Composer & Electric Guitar Soloist. Played on '18 GRAMMY® win for BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM with London Symphony
Baton Rouge, LA
Joined June 2009
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Exciting! @AmerCompOrch announces new album featuring MODERN YESTERDAYS (Orchestra Suite version) by Kaki King, Orchestrated by D. J. Sparr, with Guitarist Kaki King, Conducted by Daniela Candillari. Out now on Platoon musicalamerica.com/news/news…
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On The Air Now weekly edition of CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES - streaming from 7:00 till 10:00am - on 103.3 FM Princeton NJ - wprb.com.
Here is a list of some of the works and composers
Rocking Chair Serenade for string orchestra by Robert Carl (1954- )
Xian Shi for viola and orchestra by Chen Yi (1953- )
Gee's Bend for electric guitar and orchestra by Michael Daugherty (1954- )
Air for cello and piano by Kevin Puts (1972- )
Tight Sweater for cello, marimba and piano by Marc Mellits (1966- )
Metamorphosis of Narcissus for chamber orchestra and electronics by Gity Razaz (1986- )
Unraveling Dances for orchestra, Op. 122 by Arnold Rosner (1945-2013)
West, concerto for bassoon by Michael Torke (1961- )
plus music by Adrienne Albert, Lou Harrison, Andre Myers, Christina Spinei and others as time permits.
On 103.3FM Princeton NJ. or ttp://wprb.com
For more go to my website at: classicaldiscoveries.org
Classical Discoveries-from 1997 eclectic weekly radio program with lesser known #ContemporaryMusic #EarlyMusic & composers from around the world. #ClassicalMusic #NewMusic #21stCenturyClassical #WomenComposers @PARMARecordings @FirstHandRecord @BridgeRecords @BMOPmusic @djsparr
"The Zen of Muhammad Ali" by D. J. Sparr on WRUV spinitron.com/WRUV/pl/226582… via @spinitron
"A meditative sound journal shaped by memory, spirituality, loss and reverence." jwvibe.com/single-post/d-j-s… @RecordsNeuma
Excited to be included on this week's Different Noises playlist from Bob Osborne. @Bobs_Podcasts Excellent music all around, and congrats to all of the musicians on these recordings! Check them out here: substack.com/inbox/post/1945… @RecordsNeuma
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OUT NOW! D. J. Sparr: The Tao of Muhammad Ali. Music for a podcast, reborn as an intimate commentary on an extraordinary life. An invocation, a walk through the shadow of mortality, and a peaceful return.
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Tune in to Louisiana Considered right now (12pm, 5/11) to hear me talk about The Tao of Muhammad Ali, my new album out May 15 on Neuma Records.
🎧 Listen live: wwno.org/show/louisiana-cons…
Coming soon. May 15. All platforms. #djsparr #sparrmusic #muhammadali #NewMusic #ExperimentalClassical #AlbumRelease #NeumaRecords
Electrified Air - LIVE is out now! I joined @SOLIChamberEnsemble as featured electric guitarist for this concert recording. Available on Tidal, YouTube Music, and Deezer. Spotify and Apple Music coming soon. #NewMusic #ElectricGuitar
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GREETINGS FROM BATON ROUGE!
Come hear Zephyr Roaring Thunder — an electric guitar concerto with LSU Wind Ensemble and Sparr on Guitar.
Sept. 25, 2025
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#ElectricGuitarConcerto #NewMusic #WindEnsemble #BatonRouge #ContemporaryMusic #GuitaristComposer
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By day, they're doctors, scientists, engineers, nurses, graduate students and medical students.
But every Sunday, they're an orchestra.
And twice a year, they play for the community, for free.
Come hear the U-M Life Sciences Orchestra this Sunday: michiganmedicine.org/events/…
ALT The University of Michigan Life Sciences Orchestra on stage at Hill Auditorium
.@Johnubacon looks like Tennessee and Michigan have resolved the Fulmer / Carr / Woodson / Manning rift!
Happy to contribute some memories to this article!
Vince Young. Braylon Edwards. Dusty Mangum. These names are synonymous with the thrilling 2005 Rose Bowl between #Michigan #Texas. I spoke with fans who went.
I lived a mile from the stadium. I still remember hearing "The Eyes of Texas" from my house.
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Shoutout to the guy just casually eating noodles during the orchestra performance in the #ClosingCeremony 😭
MEMPHIS COMPOSERS INSTITUTE - CALL FOR SCORES FOR THREE WORKS TO BE PERFORMED BY MEMPHIS SYMPHONY IN FEBRUARY. COLLABORATION WITH @memphissymphony , @WaldenSchoolNH, @uofmscheidt . Deadline September 12. No Application fee. No Age Limit. waldenschool.org/memphis-com…
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On December 7, the @UMich Board of Regents approved a new name for SMTD’s Department of Voice: as of January 2024, the department will officially be renamed the Department of Voice & Opera.
#umicharts #opera
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