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Peter Sparks
Clarinet
ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE
Current position:-
- English National Opera – Co-Principal Clarinet
Freelance work:-
- Philharmonia - Principal
- London Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal
- Royal Opera House - Principal
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Principal
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Principal
- BBC Symphony Orchestra - Principal (Including Eb/Bass Clar)
- BBC Concert Orchestra - Principal
- Academy of St. Martin in the Fields – Principal
- Ulster Orchestra – Principal
- Manchester Camerata – Principal
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra – Principal
- Northern Sinfonia – Principal
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Principal
- City of London Sinfonia - Principal
- English National Ballet - Principal
- London Mozart Players - Principal
- London Symphony Orchestra – Extra
- John Wilson Orchestra - Extra (Including E flat Clarinet)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal (Including Eb/Bass Clar)
- Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra – Principal (Including Eb/Bass Clar)
- Royal Ballet Sinfonia – Principal
- English Symphony Orchestra – Principal
- BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra – Extra (Including Bass Clar)
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – Extra (Including Eb/Bass Clar)
- Aurora Orchestra – Principal
- London Contemporary Orchestra Soloists
- Music Theatre Wales - Principal
- London Concert Orchestra – Principal
- Glyndebourne Touring Opera - Principal & Sub-Principal
- Garsington Opera – Principal
- Bath Philharmonia - Principal
- Orchestra of the Swan – Guest Principal and Extra (Including Bass)
- Orchestra of St Johns - Extra
- Brighton Philharmonic – Extra (Eb Clarinet)
- Milton Keynes City Orchestra Chamber Ensemble – Principal
- Kokoro (Contemporary Music Ensemble of BSO) – Extra
- Guildford Philharmonic – Extra (Including Principal & Eb)
- Lancashire Sinfonietta – Principal
- London Soloists Chamber Orchestra – Extra (Including Principal)
- English Classical Players – Extra
- Telford New Symphony Orchestra – Principal (2005 – Current)
- Chamber Orchestra Anglia – Principal
- New York City Ballet (at The Coliseum, London)
- New Professionals Orchestra – Extra (Including Principal & Eb Clar)
- Opera East Productions – Principal (2000 – Current)
- Southbank Sinfonia – (Member and Soloist 2002 – 2003)
- Iford Opera – Principal (2005 – Current)
- European Opera Orchestra
- Dartington Festival Orchestra
- St Endellion Festival Orchestra – Principal
- Russian Chamber Orchestra of London – Principal
- Opera South – Principal
- Cameo Opera (Bob Porter) – Principal
- Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid – Finalist and Reserve for Principal (2003)
Training
- UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra – Member including Principal (2002-2004)
- London Sinfonietta/RAM – QEH (2002)
- LSO/RAM Wind Scheme – (Including Daphnis et Chloë Boulez 2000 - 2001)
- Britten-Pears Orchestra
- National Youth Orchestra of GB – Member including Principal (1995-1998)
SOLO AND ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE
- Park Lane 2008 Solo Recital – Purcell Room, Premieres by P. Wiegold and N. LeFanu
- Solo Performance on BBC Radio 3 ‘In Tune’
- London Winds, dir. Michael Collins (BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall, QEH & Far East tour)
- Schubert Ensemble
- Scottish Ensemble (Wigmore Hall)
- English Symphony Orchestra Winds
- Endymion Ensemble
- Nash Ensemble/RAM (QEH)
Concertos
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Weber Concerto No. 1
- English Symphony Orchestra – Mozart Concerto
- Lancashire Sinfonietta - Mozart Concerto & Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
- Orchestra West - Finzi & Schubert - Shepherd on the Rock with Elizabeth Watts
- Orchestra of the City - Finzi
- St. James’ Piccadilly – Copland Clarinet Concerto
- Chamber Orchestra Anglia – Maconchy Concertino No. 2
- Southbank Sinfonia – Mozart Concerto & Adams Gnarly Buttons
- Peter Wiegold - New York, Bass Clarinet Concerto (World Première)
- Cambridge University Musical Society - Adams Gnarly Buttons & DebussyPremière Rhapsodie
- Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra – Stanford Concerto
- RNCM – Strauss Duett-Concertino
- Winner – Geoffrey Hawkes Clarinet Competition & Harold Craxton Chamber Music Competition (2002)
- Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition Finalist (2001 & 2003)
- Gallimaufry Wind Ensemble – Park Lane Series – Purcell Room – RAM Fellowship (Member 2000 - Current) www.gallimaufry-ensemble.com
- Farrington Ensemble – Piano Trio with Clarinet (Member 2000 - Current) www.farringtonensemble.com
- London Conchord Ensemble
- Ensemble 360
- Linos Wind Quintet
- Ossian Ensemble
- Kreisler Ensemble – Guest Principal, including Purcell Room
- Opera North/Mira Calix (incl. Festivals at the Barbican, Leeds and York)
- Contemporary Consort
- The Chamber Players
RECORDINGS
- BBC Radio 3 & TV; Naxos; Black Box Records; Walton Façade (with Kit and the Widow); RAM
SESSIONS
- COOL Music Ltd.
- Bookers Creative Ltd.
EDUCATION
- Royal Academy of Music – PGDip (With Distinction) (2000-2002)
- Cambridge University – MA (Hons) Downing College (1997-2000)
- Professors: Dame Thea King • Angela Malsbury • Nick Rodwell • Richard Addison (Bass & Eb)
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Instruments
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Basset Clarinet, Basset Horn, C Clarinet, Eb Clarinet, Remote Recording