Harry Partch (1901-1974), one of the greatest and most individualistic composers of all time, was not only a great composer, but an innovative theorist who broke through the shackles of many centuries ...

A treasure trove of unique musical instruments invented and built by pioneering composer Harry Partch between 1930 and 1972 were quietly returned to San Diego last week, ending a 33-year-long ...

Among the dozen members inducted last month into the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters were historian Ron Chernow, playwright Terrence McNally, novelist George Saunders and artist Jenny ...

In a nearly 30-year career as a local investment adviser, Santa Barbara native Ken Partch has seen plenty of ups and downs in the local economy. And while the seemingly idyllic seaside community may ...

For decades, Carrie Partch has led pioneering structural research on the protein clockwork that keeps time for our circadian rhythm. Is time still on her side? This morning, when the sun came up, ...

When stories of gay life in 1950s San Francisco get told, Harry Partch does not feature prominently. This may be because Partch is an iconoclastic figure in many respects other than his sexuality. By ...

Professor of chemistry and biochemistry Carrie Partch (Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta) Carrie Partch, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC Santa Cruz, is among 26 top scientists chosen by the ...

After nearly a year in jail, Dan Partch is a free man. Thursday, after 11 hours of deliberation, jurors in Partch’s trial for child abuse resulting in the death of a 7-year-old found him not guilty.

Dan Partch either stood by and watched 7-year-old LoReyna Barea waste away, or was a caring guardian who was shocked with her sudden death. Those were the two scenarios laid out this morning in ...

Aschoff’s Ruler is awarded to a top scientist in the field of chronobiology. (Photo by C. Lagattuta) At a recent meeting of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR), Carrie Partch ...

Harry Partch was born in Oakland, California. His parents had been Presbyterian missionaries in China who endured the Boxer Rebellion. Two years after his birth, they moved to Arizona to homestead, ...