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Robert Parkins

Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Music
Music
Box 90665, Durham, NC 27708-0665
66 Mary Duke Biddle, Durham, NC 27708

Presentations, Performances & Exhibitions


Lecture-Demonstration: An Introduction to Early Spanish Organ Music · November 15, 2016 Invited Talk AGO Chapter, Richmond, VA
Master class (for graduate organ students) · October 1, 2016 Other University of Notre Dame
An Introduction to Early Spanish Organ Music - National Convention of the American Guild of Organists, Boston, MA · June 26, 2014 Lecture Invited Lecture
Duke-FIMTE Workshop (daily classes) · June 2, 2014 - June 6, 2014 Lecture Duke University Invited Lectures ; Robert Parkins ; Co-coordinator and one of two faculty members for a weeklong workshop on "Fundamentals of Spanish Keyboard Music: 16th to Early 19th Centuries." Sponsored by FIMTE (International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music).
Lecture-Demonstration: Early Spanish Organ Music · April 8, 2014 Lecture University of Washington Invited Lectures
Harpsichord Recital: Historical Keyboard Society of North America, Annual Conference · April 8, 2014 Lecture Vermillion, SD
Early Iberian Keyboard Music: Composers and Genres" (Lecture-Demonstration), Binghamton University · November 24, 2013 Lecture
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2012 - Annual Commencement Organ Demonstration Recital (with David Arcus) · May 12, 2012 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke Chapel
Cabanilles and the Art of Variation · April 2, 2012 Lecture (harpsichord recital) North American Historical Keyboard Society Annual Conclave, Cincinnati, OH
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2012 - Organ Recital · April 2012 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Durham, NC with Kathryn Parkins et al.
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2012 - Harpsichord Recital: "Cabanilles and the Art of Variation" · March 23, 2012 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2012 - Faculty Organ Recital ("Fantasies and Fugues") · March 18, 2012 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke Chapel
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2011 - Annual Commencement Organ Demonstration Recital (with David Arcus) · May 14, 2011 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke Chapel
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2011 - French Keyboard Music of Four Centuries · March 20, 2011 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke Chapel Organ/Harpsichord Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2011 · March 14, 2011 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance University Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, TX Organ/Harpsichord Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2011 · January 2, 2011 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Denver, CO Organ Recital
Aspects of Ornamentation in Early Keyboard Music: Spain, Italy, and England," (Lecture-Demonstration), East Carolina University · December 4, 2010 Lecture
Early Iberian Keyboard Music: Composers and Genres," (Lecture-Demonstration), University of Texas at Austin · December 3, 2010 Lecture
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2010 - Recital · October 8, 2010 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke Chapel for the National Bureau of Economic Research-National Science Foundation Time Series International Conference
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2010 - "The Great Organ Series" · September 12, 2010 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance University of Texas at Austin Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2010 - Annual Commencement Organ Demonstration Recital (with David Arcus) · May 15, 2010 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke Chapel
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2010 - Recital, Works by Johann Sebastian Bach · March 21, 2010 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke Chapel including a recently discovered and authenticated chorale fantasy),
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2010 - Recital · January 22, 2010 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Greenville, NC sponsored by East Carolina University
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2009 - Recital · October 25, 2009 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Cathedral Church of St. John, Albuquerque, NM
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2009 - Recital · July 8, 2009 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Old Salem Visitor Center, Winston-Salem, NC Recently restored organ by Tannenberg (built in 1800).
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2009 - Recital · February 22, 2009 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Brevard College (Porter Center for the Performing Arts)
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2008 - Recital, "Iberian Music from the Golden Age," · October 19, 2008 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke Memorial Chapel
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2008 - Harpsichord Recital, "Cabezón to Cabanilles: The Golden Age of Iberian Keyboard Music," · September 11, 2008 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University.
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2008 - Recital. "Three German Sonatas" (Mendelssohn, Hindemith, and Reubke) · March 30, 2008 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke Chapel
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2007 - Recital · October 26, 2007 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2007 - Recital (Piccolo Spoleto) · May 28, 2007 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Charleston, SC
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2007 - Recital · January 9, 2007 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Furman University
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2006 - Recital · October 15, 2006 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2006 - Recital. (Hadron Collider Physics Symposium) · May 22, 2006 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke University
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2006 - Recital. (FSU/Bach Parley/AGO) · April 23, 2006 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Tallahassee, FL
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2006 - Recital · February 5, 2006 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Pomona College
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2005 - Recital · November 6, 2005 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, UT
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2005 - Recital · September 18, 2005 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Yale University
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2005 - Recital. (ADM) · July 25, 2005 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Peachtree Christian Church, Atlanta, GA
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2005 - Faculty Recital ("Toccatas") · April 3, 2005 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke University
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2004 - Recital. (SEHKS Conference) · 2004 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke Chapel
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2004 - Recital. (ADM) · 2004 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Peachtree Christian Church, Atlanta, GA
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2003 - Faculty Recital · March 30, 2003 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke University Chapel
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2003 - Recital · 2003 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance First United Methodist Church, Boulder, CO
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2003 - Recital · 2003 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Durham, NC
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2003 - Recital. (international physics conference) · 2003 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke Chapel
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2002 · 2002 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Cleveland Museum of Art Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2001 - Recital · 2001 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance United Lutheran Church, Grand Forks, ND
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2001 - Recital · 2001 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynchburg, VA
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2001 - Recital · 2001 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance West Market Street United Methodist Church, Greensboro, NC
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2001 - Recital · 2001 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Goldsboro, NC
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 2000 · 2000 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, PA Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1999 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance College of the Holy Cross , Worcester, MA Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1998 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Germany Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1998 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Vor Frue Kirke, Assens, Denmark Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1998 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Cathedral, Dijon, France Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1998 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Collegiate Church, Engelhartszell, Austria Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1998 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Old Cathedral, Stuttgart, Germany Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1998 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance St. Sulpice, Paris, France Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1997 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke University Dedication Recital,(Brombaugh organ)
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1997 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Trinity Church (Wall Street), New York, NY Recital (complete Brahms)
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1997 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance John Carroll University Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1997 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1996 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, VA Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 - Early Modern German Studies Conference · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke University Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Arizona State University Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Church of St. Walburga, Veurne, Belgium Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Cathedral, Vienna, Austria Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance St. Kilian's Church, Heilbronn, Germany Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Reformed Church, Dijon, France Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Monastery, Wilhering, Austria Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance University of Michigan Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Cathedral, Antwerp, Belgium Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance First United Methodist Church; Hendersonville, NC Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Abbey, Heeswijk, Netherlands Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1995 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1994 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke University Concert (North Carolina Symphony).Saint-Saëns: “Organ” Symphony
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1993 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance St. Lars Church, Linköping, Sweden Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1993 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance St. Martinus Church, Haringe, Belgium Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1993 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Haga Church, Gothenburg, Sweden Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1993 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Cathedral of St. Michel, Brussels, Belgium Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1993 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance The Methodist Temple, Evansville, IN Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1993 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Grote Kerk, Leeuwarden, Netherlands Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1993 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance University of Notre Dame Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1993 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Caroli Church, BorÃ¥s, Sweden Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1992 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance New Bern, NC Recital. East Carolina Chapter AGO
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 - Redlands Organ Festival · 1992 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance University of Redlands, CA Recital.
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1992 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance University of Chicago Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1992 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Richmond, VA Recital. Chapter AGO
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1991 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Knoxville, TN Recital. Chapter AGO
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1990 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance High Point College, NC Dedication Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1990 - 1999 · 1990 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Fayetteville, NC Recital, Cape Fear Chapter AGO
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 · 1989 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke University Concert (North Carolina Symphony). Concertos by Handel and Poulenc
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 · 1989 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Metropolitan Cathedral, Guatemala City, Guatemala Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 - SEHKS Annual Conclave Concert · 1988 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Duke University (multiple harpsichord concertos)
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 · 1988 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Durham, NC Concert (Durham Symphony). Poulenc concerto
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 - Recital · 1987 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Southern College , Collegedale, TN
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 - Recital · 1987 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance University of Houston
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 - Recital · 1986 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance University of Oregon
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 - Recital · 1986 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Stanford University
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 · 1985 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Aston Magna Academy, Rutgers University Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 · 1985 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance National Cathedral, Washington, DC Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 · 1985 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Recital
Robert Parkins: Solo Performances, 1985 - 1989 · 1985 Exhibition, Screening, or Performance Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Recital

