ELIZABETH PAK, has been the orchestra director at Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School and Glenwood Middle School since 2015. Since then, Mrs. Pak’s middle school orchestras have received superior ratings at county and state festivals. She has also adjudicated at the Howard County ES Solo and Ensemble Festival. Mrs. Pak was also the co-director of the Howard County Elementary School G/T Sinfonia Orchestra.
Mrs. Pak began her musical studies at the age of five. She attended the Manhattan School of Music Pre-college Program where she studied under the renowned violinist, Grigory Kalinovsky. Mrs. Pak has won numerous competitions such as the Associated Music Teacher’s League Competition in 2002 and the 5th New York Music Competition sponsored by the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and The Korea Daily, where she performed in Carnegie Weill Recital Hall. Mrs. Pak had her first orchestral debut in 2006 with the New Jersey Philharmonic Orchestra playing Mozart’s Concerto No. 5 under Maestro Nam Yun Kim. She performed at the ceremony honoring the appointment of Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor. Mrs. Pak was also one of the winners of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and performed in Alice Tully Hall. Mrs. Pak studied under the great pedagogue, Victor Danchenko, for both her Master’s and Bachelor’s degree. She graduated with her Master’s degree in Violin Pedagogy and Performance at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University in May 2014. She has also completed her Pre K-12 Teaching Certification Program at the Peabody Conservatory under Dr. Laura Parker. She was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance in May 2012. Mrs. Pak currently resides in Eldersburg, MD with her husband, two dogs, and their two daughters, Everly and Penelope. |