Patricia G. Parker earned both her Doctorate of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in Organ Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where she studied with Katherine Pardee, Michael Farris, David Higgs, and Gerre Hancock. She received her Bachelor of Music degree with a major in Organ Performance and a minor in German Studies, magna cum laude, from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC, where she was a student of John Mueller. Her article, "New Perspectives on ‘The Hildegard Organ Cycle’," appeared in the August 2001 edition of The Diapason. A native of Charlotte, NC, Dr. Parker has played solo organ recitals throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.