Paula N. Clark
Paula Clark graduated with distinction from the Indiana University School of Music with a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance, and magna cum laude from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance. She received USU Robbins Talent of the Year award and the Outstanding Woman Scholarship Award, and was named Outstanding Piano Student and Outstanding Music Student. Her former teachers include Enrica Cavallo-Gulli, Gary Amano, Gladys Gladstone, and Virginia Willard. Paula is a co-founder and past president of Utah’s Encore Music Teachers Association, and is current president of Upper Valley Music Teachers Association. She has more than 25 years’ experience teaching music, and currently teaches at BYU-Idaho.
Katie R. Clark
Katie has studied piano for fifteen years. She earned four first-place awards in the Idaho Falls Sonata Competition, and also placed first in the Musicians West Piano Competition in Pocatello and the Eastern Idaho Concerto Competition in Rexburg. She was awarded eight music scholarships from area music teacher associations attended summer music camp at the College of Southern Idaho several times. Katie earned 2100 points at the UVMTA Festival, a twelve-year Gold Cup at the IFMC Solo Festival, and a five-year ribbons at the IFMC Concerto Festival. She was the first runner-up in the 2014 Madison Distinguished Young Women program, also winning awards for talent, interview, and self-expression. She is a business major at Brigham Young University-Idaho, and is currently involved in the collaborative piano course.
James B. Clark
James attended Weber State College and Utah State University on scholarship, and received a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from USU. At USU, James was on the faculty of the Youth Conservator, and was the teaching assistant for the Music Appreciation Course. A student of Gary Amano, James received the Outstanding Piano Performance Award, and was a soloist with the USU Symphony Orchestra. Employed by KBYU-FM in Provo, Jim worked 13 years as a recording engineer for the Utah Symphony. He is currently the manager of KBYI and KBYR radio stations at Brigham Young University-Idaho. He is a pipe organ enthusiast, and is nearing completion of the installation of a 320rank Wurlitzer (Gee Dad) theater organ.