Princeton Seminary presents Alice Parker's Melodious Accord—A Concert of Praise, November 12 in Miller Chapel

Princeton, NJ, October 27, 2006–Princeton Theological Seminary presents Alice Parker's Melodious Accord—A Concert of Praise, featuring the Princeton Seminary Singers with brass quartet and harp, on Sunday, November 12 at 8:00 p.m. in Miller Chapel on the Seminary campus.

Parker's cantata, Melodious Accord, is based entirely on Appalachian folk tunes compiled in an early nineteenth-century collection by Mennonite farmer, schoolmaster, and musician Joseph Funk.

Alice Parker, a composer, conductor, and teacher, wrote her first orchestral score while still in high school. She has since dedicated her lifework to choral and vocal music, uniting composing, conducting, and teaching in a creative balance. She composes in many forms, from opera to cantata, sacred anthems to secular dances, song cycles to string quartets. She is the founder of Melodious Accord, Inc., a nonprofit group that presents choral concerts and sponsors workshops, symposia, and her professional appearances. Melodious Accord's Fellows program provides training for composers, conductors, and song leaders. Parker has made eleven acclaimed recordings with the Musicians of Melodious Accord, a sixteen-voice professional chorus. She has published books on melodic styles, choral improvisation, and “Good Singing in Church.” 

For more information, call 609.497.7890 or visit www.ptsem.edu.