Background
Sparks was born in 1960 and raised in Cleveland and Saint Louis, where he studied with former Saint Louis Symphony principal flutist Jacob Berg and former Saint Louis Symphony piccoloist January Gippo.
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Mark Sparks
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Sparks began his career in the Canton Symphony Orchestra in Ohio and with the Caracas Symphony in Venezuela. Sparks is also a teacher. He was previously a full-time faculty member at the Peabody Institute, and maintains a private studio in Saint 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.
