Craig B. Parker, associate professor of music, presented his paper, “Gunther Schuller’s ‘Encounters’: The Summation of a Career” at the College Music Society Central Chapter Conference at the University of Kansas on April 6. Parker’s presentation dealt with the Schuller’s monumental 2003 third-stream composition for symphony orchestra, jazz ensemble, three jazz soloists, and six vocal soloists. This conference, held jointly with the fourth annual Asian Classical Music Institute, drew participants from throughout the U. S. in addition to China, Iran, Myanmar, South Korea, and Taiwan.