Dr. Antoine T. Clark is an award-winning conductor and educator dedicated to nurturing young musicians and expanding equitable access to classical music. He was appointed conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert Orchestra in 2025 and brings to the role more than a decade of experience leading youth, collegiate and professional ensembles. Clark previously served as associate conductor of the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra’s Philharmonia Orchestra, which was invited to perform at the 2025 Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference. His honors include the 2024 Columbus Symphony Music Educator Award, the 2024 Artists Elevated Award from the Greater Columbus Arts Council and Third Prize in the 2024 Los Angeles Conducting Workshop and Competition. He is also a 2025 national finalist for The American Prize in four categories, including conducting, orchestral performance, programming and the performance of American music.

In addition to his work with the CSYO, Clark is the founding artistic and music director of the Worthington Chamber Orchestra in Ohio, where he leads innovative interdisciplinary projects and commissions new works. He also served as associate conductor of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra and assistant conductor of the Chicago Sinfonietta, and he recently completed a visiting professorship as orchestra director at Denison University. A committed music educator, he serves on the Columbus Symphony Orchestra’s education committee and is the founder of the Music Academy of Worthington, where he teaches more than 30 woodwind students and leads a faculty dedicated to high-quality private instruction.

Clark is committed to fostering inclusion and community through music. In 2022, he served as the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s MAC Music Innovator, leading performances and school residencies across the community. He has been a featured speaker and panelist on inclusive practices and youth engagement for the International Conductors Guild, the Washington Musical Pathways Workshop: Career in Music Panel and the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestras’ Workshop Academy, among other national initiatives.

As a guest conductor, Clark has appeared with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Symphony Tacoma and Dayton Philharmonic, among others. He has participated in prestigious festivals and fellowships, including the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, the Monteux School and Music Festival, and Chicago Sinfonietta’s Project Inclusion Conducting Freeman Fellowship.