Dr. Randal Clark
Randal Clark holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Instrumental Conducting and a Masters degree in Music Education from the University of Utah and has been the Director of Instrumental Music at Corner Canyon High School since it opened 8 years ago. Previous to this appointment he was the Director of Instrumental Music at Jordan High School, a post he held for 14 years. At both schools, Dr. Clark led the Jazz Band, Orchestra, and Concert Bands to consecutive superior ratings at Region and State Music Assessments, making his ensembles among the highest rated in the state. Dr. Clark’s jazz ensembles have twice won 1st place at the Crescent/Peaks Jazz Festival and have placed in the State Fair Competition frequently. In 2010 his orchestra received an invitation to perform at the Utah Music Educators Association Conference in St. George, Utah.
Dr. Clark was the Conductor and Program Director of the Utah Wind Symphony Youth Ensemble for 5 years, a wind band for the most talented youth in the state of Utah. He has also been music director for the Canyons Symphony Orchestra (formerly the Jordan Symphony Orchestra), an honors orchestra for Canyons District students, a post he held for 12 years.
While seeking his DMA in Conducting, Dr. Clark was the Conducting Assistant for the University of Utah Wind Ensemble. He has studied conducting with Scott A. Hagen (University of Utah), Barlow Bradford (University of Utah), Barry E. Kopetz (Mississippi State University), and Robert Henderson (formerly Utah Symphony Orchestra).
Dr. Clark is also on the Adjunct Faculty at the University of Utah School of Music where he teaches saxophone. As a saxophonist Dr. Clark is in high demand performing all around the country in both jazz and classical styles.
He frequently performs with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, and is a founding member of the Utah Wind Symphony. As a member of the ensemble he performed at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago in 2014. He is in demand as a clinician, and guest conductor. He has performed at many jazz festivals around the country as a featured performer. He has performed on many movie and video game soundtracks as well as numerous other recordings available on YouTube.
He recently released his first solo album where he was fortunate to work with some of the greats in the Jazz world including: Jimmy Haslip, Jeff Lorber, Randy Brecker, Gary Novak, Vinnie Colaiuta, Michael Thompson, Sonny Emory, Gerald Albright, Jon Herington, Mike Miller, and more. He has also had the pleasure of working with Branford Marsalis, Gary Novak, Gerald Albright, Pete Christlieb, Najee, Don Menza, and Eric Darius.
Although saxophone is his primary instrument, Dr. Clark studied violin for many years with LoiAnn Eyring (Utah Symphony) and has played in many orchestra sections and recording sessions on the violin.
Dr. Clark has won many awards including the Sorensen Legacy Award for Outstanding Music Educator, the Utah Music Educators Association award for Outstanding Music Educator, the National Band Association Outstanding Band Educator, and the National Band Association award for Outstanding Jazz Educator.
Dr. Clark was the Conductor and Program Director of the Utah Wind Symphony Youth Ensemble for 5 years, a wind band for the most talented youth in the state of Utah. He has also been music director for the Canyons Symphony Orchestra (formerly the Jordan Symphony Orchestra), an honors orchestra for Canyons District students, a post he held for 12 years.
While seeking his DMA in Conducting, Dr. Clark was the Conducting Assistant for the University of Utah Wind Ensemble. He has studied conducting with Scott A. Hagen (University of Utah), Barlow Bradford (University of Utah), Barry E. Kopetz (Mississippi State University), and Robert Henderson (formerly Utah Symphony Orchestra).
Dr. Clark is also on the Adjunct Faculty at the University of Utah School of Music where he teaches saxophone. As a saxophonist Dr. Clark is in high demand performing all around the country in both jazz and classical styles.
He frequently performs with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, and is a founding member of the Utah Wind Symphony. As a member of the ensemble he performed at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago in 2014. He is in demand as a clinician, and guest conductor. He has performed at many jazz festivals around the country as a featured performer. He has performed on many movie and video game soundtracks as well as numerous other recordings available on YouTube.
