Birth name Marc Sparks Years active 1978–present | Name Mark Sparks Role Flutist | |
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Albums An American in Paris / Catfish Row (Suite from “Porgy and Bess”) / Promenade / Rhapsody in Blue / Cuban Overture Music group St. Louis Symphony (Since 2000) Genres Classical music, Orchestra People also search for Helen Kim, Susan Slaughter, Jacques Israelievitch, Thomas Dumm | ||
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Mark Sparks, also known as Marc Sparks is the principal flutist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and an acclaimed teacher and soloist.
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- Georges h e fantasie for flute and piano mark sparks flute
- Mark sparks sonata for flute and piano mvt 1 bohuslav martin
- Early life and education
- Career
- References
Mark sparks sonata for flute and piano mvt 1 bohuslav martin
Early life and education
Sparks was born in 1960 and raised in Cleveland and St. Louis, where he studied with former St. Louis Symphony principal flutist Jacob Berg and former St. Louis Symphony piccoloist Jan Gippo.
Career
Sparks began his career in the Canton Symphony Orchestra in Ohio and with the Caracas Symphony in Venezuela. Before his appointment to the St. Louis Symphony, Sparks served as Associate Principal Flute with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under David Zinman, and Principal Flute of the San Antonio Symphony and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
Sparks is also a teacher. He currently teaches at DePaul School of Music, was previously a full-time faculty member at the Peabody Institute, and maintains a private studio in St. Louis. He is an artist-faculty member at the Aspen Music Festival and School. He also teaches at Missouri's Innsbrook Institute, and will join the faculty of the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan.
Sparks has recorded two solo albums collaborating with pianist Clinton Adams, appearing on the Summit and AAM labels.