Is currently clarinetist and bass clarinetist in the Utah Symphony Orchestra. He is a Past-President of the International Clarinet Association and performs regularly at the Grand Tetons Music Festival. Prior to his appointment in Utah, he was a member of the Savannah, Tulsa, and Fresno Orchestras. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from the Eastman School of Music as a student of Stanley Hasty, and a Master’s Degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara, with Mitchell Lurie. As a chamber musician, he has performed at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Round Top Music Festival, the La Jolla Chamber Music Festival, the Spoleto Festival (Italy), and locally in the Nova, Intermezzo, and Park City International Chamber Music Series.

 

In addition to his work as a performer, Mr. Livengood is well known as a mouthpiece maker and refacer, with clients around the world. He began restoring clarinet mouthpieces in 1992, and now has his own line of custom clarinet mouthpieces. 

 

When not performing in the Utah Symphony or making mouthpieces, Lee enjoys time in the outdoors with his wife and two sons, drinking great coffee, and playing the electric bass.