He recently released his first solo album where he was fortunate to work with some of the greats in the Jazz world including: Jimmy Haslip, Jeff Lorber, Randy Brecker, Gary Novak, Vinnie Colaiuta, Michael Thompson, Sonny Emory, Gerald Albright, Jon Herington, Mike Miller, and more. He has also had the pleasure of working with Branford Marsalis, Gary Novak, Gerald Albright, Pete Christlieb, Najee, Don Menza, and Eric Darius.
Although saxophone is his primary instrument, Dr. Clark studied violin for many years with LoiAnn Eyring (Utah Symphony) and has played in many orchestra sections and recording sessions on the violin.
Dr. Clark has won many awards including the Sorensen Legacy Award for Outstanding Music Educator, the Utah Music Educators Association award for Outstanding Music Educator, the National Band Association Outstanding Band Educator, and the National Band Association award for Outstanding Jazz Educator.
Mr. Mitchell Atencio
Mitchell Atencio joined the instrumental music department at Corner Canyon High School in 2019, teaching band, orchestra, and percussion. Currently, he directs the Intermediate Strings and Advanced Strings classes and co-teaches the Concert Band and Wind Symphony. He also conducts the pit orchestra for the school musical. Additionally, he is one of the conductors for the Canyons Symphony Orchestra, a group that he played in himself during its final years as the Jordan/Canyons Symphony Orchestra while in high school. Mr. Atencio holds Honors Bachelors of Music in both Music Education and Flute Performance from the University of Utah, and he has progress towards a math education degree from Utah State University.
He studied flute with Lisa Byrnes (Utah Symphony), Caitlyn Valovick-Moore (Utah Symphony), and Tiffany Sedgley (Orchestra at Temple Square/Utah Wind Symphony). He studied Orchestra Librarianship with Clovis Lark (Utah Symphony), Katie Klich (Utah Symphony), Justin Vibbard (Sarasota Orchestra), and Matthew Searing (Sarasota Orchestra). He studied music education with Jessica Nápoles, Mark Ely, Jared Rawlings, Joelle Lien, Nicole Robinson, and Emily Mercado.
On flute, piccolo, alto, and bass flutes, Mr. Atencio performed in all of the top wind ensembles and orchestras at the University of Utah during his undergraduate studies. Additionally, he performed with the New Music Ensemble, Early Music Ensemble, Baroque Student Group, Flute Choir, and various other chamber ensembles. In masterclasses, he performed for Carol Wincenc and April Clayton (2019); Emma Gerstein and Tine Castellanos (2018); Carol Wincenc, Nancy Stagnitta, Sergio Pallottelli, April Clayton, and Imani Winds (2017); and Caitlyn Valovick-Moore (2016). Recent solo appearances include his own arrangement of the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto in C major, Rutter’s Suite Antique and Corelli’s Concerto Grosso no. 11 with the Runnin’ Fl’Utes’, and Vivaldi’s Concerto in C major for piccolo, RV 444, with the University of Utah Baroque Student Group.
Mr. Atencio maintains a performing career on flute and piccolo, as both a freelancer and member of PANTS wind quintet. PANTS, founded in 2017, puts on multiple performances annually, including standalone recitals and performances for students. Most recently, PANTS performed Samuel Barber’s Summer Music and John Steinmetz’s Quintet.
He has been involved with the National Flute Association Convention since 2019, including two performances at the NFA 2019 Convention in Salt Lake City. Currently, Mr. Atencio serves on the Utah Flute Association Executive Board, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring excellence and celebrating musical growth among the flute community in Utah. His current title is the Sonata Competition Coordinator; he presently organizes the annual sonata competition and oversees all elements pertaining thereof.
Beyond his work as an educator and a performer, Mr. Atencio also has experience as an orchestra librarian. He won a competitive audition for the library fellowship at the Sarasota Music Festival during 2019. He works in the Utah Symphony Music Library and was considered for the Tanglewood Music Librarian Fellowship.
