CONDUCTOR
John has most recently been appointed Music Director of the Devonport Chamber Orchestra and regularly appears with the XingJiang Philharmonic Orchestra as a guest conductor. He is also the current resident conductor for the Auckland Metropolitan Orchestra and has served as guest faculty at Northwestern University, the Australian National Academy of Music, and James Madison University. He has also previously served as Music Director of the USC Student Symphony and led numerous recording sessions at the John Williams Scoring Stage.
John earned his Bachelors of Music from the University of Southern California, studying with David Allen Moore, and his Masters at Rice University, working with Paul Ellison. While completing his formal training, he also studied conducting with Sharon Lavery and later deepened his appreciation for score study under the late maestro Larry Rachleff.
Currently Associate Principal Bass of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, he has also performed with the Houston Symphony, New World Symphony, Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra, Pacific Music Festival Orchestra, and the Cleveland Philharmonic.
