Brian St. John

Brian St. John spent the years 1995-2008 in Boulder County, Colorado, where he was Resident Conductor for the Longmont Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Longmont Youth Symphony as well as Music Director for the Niwot Timberline Symphony.  In addition to conducting hundreds of concerts in that span, St. John has written and premiered seven original ballets, a piano concerto, a concertino for String Bass and Orchestra and a double concerto for Mandolin, Mandola and Strings.  Prior to his years in Colorado, Brian was assistant conductor for the State Ballet of Missouri (now the Kansas City Ballet) and assistant conductor for the Philharmonia of Kansas City. Brian was also Assistant Conductor for the Colorado MahlerFest from the years 1993-1999.

Brian has a bachelor’s degree in viola performance, a master’s degree in orchestral conducting and is currently completing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Orchestral Conducting at Arizona State University.  At ASU Brian is an assistant conductor for the Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra as well as a conductor for the ASU Sinfonietta. Brian is also Music Director for the North Valley Chamber Orchestra and is adjunct faculty at Paradise Valley Community College in Scottsdale, Arizona.