Katharine Parton Explained

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]

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. 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 and within the Multitude of Voyces volumes.^{[14] [15]}

Publications (music)

• 2020 Gaudebat et Ridebat for SATB and drum (Multitude of Voyces)
• 2022 The Floods for SSAATTBB (Encore Publications)
• 2022 Forsake Me Not for SATB and open score single line instrument (Encore Publications)
• 2023 Lux Perpetua No Later Light for SATB (Encore Publications)

Publications (academic)

• Parton . Katharine . 2014-08-08 . Epistemic stance in orchestral interaction. Social Semiotics . 24 . 4 . 402–419 . 10.1080/10350330.2014.929389 . 144514475 . 1035-0330. none.
• Parton. Katharine. Edwards. Guy. Features of conductor gesture: Towards a framework for analysis within interaction. Second International Conference on Music Communication Science. December 2009. none.

Notes and References

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