Alice Parker is an internationally renowned composer, conductor, and teacher who studied composition and conducting at Smith College and the Juilliard School, where she began her long association with Robert Shaw. She has been commissioned by hundreds of community, school, and church choruses, and her works appear in the catalogs of a dozen publishing companies. Each year she tours the United States and Canada, leading performances and workshops on improvisation, rehearsal techniques, and score study. To take part in one of her SINGS is to have a rare experience of group improvisation, remarkable for its high level of musical sound. She is the recipient of six honorary doctorates and the Smith College Medal as well as grants from ASCAP, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, and the American Music Center.