered the opportunity for mid-career composers, teachers, church musicians and conductors to study in small groups with her at her studio.  Three of these programs are now offered at her home in western Massachusetts and a fourth in New York City Melody Studies is an introduction to vocal music based on Alice Parker’s book The Anatomy of Melody.  Teaching Melody Through Song Leading is an in-depth study of song-leading, including melodic analysis, repertoire, planning SINGS, and hands-on practice.  The Composers Workshop gathers a small group of lyric composers to present examples of their work and discuss choral composition and arranging with Ms. Parker and their colleagues.  Score Study in New York is an opportunity for choral musicians to spend three days of intensive score study of choral music of many styles, making the page come to life.

 

Present the professional chamber chorus, The Musicians of Melodious Accord in concerts and recordings.

 

            á The Musicians of Melodious Accord, a chamber choir of   sixteen professional musicians, is the voice of Melodious Accord. Under the direction of Alice Parker they present her music in concerts and in the Alice Parker Recording Project, committed to documenting and preserving her work.

 

Publish a Quarterly Newsletter containing lively editorials by Alice Parker and comments on the current activities of the organization.

 

            á The Newsletter reaches over 4,000 song-lovers in the United States, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas amongst people of widely-varying backgrounds.  The Newsletter is posted here on our website and is also available by mail.

 

Provide the “Melodious Accord Store,” a convenient way of obtaining Alice Parker materials unavailable elsewhere.

 

            á Recordings by The Musicians of Melodious Accord, books by Alice Parker, videos illustrating her teaching methods, compositions lists, and other resources may be purchased from the on-line or by mail order.

 

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