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Dr. Galen Darrough
University of Northern Colorado

Dr. Galen Darrough is the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Northern Colorado, and has directed and adjudicated choirs in seventeen states, the provinces of
Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Ontario, Latin America, and has served as conductor of regional or all-state choirs in Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and North Dakota, and will conduct the South Dakota All-State Choir in October of 2006.

His broad experience in choral music includes public school teaching at the junior and senior high school, community college, university, and community levels. His UNC Men's Glee Club was selected to perform for the 1996 and 2006 Southwestern ACDA conventions and for the 1997 and 2006 Colorado Music Educators Convention, and his Women's Glee Club also performed for CMEA in January 2002.

He has either performed or studied with conductors such as Howard Swan, Paul Salamunovich, Helmuth Rilling, William Hall, David Thorsen, Douglas McEwen, Donald Bailey, Ronald Staheli, and Roger Wagner. He received his BA/Music Education from California State University Fullerton, his MM/Choral Music Performance from Brigham Young University, and his DMA degree in Choral Music from Arizona State University. At UNC, he is the conductor of the 65-voice Concert Choir, and the 60-voice Men's Glee Club.

He has served as President of the Colorado American Choral Directors Association, and in numerous offices in regional and national ACDA and is co- convention chair for the 2007 ACDA National Convention in Miami, FL.. He was designated the 1999 Scholar of the Year for the College of Performing and Visual Arts, one of eight faculty members to be awarded throughout the university. In the fall of 2003, he was granted sabbatic leave to Stockholm, Sweden to study male chorus repertoire.

 
Jung-Ho Pak
The San Diego Chamber Orchestra’s 2006-07 Season marks the inauguration of Jung-Ho Pak as its new Artistic Director and Conductor. Described by the New York Times as a
conductor who “radiates enthusiasm”, the Los Angeles Times as “a real grabber”, and twice by the San Diego Union-Tribune as one of the most “impactful people to watch”, Mr.
Pak has developed a reputation as a visionary and influential leader.

He is also currently in his seventh season as Music Director of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, one of the largest orchestras in the New England region. In 2003, he was appointed Music Director of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and Director of Orchestras at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. The WYSO is one of the oldest and most well known orchestras of its kind, as well as an international ambassador for the arts and peace.

Previously (1997-2002), Mr. Pak led the new San Diego Symphony from bankruptcy to a nationally recognized artistic and financial success, and was known for his community involvement and innovative programming. He has served as Music Director with two important music conservatories: the University of Southern California (USC) Symphony and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has also served as Principal Conductor of the Emmy-nominated Disney Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra for eight years 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 about the relevance of art in society and the importance of music in education. Mr. Pak has led the New Haven Symphony Orchestra into a new era of artistic excellence and community investment. As he accomplished with the San Diego Symphony, Mr. Pak has helped develop broader audiences by introducing classical, pops, contemporary and world music in a personal and dramatic way. He has visited numerous local schools around the Connecticut area, including leading concerts with the Connecticut All-State High School Orchestra and the Yale Philharmonia.

As the newly-appointed Music Director of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and
Director of Orchestras at the Interlochen Center of the Arts, Mr. Pak leads this historic
orchestra made of the most talented young artists from all corners of the globe. He also
oversees six other orchestras at the Interlochen Summer Arts Festival. Since its inception in 1998, the new San Diego Symphony under Mr. Pak’s artistic direction performed critically acclaimed concerts, emerging from bankruptcy and receiving the largest
endowment gift in international orchestra history of over $120 million.

His innovative creation, the “Light Bulb Series”, is a revolutionary new concept in classical music utilizing multimedia technology, non-classical connections, drama, and theatrical staging in an interactive and approachable way. These concerts reached a younger adult audience while providing traditional audiences a deeper appreciation of classical music.
Succeeding Daniel Lewis, Mr. Pak led a nationally recognized symphony at the University
of Southern California. Named by the Los Angeles Times as the number one classical music event in Los Angeles during 1997, the USC Symphony and conducting program under Pak’s direction continued its artistic and institutional growth.

In 1987, Jung-Ho Pak became Music Director of the NEXT Chamber Orchestra in Pennsylvania. With the International Chamber Orchestra from Idyllwild Arts, Mr. Pak had made several recordings and toured the United States. In April of 1996, the ICO was invited to participate in the Kennedy Center’s 25th Anniversary Gala Concert that aired on PBS.

With a strong commitment to the arts in education, Mr. Pak served as Principal Conductor
with the Emmy-nominated Disney Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra for eight seasons,
broadcasting on the Disney Channel to over 30 million viewers worldwide. In 1990, Mr. Pak concluded a three year tenure as Conductor with the Debut Orchestra in Los Angeles, aposition he was awarded after winning the Young Musicians Foundation National
Conducting Competition.

Mr. Pak’s career has taken him around the world (Asia, Europe, Russia, South American)
and conducted several recordings. Among the many orchestras he has guest conducted, he has led the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Louisville Symphony Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Bucheon Philharmonic, Akron Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, and Prime Philharmonic.

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