Lee Livengood, Clarinetist
Clarinetist Lee Livengood is currently Clarinetist and Bass Clarinetist in the Utah Symphony Orchestra and President of the International Clarinet Association. Prior to his appointment in Utah, he was a member of the Savannah Symphony Orchestra. He received a Bachelors Degree from the Eastman School of Music as a student of Stanley Hasty, and a Masters Degree at the University of California at Santa Barbara with Mitchell Lurie. Prior to Utah and Savannah, Mr. Livengood served as a member of several orchestras including the Tulsa Philharmonic, the Fresno Philharmonic, and the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestras. As a chamber musician Lee has performed at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Round Top Music Festival, the La Jolla Chamber Music Festival, and the Spoleto Festival, and in the Sonolumina Chamber Orchestra, the Nova Series, and the Intermezzo Chamber Music Series. In addition to his work as a performer, Lee is well known as a mouthpiece maker and refacer, with clients throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. When not performing in the Utah Symphony or refacing mouthpieces, Lee enjoys time in the outdoors with his wife Melissa Livengood (pianist) and two boys, drinking great coffee and playing the electric bass.
