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Longtime friends and collaborators Sharon Sparrow and Jeff Zook celebrate Mother’s Day with musical selections devoted to moms. Following the performance, some of their talented students will perform classic works from the vast flute repertoire, with works by Bach, Andersen, Griffes and Chopin. This performance is supported by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Artists
Jeff Zook and Sharon Sparrow, flutes and Dylan Perez, piano
Program
Paul Taffanel – Francoise de Rimini Fantaisie for Flute and Piano
Franz Doppler – La Sonnambula for two flutes and piano
Camille Saint-Saens – Airs de Ballet d’Ascanio
Eldin Burton – Sonatine
Gary Schocker – Kiss
Gary Schocker – Three Dances for Two Flutes and Piano
And a couple of surprise pieces!
Location
Kerrytown Concert House
415 N. 4th Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Tickets
$25 Assigned Rows 1-2
$15 Assigned Rows 3-5
$10 General Admission
$5 Student
Reserve
Online www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com
Sharon Sparrow has been a flutist with the Detroit Symphony for the past 12 years, most recently completing a year as Principal Flutist after winning a highly competitive international audition. An active orchestral, solo and chamber musician in Michigan and the United States, Ms. Sparrow has been noted for her artistry, exquisite tone and musical interpretations. In addition to her positions in Detroit, she has also performed with the Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra, Memphis Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. This past year Ms. Sparrow has been a guest flutist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. A much sought-after clinician, Ms. Sparrow has taught master classes at Oberlin Conservatory, Lawrence University, the Orchestral Flute Institute, University of Michigan, Interlochen Arts Academy and in New York City at the National Flute Association convention. She is cofounder of the Detroit Flute Connection with her colleague, Jeffery Zook, whom she is currently working on a series of duets with based on Telemann’s Fantasies for Solo Flute. A dedicated advocate of musical education, Sharon strives to promote awareness and enjoyment of classical music in all her endeavors, especially with children. In October of 2009, Ms. Sparrow wrote and hosted a DSO show “A Musical Safari” for their Education Concert Series for school-aged children of Metro Detroit. In August of 2009 in NYC at the NFA convention, her presentation entitled “6 Weeks To Finals” sparked much interest in her unique guide to orchestral auditioning, and her book of the same title should be available sometime within the year. She received her Bachelor of Music from the Juilliard School and her Master of Music from Mannes College of Music, both in New York City. Ms. Sparrow was privileged to study under Julius Baker, Thomas Nyfenger and Geoffrey Gilbert. Sharon resides in Grosse Pointe, Michigan with her two children, Hannah, a senior who will most likely attend University of Michigan next year, and Zack, a junior and avid film maker.
Jeffery Zook has been a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) flute section since 1992. His formal musical studies began at the Interlochen Arts Academy and continued at the University of Michigan. In 1988, he received the coveted Recitalists’ Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music in London. His teachers include William Bennett, Trevor Wye, Judith Bentley, Jacqueline Hofto and former DSO piccoloist Clement Barone. A prizewinner in many competitions, including the National Flute Association Young Artists Competition and William Byrd National Concerto Competition in Flint, Michigan, Mr. Zook has also been the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Advancement of the Arts. Mr. Zook made his soloist debut with the DSO as a senior in high school, performing Mozart’s Concerto in C for Flute and Harp with harpist Yolanda Kondonassis at Ford Auditorium in 1982. Twenty years later, with Maestro Neeme Järvi conducting, he took the stage at Orchestra Hall to perform Vivaldi’s Piccolo Concerto. Most recently he has performed solos with the Birmingham-Bloomfield, Grosse Pointe and Plymouth Symphonies and the Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Symphonic Band. From 2001–2007 he co-hosted a chamber music festival, “Concerts in the Barn at Applewood,” at his Ontario farm home in Dyer’s Bay with DSO Caroline Coade, violist, and Kerstin Allvin, harpist. In 2002, this group traveled and performed throughout Morocco and were featured on the nation’s television network.
As a recording artist, Mr. Zook has recorded extensively for the Music Minus One label and is featured with DSO flutist Sharon Sparrow on the popular band method book: Do It! Play in Band. In 2002, he teamed up with harpist Kerstin Allvin to produce Comfort and Joy! A Musical Celebration of Holiday Music for Flute and Harp. He has taught at the University of Michigan and is currently on the faculty of Oakland University. He is also the current president of the Southeast Michigan Flute Association (SEMFA). Mr. Zook lives in Pleasant Ridge with his partner David Assemany, miniature pinscher Dexter and orange tabby Basil. They have named their renovated Dutch Colonial home “The Cambridge Conservatory” which has been host to the “Detroit Flute Connection” (a series of masterclasses with DSO flutist Sharon Sparrow), and several charity benefits (most recently for the Pleasant Ridge Foundation, the Volunteer Council of the DSO and the Royal Oak Animal Shelter). Mr. Zook performs on a 9K gold Muramatsu flute.