Frank Renk is bass clarinetist with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. He is also the principal clarinetist of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra. Frank was formerly the principal clarinetist of the Sacramento Philharmonic and the California Symphony. Frank has also performed on many movie and commercial soundtracks, mostly at the famed Skywalker Ranch in Marin County.
Mr. Renk continues to perform occasionally with the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, and the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. He also performs numerous chamber music concerts throughout the West Coast and has appeared as soloist on occasion.
Music Festivals that Mr. Renk has attended include the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the La Jolla SummerFest chamber music festival, the Carmel Bach Festival, the “Music from Bear Valley” Music Festival, and the Cascade Music Festival of Oregon.
Frank completed his music education at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and San Francisco State University where he studied with Donald Carroll. He continued studying the Clarinet with Rosario Mazzeo, formerly of the Boston Symphony.
Mr. Renk also teaches a large number of students in the San Diego area. In November 2006, Frank Renk was profiled in the San Diego Union-Tribune.