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. Notable achievements 1997 Sudler Prize - Dance Movements 2000 Iles Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians - Services to brass bands 2005 National Band Association/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest - Music of the Spheres 2011 BUMA International Brass Award - Contributions to brass music 2016 National Band Association/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest - A Colour Symphony 2018 International Award - Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic Works Music for Wind Band and Brass Band 1973/1976 Gaudium 1975 The Prizewinners for Brass-Band 1978/1995 Fantasy for Euphonium 1979/1985 A Concert Prelude 1979 Capriccio (E-flat Cornet Solo) for Brass-Band 1979/1987 The Land of the Long White Cloud "Aotearoa" 1981 A Tameside Overture for Brass-Band 1981 Fanfare, Romance & Finale for Brass-Band 1981 Song and Dance (Cornet Solo) for Brass-Band 1982 Barn Dance & Cowboy Hymn for Brass-Band 1983 Rhythm and Blues for Brass-Band 1984 Aubade (Euphonium Solo) for Brass-Band 1984 Jubilee-Overture 1984 A London Overture for Brass-Band 1984 A Malvern Suite for Brass-Band 1984 Slipstream (Concert-March) 1984/1985 The Year of the Dragon Toccata Interlude Finale 1985 A Celtic Suite for Brass-Band Dawns Werin Suo Gan Men of Harlech 1985 Masquerade (E-flat Horn Solo) for Brass-Band 1985/1987 Music for a Festival Con brio Andantino Vivo 1985 Skyrider (Concert-March) for Brass-Band 1986/1992 Orient Express 1986/1994 Pantomime (Euphonium Solo) 1986 Party Piece (Euphonium Solo) for Brass-Band 1986 Prelude, Toccata & Fugue (Graduation Day) for Brass-Band 1986 Variations on an Enigma for Brass-Band 1987 Flying the Breeze 1987 Mountain Song for Brass-Band 1988 A Swiss Festival Overture 1988 Concertino for Tuba (E-flat Tuba Solo) for Brass-Band 1988 Concerto Grosso (Brass Quartet & Band) for Brass-Band 1988 Endeavour (Australia 1788–1988) a Programmatic Rhapsody for Brass-Band The unknown continent Terra Australis The new challenge 1988 River City Serenade for Brass-Band 1988 Serenade for Toni 1989 Partita for Brass-Band