John Johnston is a senior music education major at Lebanon Valley College. In May he obtained his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music with concentrations in oboe, trombone, and jazz studies. John has been actively searching for opportunities to gain education-based experience. He has rehearsed and conducted multiple groups, acting as a conductor for LVC's Middle School Bandfest for two years, a guest conductor for Elizabethtown Middle School's December 2014 concert, and, in spring 2015, LVC's Wind Ensemble as part of an Independent Study. In addition to teaching experience with concert ensembles, he has taught oboe privately through LVC's Community Music Institute. John has worked in different capacities as a brass and/or visual technician at Cedar Crest High School, Conestoga Valley High School, and the Div I. Cavalcade of Bands 2015 Champions, Blue Mountain High School. He marched Euphonium in the 2013 and 2014 editions of the Jersey Surf Drum Corps, as well as participating in performances with the 2013 Bayonne Bridgemen Alumni Corps. He will be serving as a visual technician for the 2016 Jersey Surf. John has performed and been featured with multiple groups both locally and across the country, including the Anthracite Philharmonic Orchestra (where he currently resides as principal oboist), Dickinson College, Blue Mountain Academy, Lebanon Choral Society, as well as numerous church groups and pit orchestras.