June 23, 08

listen to CARNAL NODE
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April 24, 08
This Sunday, April 27 @ 4:30, Washington DC's Corcoran Gallery:****************************
January 11, 08
Happy New Year!****************************
September 06, 07
Just received recordings of the winds-only version of General Electric; will post those soon!****************************
July 16, 07 (crossover week?)
THIS FRIDAY July 20th: Hirshhorn "After-hours" - with the Great Noise Ensemble. Reich: Electric Counterpoint at the Hirshhorn Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute.****************************
June 19, 07
THIS JUST IN: The Great Noise Ensemble has cancelled General Electric on the Fringe Festival ... TOO BAD!!! But, there is a big project in the works for the 2008-09 season... super-secret!****************************
May 29, 07
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May 22, 07
THIS JUST IN: The Great Noise Ensemble has programmed General Electric (soloists, D. J. Sparr- electric guitar, Molly Orlando- synth, Chris DeChiara- percussion, and Joel Ciaccio- electric bass) on their “Guerrilla New Music” show which is happening three times at the 2nd Annual Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC. Wednesday, July 25th @ 7pm; Friday, July 27th @ 2:45pm (?!); Sunday July 29th @ high-noon****************************
May 15, 07
Wednesday, May 16 to Saturday, May 19th: In residence at CSU Stanislaus (...also with composers Joel Puckett and Jonathan Pieslak)****************************
May 11, 07
Back after a long hiatus!!! Katie Robinette/Dan Brenner/D. J. Sparr. Harp & Fiddle - York, PA Saturday May 12. 9pm-1am****************************
April 18, 07

New Recording posted! Kate Reinders (Wicked) was gracious enough to sing on a new recording project: an ultra-cheesy unrequited-love song "Move On"... now posted under MUSIC > ARRANGEMENTS. Thanks to Greg Smith (engineer), Jason Masimore (violin) and Dan Brenner (drums) for their contributions!
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April 2, 07

D. J. Sparr with former teachers Joseph Schwantner and Michael Daugherty at the CBDNA National Conference.
"Are you familiar with the Six Sigma? For one to master just its basic concepts, one must brave a five day conference at a Sheraton..." (Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock)
Upcoming Event: World premiere of General Electric (wind version - a concerto grosso for electric guitar, electric bass, synthesizer, percussion and chamber winds) and residency at CSU Stanislaus - May 14-19, 2007
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March 17, 07
ˇSparr's second-favorite holiday!
The Carroll County Times wrote a really nice write-up about Carroll Canons (for winds and chorus) which was composed for the Carroll Concert Band's annual fundraising concert featuring the Children's Chorus of Carroll County. The concert supports the Carroll Arts Council and scholarships for high-school kids to attend summer music programs. They raised a load of cash!
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February 23, 07
Carroll Canons for Concert Band and Chorus on March 13th concert at Winter's Mill High School in Westminster MD. 7:30 PM.
Click here for article and ticket information
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February 15, 07
Happy New Year!
Katie Robinette/Dan Brenner/D. J. Sparr trio will perform at a fundraiser for the Children's Chorus of Carroll County on February 17. Click here for information
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November 09, 06
General Electric will be premiered by the Great Noise Ensemble on Friday, November 17th in Washington, D. C.
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October 06, 06
Performing Reich's "Electric Counterpoint" with Great Noise Ensemble on Saturday October 7th in Silver Sping, MD.
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August 27, 06
Another short digression from classical music:
NEW RELEASE: ROSES (A SONG FOR FANS OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL.) There are 2 versions - Rock and Country. click here for lyrics and info.
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July 22, 06
Jocelyn Scofield invites D. J. Sparr to perform with her at the Tacoma Park Folk Festival on the Emerging Artists Stage on September 10. Click here to hear D. J.'s string arrangement for Jocelyn's "Vanilla Dreams"
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July 3, 06
New video posted of "Shrimp and Cookies" - click on music : arrangements - then scroll to the bottom.
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June 27, 06
The American Music Center recently announced D. J. Sparr as a recipient of a Composer Assistance Program award. Click here for press release from AMC.
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June 25, 06
Stephanie designed a new website for djsparr.com!
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