Mark Sparks is a former principal flutist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and a teacher and soloist.
[1] He graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he studied with Robert Hugh Willoughby.
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 also teaches at Missouri's Innsbrook Institute, Flauti al Castello in Tuscany, Italy 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, and one flute and piano album collaborating with pianist Peter Henderson.