Jung-Ho Pak was Artistic Director of the San Diego Symphony and of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, of which he is Conductor Emeritus.
12 Facts About Jung-Ho Pak
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Jung-Ho Pak was Music Director of the Diablo Ballet and the NEXT Generation Chamber Orchestra.
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Jung-Ho Pak was the artistic director of the now-defunct Orchestra Nova San Diego.
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Jung-Ho Pak was the Director of the Cape Symphony, and is a former musical director of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and the director of orchestras at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.
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Jung-Ho Pak began studying clarinet at age 11, and played in multiple bands and orchestras into college.
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Early in his career, Pak was a conductor and professor at several schools including the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Santa Barbara, Idyllwild Arts Academy, and Lehigh University.
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In 1997, Jung-Ho Pak was appointed music director the San Diego Symphony 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.
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In 1998, Jung-Ho Pak succeeded Daniel Lewis as music director of the University of Southern California Symphony and was named music director at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra.
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Since 2003, Jung-Ho Pak has been director of orchestras and music director of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, one of the largest and oldest arts camps in the country.
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In 2007, Jung-Ho Pak began his tenure as artistic director and conductor of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, one of the largest orchestras in Massachusetts.
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In 2008, Jung-Ho Pak was a guest conductor for the 2008 ASTA National High School Honors Orchestra.
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In 2015, Jung-Ho Pak was the conductor for the 2015 NAfME All-National Honors Symphony Orchestra.