Ronald Keith Parks is an active composer of acoustic and electronic music. His diverse output includes large orchestral works, instrumental and vocal chamber music, choral music, electroacoustic music, and interactive computer music. His compositions and papers have been selected for inclusion at numerous national and international festivals and conferences including the Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival, the Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States conference, the International Computer Music Conference, the Electronic Music Midwest Festival etc.Dr. Parks’ research into granular sampling and granular synthesis methods is included in the Amsterdam Catalogue of Csound Computer Instrument and has been featured at SEAMUS and SCI conferences. Dr. Parks received the BA in composition from the North Carolina School of the Arts, an MM in composition from the University of Florida, and a Ph.D. in composition from the University at Buffalo. He is currently assistant professor of music technology, theory, and composition and Director of the Winthrop Computer Music Labs at Winthrop University. (2005)