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Welcome to the world of SPARX. A musical experience by Joan Sparks, flute,
and Anne Sullivan, harp. They hope you enjoy visiting their site, as much as they enjoy exploring
new and varied avenues of expression. Journey Into The World of Sparx.
Inside you will see and
hear the winners of The National Flute Association's Chamber Music Competition in 1988& 1996. Learn about their new CD "The Power of Two" and hear why Chamber Music America awarded Sparx their Ensemble Residency Grants from 1995-1998. Come inside and learn of Sparx's mission that brings
them to the corridors of children's hospital wards, school rooms and concert halls across the country.
photo by Luigi Ciuffetelli

The Tatnall School
Nestled in the rolling hills of beautiful Greenville, Delaware. A perfect setting where
Sparx serves as "Artist in Residence". The school is an independent,
co-educational school located north of Wilmington, Delaware. The campus is on
one-hundred acres of rollong countryside.
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Sparx Awards and Premieres
1998 Live Webcast/Broadcast over WFMT Radio, Chicago
1998 Live Broadcast over WGBH Radio, Boston
1997 National Flute Association National Convention Invitational Performance
1997 William S. Bachman Memorial Fund Grant
1997 Commission of Lowell Liebermann's "Sonata for Flute and Harp, Op. 56"
1996 National Flute Association: Winners of the Chamber Music Competition
1995 Chamber Music Ensemble Residency Matching Grant (through June 1998)
1995 American Composer's Forum Performance Incentive Grant
1994 Chamber Music Ensemble Residency Planning Grant
1993 U.S. Premier of Marjan Mozetich's "Sonata for Flute and Harp"
1992 U.S. Premier of Harald Genzmer's "Sonata for Flute and Harp"
1992 Presser Foundation Grant
1992 Wilmington, Delaware Arts Commission Residency
1991 Delaware Humanities Forum Grant
1988 National Flute Association: Winners of the Chamber Music Competition
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The Grand Opera House in Wilmington, DE. Site of some of Sparx most memorable concerts.
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Tatnall School and Opera House Pictures by W. Marsh. All rights reserved.