Katharine Parton

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Katharine Parton (born 1982) is a British-Australian composer, conductor and researcher and was the first female Director of Music at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. [1] [2] She has multiple sclerosis. [3]

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Education

Parton received early musical training in both Melbourne, Australia and Sunderland, UK attending government schools including The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School. [4] [5] She studied clarinet performance, vocal studies and conducting at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, The University of Melbourne studying with John Hopkins. She later received her PhD from The University of Melbourne for her research into conductor / orchestral musician gesture and social cognition. [6] [7] [8] [9] During her PhD she also studied at Royal Northern College of Music and The University of Cambridge. [10]

Career

Parton has held positions in both the UK and Australia, most notably as the first female director of music at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, a position she held from 2014 to 2017. [2] Whilst director of music, she curated the college's Menuhin Centenary Celebrations [11] which included a new scholarship, performances from the Fitzwilliam Quartet, an "In Conversation" event with Humphrey Burton, student performances and a summer school with former Menuhin student Akiko Ono. [12] [13] Parton is active as a composer being published by Encore Publications, Australian Music Centre and within the Multitude of Voyces volumes. [14] [15] [16]

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  2. 1 2 "Fitz seeks Director of Music". Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  3. ↑ "MS Understood: Ep. 8 Katharine Parton". Apple Podcasts . Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  4. ↑ "Women of the Portrait Gallery". Mac.Rob Foundation. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  5. ↑ "Guest Composer of the Month – Tamsin Jones" . Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to Encore Publications". www.encorepublications.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  7. ↑ "Katharine Parton – Continuo". 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  8. ↑ "Linguistics Jobs: Interview with a Conductor". www.superlinguo.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  9. ↑ "Parton, Katharine Louise Nancy". minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  10. ↑ "Katharine Parton – Biography" (PDF). Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
  11. ↑ "Opening the door: the Menuhin centenary". Rhinegold. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  12. ↑ "Two Yehudi Menuhin awards". Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  13. ↑ "Musicspace Violin Course". Akiko Ono Violin 小野明子 ヴァイオリニスト. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  14. ↑ "Welcome to Encore Publications". www.encorepublications.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  15. ↑ https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/parton-katharine
  16. ↑ "Multitude of Voyces – Volume 3 Advent to Candlemas". www.multitudeofvoyces.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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