Service to the Profession


Member, American Guild of Organists · July 18, 2016 - July 24, 2016 Event Participation National Convention (biennial), Houston, TX
Member · May 20, 2015 - May 24, 2015 Event Participation Historical Keyboard Society of North America, Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada
Judge, William C. Hall Pipe Organ Competition · March 7, 2015 Other San Antonio, TX Scholarship competition for young organists at the university level.
instructor, Master Class (Early Spanish Organ Music) · October 24, 2014 Other Grove City College (PA)
Member, Historical Keyboard Society of North America, Annual Conference, University of South Dakota · May 14, 2014 - May 18, 2014 Event Participation
instructor, Lecture-Demonstration: "Early Spanish Organ Music" · April 8, 2014 Other University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Historical Keyboard Society of North America Annual Conclave, Williamsburg, VA · December 13, 2013 Editorial Activities
American Guild of Organists National Convention (biennial), Nashville, TN · December 15, 2012 Editorial Activities
North American Historical Keyboard Society Conclave (annual), Cincinnati, OH · April 30, 2012 Other
American Guild of Organists: National Convention in Washington, DC · December 4, 2010 Other
Historical Keyboard Society of North America (formerly SEHKS): Member · September 17, 2010 Editorial Activities
Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society: Annual Conclave (Philadelphia) · November 26, 2009 Other
Session Chair : SEHKS Annual Conclave (Winston-Salem, NC) · 2008 Other
National Convention: American Guild of Organists, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN · 2008 Other