Mark Spraggins, D.M.A.

Mark Spraggins is active as a composer of music for the stage, studio and screen. His concert music has been performed widely and includes works for orchestra, choir, wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, string quartet, piano, mixed ensembles and electronics. His music has been performed internationally in Canada, Norway, Sweden, Italy, France, Austria, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. 

 

In 2026, his orchestral work "Three Circles" received its premiere performance by the Sofia Philharmonic (Bulgaria) at the Sofia Art and Music Festival. Additionally, his chamber composition "Wildlings" for mixed ensemble received a world premiere by the Bluestone Contemporary Ensemble. Recent film projects include a score for Mahmoud Salimi's internationally award-winning film Perfect Restaurant (2025). Studio projects include a string quartet arrangement for the song 2-805 by Sullivan Grace (released in January 2026). Mark has also recorded as a guitarist, pianist and percussionist.

 

In 2014, Mark designed and implemented a new major in Music Production at Cal Lutheran, tripling the student population of the music department. The program features 3 production studios with a mixture of audio hardware and midi instruments. In 2020, Mark designed and oversaw the construction of a 2000 sq/ft campus recording studio which features a 48-channel API Vision Recording Console.

 

A native of Virginia, Mark completed his composition studies in 2004 at the Flora Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California (Los Angeles). He is currently a faculty member in the Music Department at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks California, where he teaches courses in music composition and is founder of the university's music production program.