Equally skilled as a soloist, chamber and orchestral violist, Kimberly Sparr has garnered praise for her versatility and virtuosity across the United States and beyond. Dr. Sparr has performed with numerous orchestras and festivals on three continents. Currently, she serves as associate professor of viola at Louisiana State University, violist of the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble, and violist with the trio Scabaret. She is on the faculty of Brevard Music Center.
As an orchestral violist, Sparr was the assistant principal violist of Virginia’s Richmond Symphony from 2008-13 and assistant principal violist of the Colorado Music Festival from 2011-2023. She has performed with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Washington National Opera, among others. Her festival participation includes Jackson Hole Chamber Music; New Hampshire Music Festival; Tanglewood Music Center; the Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland; Festival Mozaic and Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in California; Sarasota Music Festival; and the Lake George Music Festival in New York. Recently, she has been an invited guest artist with Agarita and the Harrington String Quartet.
Sparr has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Amarillo Virtuosi, the Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra, the Texas Tech University Symphony Orchestra, LSU Symphony Orchestra, LSU Wind Ensemble, the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. An enthusiastic educator, Dr. Sparr has previously served on the faculties of Texas Tech University, The College of William and Mary, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She has also been on faculty at the National Music Festival and Summer Strings Academy for Girls.