Orchestra

	Jung-Ho Pak (Artistic Director & Conductor)

Described by the New York Times as a conductor who "radiates enthusiasm" and the Los Angeles Times as "a real grabber", Jung-Ho Pak is known for his modern vision of classical music. Orchestra Nova San Diego appointed Mr. Pak as Artistic Director and Conductor in 2006. In 2007 Mr. Pak began his tenure as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, second largest in Masschussetts to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Since 2003, he has been Director of Orchestras and Music Director of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Mr. Pak is also Music Director Emeritus of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. As Music Director of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra (1997-2002), Mr. Pak led the orchestra from bankruptcy to an unprecedented financial success. As a nationally recognized educator, he served as Music Director with the University of Southern California (USC) Symphony and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra. He has also served as Principal Conductor of the Emmy-nominated Disney Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra and as Music Director of the Debut Orchestra, 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 conductor at national music festivals.

The Orchestra program for 2012 is as followed:

• Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet, Suite 2 - Sergi Prokoviev
• Romeo and Juliet - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Mambo from West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein

The Southern area rehearsal for students who make the All-State Orchestra will take place on Tuesday, March 13th, from 5:00-7:30pm at Clark High School.

Please contact Pardis Salehi with any questions.