Flute 360

Flute 360 | Episode 51: “Published Flutists with Mark Sparks” (1:08:46) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with flutist and teacher, Mark Sparks, who is the principal flutist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Heidi and Mark talk about his flute books and discuss the creative process. Check out today’s episode to hear all the details! Episode 51 – Main Points: 0:25 – J&K Productions’ Website 0:46 – Welcome! 1:13 – St. Louis Symphony Orchestra 2:00 – DePaul University, School of Music 3:48 – Dr. Scott Pool, bassoonist 4:33 – Élégie for cello and piano, Op. 24 by Gabriel Fauré 5:39 – Theodore Presser 6:42 – Question: How did the idea of your books come about? 6:56 – Mark’s Answer 14:31 – “My goal is for [my students] to be able to get rid of me.” – Mark 14:52 – “The books have been a process of self-discovery for me.” – Mark 18:02 – Heidi asks Mark a question. 18:12 – Mark’s Answer 18:27 – Mark’s practice book featuring Beethoven’s Eroica 20:40 – Mark talks about his tone books. 20:54 – Trevor Wye, flutist