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Phillip Sparke
Philip Sparke (1991)
Born
Phillip Allen Sparke
(1951-12-29) 29 December 1951 (age 72)
London, England
Occupation(s)
Composer, musician
Years active
1973–present
Philip Allen Sparke (born 29 December 1951) is an English composer and musician born in London,[1] noted for his concert band and brass band music.[2]
His early major works include The Land of the Long White Cloud – "Aotearoa", written for the 1980 Centennial New Zealand Brass Band championship.[3] He subsequently went on to win the EBU New Music for Band Competition three times, including in 1986 with a commission from the BBC called Orient Express.[4]
Since May 2000, his music has been published under his own label Anglo Music Press, and distributed by Hal Leonard.
^"Biography". Philip Sparke. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^"Hal Leonard Online". Halleonard.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^Newsome, Roy (1 January 2006). The Modern Brass Band: From the 1930s to the New Millennium. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9780754607175.
^"Orient Express (Philip Sparke)". Fanfare De Vooruitgang Stiphout. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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