Philip Sparke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Philip Sparke

British composer

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1951

Place of Birth: London

Profession: composer, conductor, trumpeter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Philip Allen Sparke (born 29 December 1951) is an English composer and musician born in London, noted for his concert band and brass band music. His early major works include The Land of the Long White Cloud - "Aotearoa" - written for the 1980 Centennial New Zealand Brass Band championship.
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,Since May 2000, his music has been published under his own label Anglo Music Press, and distributed by Hal Leonard. In 2017, he realized a neorealism movie, "Il bambino con la palla".
The two movie makers, Fabio Di Coscio and Gloria Senesi received an Emmy Award.