Sarah John ~ Conductor

Sarah John ~ Conductor

Sarah John has been conducting orchestras and choirs in both British Columbia and Ontario for nearly three decades.

A native of British Columbia, Ms. John received a Bachelor's of Music degree from the University of Victoria in 1990. She subsequently completed a Master's degree in Performance (Conducting) in Victoria in 1995.
In addition, she studied with some of North America's most distinguished conductors and teachers, including Arthur Arnold, Gustav Meier, George Corwin, Susan Haig, Dale Warland, William Weinert, Joseph Flummerfelt and Elmer Iseler.

She was appointed Assistant Conductor of the Windsor Symphony in 1996 and in 1997 she was awarded a Canada Council Grant that allowed her to continue with the Windsor Symphony as Conductor-in-the-Community. She also served for 3 years as Chorus Master of the Windsor Symphony Chorus (1995-1998).

Most recently, Ms. John was conductor/founder of the Heliconian Choir and Orchestra (2010/2011), guest conductor with the Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra (2010 and 2011)

She currently holds the position of Music Director of the Vespera Choir (2006) and will embark on the creation of a new orchestra project starting in the fall of 2012.

Contact:
sarahjohn64(at)gmail.com

Repertoire	Performed* Orchestral Reading Preparation of Symphony Chorus* Extensive Study****

Arensky	Mozart
Variations on a Theme by Tchaikowsky**	Clemenza di Tito: Overture*
	Exsultate Jubilate*
Bach, J.S.	Lucio Silla: Overture*
Magnificat ***	Magic Flute: Overture *
Weinachtsoratiam (excerpts)***	Magic Flute: Duet from Act II *
	Marriage of Figaro: Overture*
Barnes, Milton	Regina Coeli*
Amber Garden*	Requiem**
	Symphony No. 39**
Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 (selections)**	Orff
Symphony No. 2 (selections)**	Carmina Burana***
Symphony No. 5 (selections)*
Symphony No. 7 (selections)**	Pergolesi
Symphony No. 8 (selections)**	Stabat Mater*

Bernstein	Poulenc
Trouble in Tahiti (opera)*	Litanies a la Vierge Noire*

Bizet	Prokofiev
Carmen:Introduction to Act 1*	Peter and the Wolf*
Carmen: The Toreador Song*
L’Arlesienne: Suite No. 1*	Puccini
L’Arlesienne: Suite No. 2*	Humming Chorus (Madama Butterfly)*
	O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi)*
Brahms	Quando me'n vo'soletta (La Boheme)*
Hungarian Dances 1,3,10, 5*	Vissi D'arte (Tosca)*

Britten	Rossini
A Ceremony of Carols*	Barber of Seville : Overture*
	Barber of Seville : Una Voca Poco Fa*
Bruckner	Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum*
Symphony No. 4****	La Scala de Seta: Overture*
	L’Italiana in Algeri: Overture*
Cilea
Io Son L'umile Ancella - from Adriana Lecouvreur*	Ryan, J.
	Visions of Joy* (World Premiere)
Copland
Appalachian Spring (chamber version)*	Schubert
	Symphony No. 5*
Debussy
Prelude a L’après-midi d’un faune**	Strauss, J.
	Mein Herr Marquis – from Fledermaus*
Francaix, Jean	Voices of Spring Waltz*
Dixtuor*

Gilbert and Sullivan	Strauss, R.
The Mikado (opera)*	Serenade for Winds, Op. 7*

Glinka	Tchaikovsky
Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture*	Polonaise from Eugene Onegin *
	Romeo and Juliet – Fantasy Overture**
Grieg	Serenade for Strings*
Pier Gynt Suite Suite No.1, op.46*	Symphony No. 6 (selections) *

Handel	Verdi
Messiah***	Anvil Chorus (Il trovatore) *
	Brindisi (La Traviata)*
Haydn	Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco)*
Mass in Time of War***	Chorus of Scottish refugees (Macbeth)*
	Triumphal Scene (Aida)*
Leoncavallo
Bell Chorus (Pagliacci)*	Vivaldi
	Spring and Winter from 4 Seasons*
Liszt
Les préludes**	Wagner
	Siegfried Idyll**
MacIntyre, D.	Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure *
Humulous the Mute (opera)*

Mascagni
Brindisi (Cavalleria Rusticana) *
Easter Hymn (Cavalleria Rusticana)*

Mendelssohn
Elijah***
Hebrides Overture**