Klarinet Archive - Posting 001217.txt from 1999/03

From: "Benjamin A. Maas" <bmaas@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: San Diego Symphony
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 23:51:57 -0500

>
> While I don't remember the details of the current contract,
> apparently they've
> paid off the bills, restructured the governing board, and hired a
> very fine
> young Musical Director, Jung Ho Pak, who also replaced Daniel
> Lewis this year
> as conductor of the University of Southern California Symphony. I had the
> privilege of meeting and working with Jung Ho when he was the
> conductor of the
> International Symphony Orchestra at the Idyllwild Arts Academy in
> Idyllwild,
> California and I was the school's director of development. He
> may also still
> have an appointment with Cal Berkeley's orchestra. He's an
> amazing talent and
> I'm sure that one of these days we'll be seeing him as musical
> director of one
> of the major symphonies.
>
> Don Gross
> La Canada, California
>
> p.s. Jung Ho also began his musical career as a clarinetist!!
>

Jung Ho is in his second year at USC and I believe his second as music
director of San Diego. He was also the director at San Francisco
Conservatory. I don't know about San Fran, but he is leaving USC at the end
of this year because of his new appointment as music director of the New
Haven Symphony. He will keep San Diego and spend some more time around home
(as he is a brand-new father....).

I worked with him at Idyllwild and at USC, and he is certainly a talent...

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
bmaas@-----.net
bmaas@-----.edu

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