PARR, Patricia
(*1937)> CONCERT PIANIST · PROFESSOR · COMPOSER
PARR, Patricia Canadian concert pianist, professor and composer. Toronto, June 10, 1937. She made her debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra when she was nine. Her teachers included Mana Bates in Toronto, Isabella Vengerova at the Curtis Institute and later Rudolf Serkin. She performed with the New York Philharmonic and the symphony orchestras of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Cleveland, with chamber ensembles and as a recitalist. She was a member of the music department at Duquesne…