Jung-Ho Pak
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Jung-Ho Pak is an American symphony conductor, and is the current artistic director of Orchestra Nova San Diego and the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra
, as well as musical director of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and the director of orchestras at the Interlochen Center for the Arts
.
and Santa Barbara
), Idyllwild Arts Academy, and Lehigh University
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He has also served as principal conductor of the Emmy-nominated Disney Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra and as music director of the International Chamber Orchestra, NEXT Chamber Orchestra, Colburn Chamber Orchestra, and Diablo Ballet. Guest conducting has taken him to Europe, the Soviet Union, South America and Asia. Mr. Pak is also a frequent speaker on television and radio, as well as a clinician and guest conductor at numerous music festivals.
Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra
The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra, based at the Barnstable High School Performing Arts Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA.-History:...
, as well as musical director of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and the director of orchestras at the Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen Center for the Arts is a privately owned, 1,200 acre arts education institution in Interlochen, Michigan, roughly 15 miles southwest of Traverse City...
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Education
Pak began studying the piano at age 6, and three years later, he was awarded a scholarship to the San Francisco Conservatory and enrolled in a college music theory class. He began studying clarinet at age 11, and played in bands and orchestras into college.- B. A. Music Theory, University of California, Santa Cruz, (1980-2)
- Assoc. of California Symphony Orch. Conducting Seminar, Franz Allers (1982)
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Michael Senturia, Jahja Ling (1982-4)
- Tanglewood Conducting Seminar, (1983)
- M.M. University of Southern California, Daniel Lewis (1984-6)
- Herbert Blomstedt Conducting Institute, Master Class (1985)
- Redlands Symphony Conducting Institute (1986-7)
- American Conductors Guild Seminar, Harold Farberman, Dan Lewis (1987)
- Music Academy of the West, (1989)
Career
Early in his career, Pak was a conductor and professor at several schools including the University of California (BerkeleyBerkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
and Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
), Idyllwild Arts Academy, and Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines...
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- In 1997, Pak was appointed music director the San Diego SymphonySan Diego SymphonyThe San Diego Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in San Diego, California. On 6 December 1910, it gave its first concert as the San Diego Civic Orchestra.Currently, the Symphony performs over 100 concerts each season...
to lead it out of bankruptcy, which eventually became an artistic and financial success, receiving one of the largest endowment pledges in American orchestral history (over $110 million). - In 1998, he won a national conducting competition with the Young Musicians Foundation's Debut Orchestra.
- In 1998, Pak succeeded Daniel LewisDaniel Lewis (conductor)Daniel George Lewis is an American orchestral conductor and pedagogue. He is a University Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California .- Education :...
as music director of the University of Southern California Symphony and was also named music director at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra. - In 1999, he additionally became music director of the New Haven Symphony OrchestraNew Haven Symphony OrchestraThe New Haven Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in New Haven, Connecticut. The New Haven Symphony Orchestra gave its first concert in 1895 and is the fourth oldest orchestra in the United States.- History :...
, with which he was named Music Director Emeritus in 2007. - Since 2003, Pak has been director of orchestras and music director of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Interlochen Center for the ArtsInterlochen Center for the ArtsInterlochen Center for the Arts is a privately owned, 1,200 acre arts education institution in Interlochen, Michigan, roughly 15 miles southwest of Traverse City...
, one of the largest and oldest music festivals in the country. - In 2006 The San Diego Chamber Orchestra appointed Mr. Pak as artistic director and conductor, in 2009 the ensemble changed their name to Orchestra Nova San Diego to reflect their innovative artistic direction under Pak's leadership.
- In 2007 Mr. Pak began his tenure as artistic director and conductor of the Cape Cod Symphony OrchestraCape Cod Symphony OrchestraThe Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra, based at the Barnstable High School Performing Arts Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA.-History:...
, one of the largest orchestras in Massachusetts (second to the Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston Symphony OrchestraThe Boston Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at the Tanglewood Music Center...
). - In 2008, Pak was a guest conductor for the 2008 ASTAAmerican String Teachers AssociationThe American String Teacher's Association is a professional organization based in the United States for music teachers. It is the largest such national organization in the US for string teachers. It promotes learning to play string instruments in the next generation of American students, and...
National High School Honors Orchestra; the convention that year was held in Albuquerque, New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
He has also served as principal conductor of the Emmy-nominated Disney Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra and as music director of the International Chamber Orchestra, NEXT Chamber Orchestra, Colburn Chamber Orchestra, and Diablo Ballet. Guest conducting has taken him to Europe, the Soviet Union, South America and Asia. Mr. Pak is also a frequent speaker on television and radio, as well as a clinician and guest conductor at numerous music festivals.