About Sharon

Sharon Sparrow is a well-known performer and author in the flute world. In addition to serving as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s tenured Assistant Principal Flutist, she travels extensively giving seminars on her book, 6 Weeks to Finals, The Complete Guide to Audition Success, winner of the 2016 NFA Best New Publications Award. A graduate of The Juilliard School and Mannes College of Music, Ms. Sparrow had the privilege to study with Julius Baker, Thomas Nyfenger, and Geoffrey Gilbert. Sharon can be seen and heard all over the world in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Live from Orchestra Hall webcasts. Her audition seminars have been presented at the Peabody Conservatory, the Boston Conservatory, Interlochen Academy, Michigan State University, UT Austin, and many other universities across the country. She is also a frequent guest artist at many flute festivals.