Mr. Atencio’s honors thesis involved arranging the remainder of György Ligeti’s Musica Ricercata (the basis for the 6 Bagatelles) for wind quintet, transcribing the remaining five movements into a complete 11-movement set under the advisement of Dr. Luke Dahn; this work was published in the 2019 University of Utah Undergraduate Research Journal. The complete work was premiered at the University of Utah Undergraduate Research Symposium in 2019 by PANTS wind quintet. Mr. Atencio also enjoys other arrangement projects. His work has been featured by the Runnin' Fl'Utes' and PANTS wind quintet on many occasions, including the National Flute Association Convention in 2019. Beyond Ligeti and Mozart, arrangement projects include the music of J.S. Bach, Daniel Elder, Eric Whitacre, Sergei Rachmaninov, and Samuel Barber, among others.
He studied flute with Lisa Byrnes (Utah Symphony), Caitlyn Valovick-Moore (Utah Symphony), and Tiffany Sedgley (Orchestra at Temple Square/Utah Wind Symphony). He studied Orchestra Librarianship with Clovis Lark (Utah Symphony), Katie Klich (Utah Symphony), Justin Vibbard (Sarasota Orchestra), and Matthew Searing (Sarasota Orchestra). He studied music education with Jessica Nápoles, Mark Ely, Jared Rawlings, Joelle Lien, Nicole Robinson, and Emily Mercado.
On flute, piccolo, alto, and bass flutes, Mr. Atencio performed in all of the top wind ensembles and orchestras at the University of Utah during his undergraduate studies. Additionally, he performed with the New Music Ensemble, Early Music Ensemble, Baroque Student Group, Flute Choir, and various other chamber ensembles. In masterclasses, he performed for Carol Wincenc and April Clayton (2019); Emma Gerstein and Tine Castellanos (2018); Carol Wincenc, Nancy Stagnitta, Sergio Pallottelli, April Clayton, and Imani Winds (2017); and Caitlyn Valovick-Moore (2016). Recent solo appearances include his own arrangement of the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto in C major, Rutter’s Suite Antique and Corelli’s Concerto Grosso no. 11 with the Runnin’ Fl’Utes’, and Vivaldi’s Concerto in C major for piccolo, RV 444, with the University of Utah Baroque Student Group.
Mr. Atencio maintains a performing career on flute and piccolo, as both a freelancer and member of PANTS wind quintet. PANTS, founded in 2017, puts on multiple performances annually, including standalone recitals and performances for students. Most recently, PANTS performed Samuel Barber’s Summer Music and John Steinmetz’s Quintet.
He has been involved with the National Flute Association Convention since 2019, including two performances at the NFA 2019 Convention in Salt Lake City. Currently, Mr. Atencio serves on the Utah Flute Association Executive Board, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring excellence and celebrating musical growth among the flute community in Utah. His current title is the Sonata Competition Coordinator; he presently organizes the annual sonata competition and oversees all elements pertaining thereof.
Beyond his work as an educator and a performer, Mr. Atencio also has experience as an orchestra librarian. He won a competitive audition for the library fellowship at the Sarasota Music Festival during 2019. He works in the Utah Symphony Music Library and was considered for the Tanglewood Music Librarian Fellowship.
Mr. Atencio’s honors thesis involved arranging the remainder of György Ligeti’s Musica Ricercata (the basis for the 6 Bagatelles) for wind quintet, transcribing the remaining five movements into a complete 11-movement set under the advisement of Dr. Luke Dahn; this work was published in the 2019 University of Utah Undergraduate Research Journal. The complete work was premiered at the University of Utah Undergraduate Research Symposium in 2019 by PANTS wind quintet. Mr. Atencio also enjoys other arrangement projects. His work has been featured by the Runnin' Fl'Utes' and PANTS wind quintet on many occasions, including the National Flute Association Convention in 2019. Beyond Ligeti and Mozart, arrangement projects include the music of J.S. Bach, Daniel Elder, Eric Whitacre, Sergei Rachmaninov, and Samuel Barber, among others.