Parkening

That Segovia guy was pretty good, too, as was Christopher Parkening before ... well, let's stop there.

Tuesday Tune: 'All Along the Watchtower' by Michael Hedges 2010

David Spelman, head of the New York Guitar Festival, points to the period in the 1960s and '70s when stars like Segovia, Julian Bream, Christopher Parkening and John Williams were making waves: "There are not too many players today who have that prominence in the classical music world," Spelman says.

Washington is once again taking pride of place in its classical guitar tradition Anne Midgette 2010

"What I don't like is that Parkening has been hanging about the hospital," Peter Scott interjected darkly.

The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

Maya kept herself from jerking around to stare at Simon Parkening in anger and disbelief only by a supreme act of will.

The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

Some of those were of the sort Parkening had consorted with, commanded by those who walked the shadowed paths, and whose power, like Shivani's, was drawn from the wells of the suffering of others.

The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

And meanwhile, he was beginning to have some glimmerings of what to do about this Simon Parkening.

The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

"Oh, Mr. Parkening is in and out of the hospital quite as much as if he was a doctor," Maya said, with a light laugh and a penetrating glance at Parkening.

The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

There's a couple in your eye, Parkening-and you can't claim I singled you out either.

The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

With any luck at all, Parkening would be made much of, and the attention would distract him from making the lives of others miserable.

The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

Parkening had gone beyond being a mere nuisance, but until tonight, it had not occurred to Shivani that he had the potential to provide her with a last service before she rid herself of him.

The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001