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1940-49 SHS Alumni

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Frederick H. Clark
  • Graduated SHS: 1948
  • Lived in the old Hyrum Clark home at 274 South 2nd West in Springville, Utah
  • Attended the Lincoln and Jefferson grade schools.
  • While studying composition at BYU under Leon Dallin & Crawford Gates he wrote his first Symphony for his masters thesis.
  • Taught Band & Orchestra at American Fork and Lehi Utah.
  • Later moved with my family to Seattle Washington to work on a PhD at the University of Washington.
  • Auditioned for the Seattle Symphony directed by Milton Katims.
  • Taught band and Orchestra in the Seattle Public Schools for 30+ years and retired in 1985.
  • While in Seattle he was Stake Music Director for the Seattle Stake, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  • Currently living in Winlock, Washington enjoying a 20 acre ranch with horses & cows.
  • Wife, Maureen, is a member of the Stake Relief Society & has fun sewing.
  • Continuing with music composition & have been the Stake Clerk for over 6 years now.
  • The Olympia Symphony recently performed one of his Symphonys called "The Prophet".
  • Principal copyist for Crawford Gates' opera "Joseph, Joseph". Production to take place in The Conference Center in SLC in the fall of 2005. Spent last 6 years on this project. (2005 up date)
  • E-mail contact:clark@aros.net