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Summary:

Alice Parker (b.1925), is a composer of choral music living in a small village in the Western mountains of Massachusetts. Her career that spans over seventy years initially having found prominence as Robert Shaw's protégé and then as a choral composer with strong collaborators, such as Archibald McLeish and Eudora Welty, or subjects whose strength lies in their emotional intensity or commitment to social justice, such as Emily Dickinson or Martin Luther King. Alice's musical reach is extensive and inclusive, from songs for children and church hymns to the cathedral and concert hall. In "Alice," the documentary film, Alice Parker collaborates with Eduardo Montes-Bradley in a series of intimate conversations that illuminate her artistic achievements.

Contributors:

Montes-Bradley, Eduardo , director, interviewer

Parker, Alice, 1925-2023 , interviewee

Liendo, Soledad , producer

Heritage Film Project , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Subjects:

Parker, Alice, 1925-2023 — Interviews

Women composers — United States — Interviews

Parker, Alice, 1925-2023

Women composers

United States

Genres:

Documentary films

Biographical films

Online media

Internet videos

Interviews

General Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 12, 2022).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (32 minutes))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1227044711

Other Control Numbers:

99592232600971 (source: VaAlASP)
5235079 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP5235079/avon