Ronald Keith Parks : Composer

Rehearsals started today for Momentum. Things are coming together very well for a first rehearsal. I also saw Val Ifill’s choreography for the first time, a solo female dancer enters from the audience and works her way onto the stage and dances beneath the video screen overhead. Very nicely done. I am fortunate to have …

I am looking forward to hearing Tomoko Deguchi perform my piano piece SEAM in Denver later this month. SEAM was selected for performance at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Regional Conference of the College Music Society. The conference runs from Friday, March 21 to Saturday the 22nd. SEAM will be performed on the Friday night composers …

I have posted the score for Momentum to my Scores page in the chamber music category. Any performance of Momentum must include the digital audio which can be obtained by contacting me.  Although Momentum was conceived and composed to co-exist with Valerie Ifill’s choreography and Seth Rouser’s video, it can also be performed as a …

My latest composition, Momentum, will be premiered on March 27, 2014 at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC USA. Momentum is a collaboration. The concept for the piece came from Out of Bounds Ensemble founding member and pianist, Tomoko Deguchi. Tomoko will play piano for the premiere. I composed the music (flute, oboe, clarinet, solo …

I received the high resolution version of the video of 9 Dreams of Flying from Michael Compton. I have reposted it to my Video page. The new version uses a slightly revised ending. The audio for this version is studio rendered. We hope to produce a version using live music in the future. 9 Dreams …

My latest collaboration, Digitritus, is now available on my video page. It is also running continuously at the Rutledge Gallery at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC USA through January 17, 2014.

My most recent electroacoustic work is now complete and will be included in an upcoming exhibit at Winthrop University. Digitritus is a short film that was created in collaboration with my colleague Seth Rouser. Seth approached me about working together on a project some time ago and I was delighted to have the opportunity to …

For my friends in the Charlotte region, I hope to see many of you on Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art for the second installment of the Out of Bounds Ensemble/Bechtler Ensemble  concert. We will present a multi-media concert in the main gallery (4th floor) of the museum at 4:00 p.m., …

For my friends in the Charlotte NC region, please consider joining us for the upcoming Charlotte Composers Forum concerts. Details are below, please contact me if you have questions or need more information. Both concerts will feature the combined forces of the Charlotte-based Out of Bounds Ensemble and the Bechtler Ensemble, conducted by Alan Yamamoto. …

I am excited to announce the inaugural concert of the newly formed Charlotte Composers Forum. Thanks to the vision and leadership of conductor Alan Yamamoto we will be presenting our first concert on October 20, 2013 at Barnes Recital Hall on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC USA, followed by a repeat …

I have added a Discography page to my web site. Most of the CDs featured there are available for purchase. Visit my Discography page for details. This is in addition to the recordings and videos available on my Audio and Video pages. I hope you will consider adding some of my CDs to your personal …

I have posted the score for my 1994 piano trio (violin, cello, and piano) titled Derivations to my Scores page. Derivations was the last composition I completed while living in Gainesville, FL, just before my move to Buffalo, NY in August of 1994. It is also the last composition I completed before beginning my doctoral studies …

I have posted a low resolution video of Fioretti (Little Flowers) to my VIDEO page. Fioretti was a collaboration between myself, Phil Moody (Photographer and visual artist), Mark Lewis (composer), and Gerry Derkesen (visual/internet artist). The vocal melody heard in the video was composed by Mark Lewis and sung by Brianna Valencia. The text is …

I have posted the score for 9 Dreams of Flying… (my latest work for chamber ensemble and video) on my SCORES page. Please feel free to distribute it to anyone you think might be interested in this project.

On my VIDEO page you will find the first draft of the video for 9 Dreams of Flying. The audio is studio rendered and the video is low resolution. However, I wanted to share this draft version in anticipation of the release of the final version. The final version will feature a studio recording of …

My latest composition for chamber ensemble and video was premiered on Thursday, June 20 as part of the 2013 Charlotte New Music Festival held in Charlotte, NC USA. 9 Dreams of Flying was written for the Charlotte New Music Festival and was premiered by flutist Erinn Frechette (Charlotte Symphony), violinist Jason Newkom, cellist Katya Janpoladyan …

My allocation of the Spellbound CDs arrived today (the CD of orchestral works which includes my composition Torque). The packaging looks great and the enhanced CD is a really cool idea (the CD includes scores, bios, program notes, etc.). I am thankful to everyone who made this possible, Alan Yamamoto who commissioned Torque and conducted the …

Spellbound, the CD that includes my orchestral work Torque, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The CD will be officially released on May 28, 2013. The CD is an enhanced CD which includes scores, bios, and program notes etc. (incentive for buying the CD instead of the MP3 downloads). Here’s the link… Pre-order Torque …

My latest chamber work, 9 Dreams of Flying, is complete. Scored for flute, violin, cello, and piano, the premiere at the Charlotte New Music Festival will feature visuals by artist Michael Compton based on the music. The Charlotte New Music Festival is a two-week gathering of composers, musicians, choreographers, and visual artists. It runs from …