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Alice Parker
American classical composer (1925–2023)
For other uses, see Alice Parker (disambiguation).
Alice Parker | |
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Portrait of Parker by Eduardo Montes-Bradley | |
Born | Alice Stuart Parker (1925-12-16)December 16, 1925 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | December 24, 2023(2023-12-24) (aged 98) Hawley, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1947–2020 |
Spouse | Thomas F. Pyle (m. 1954; died 1976) |
Alice Stuart Parker Pyle (December 16, 1925 – December 24, 2023), known professionally as Alice Parker, was an American composer, arranger, conductor and teacher.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Parker was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1925, to Gordon Parker, who worked in the hardwood business, and Mary Shumate Stuart, who founded and directed a plastics laminate company.[3] She grew up in Boston and Winchester, Mass