Melody Sparks

Melody Sparks graduated from Azusa Pacific University (APU) with the first ever double Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Piano Performance. She also completed the Honors Humanities Minor through her participation in the APU Honors College Program. Melody began studying piano privately at the age of six and has been performing with her sister Violet Sparks as "The Sparks Sisters" (www.TheSparksSisters.com) for weddings, festivals, events, churches, and retirement homes since 2008. They recorded a Christmas album entitled “A Sparkling Christmas” in 2012 and still perform together in hopes of spreading a positive example and bringing joy to others.

While at APU, Melody was honored to study voice under Patricia Edwards, DMA, and piano under Joel Clifft, DMA. She performed as the Sandman in the opera Too Many Sopranos and as Fiordiligi in Mozart's Così Fan Tutte which were both musically directed by Kristof van Grysperre. She also sang the soprano solo for Mahler’s 4th symphony with the APU Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Christopher Russell. Melody performed in four different choirs at APU, including the award-winning APU Chamber Singers under the direction of Michelle Jensen, and was a soprano soloist in all of them. In 2019, Melody was honored to be accepted into the Young Artist Program at Songfest and work privately with William McGraw and Mark Trawka. Other activities that she has been involved in include studio singing (Melody has worked with names such as Mark Gasbarro and Akihito Matsumoto), teaching voice and piano lessons, accompanying the Azusa Conservatory Children’s Choir, and working as a substitute pianist for several local churches. Outside of music, Melody is an aspiring author and enjoys writing poetry, short stories, and novels. She has dreams of pursuing graduate studies in voice and singing professionally while using her piano skills to continue teaching privately and playing for churches, choirs, projects, or shows.