Hi there, and welcome to my website. I’m John Murton, a conductor from the UK, based in Washington DC.
Whether you’ve attended a performance I’ve conducted, we’ve worked together, or you’ve just ended up here just by chance, I’m glad that you’ve visited! You can find out more about me and see footage of me at work.
I’m always pleased to connect with people, so please reach out if you have any questions or comments. Thanks for stopping by!
JM
Biography
Praised for his “musicality and gravitas” on the podium, John Murton is a British conductor based in Washington DC, and currently the Assistant Conductor of the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. Drawing upon his background as both a singer and instrumentalist, Murton’s work is unified by the goal of bringing the life-affirming, life-changing power of live classical music to as wide an audience as possible.
Murton has been a Conducting Fellow with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Allentown Symphony Orchestra, and at the Eastern Music Festival. While studying at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati he served as the Assistant Conductor of the CCM Philharmonia, conducting numerous performances on and off campus, and in a program alongside Cincinnati Symphony Music Director Louis Langrée.
As the fortunate recipient of formative early musical experiences himself, Murton places the highest value in the power of music education to open up a world of possibilities for young people. He leads the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s educational concerts, providing many students in Title I Fairfax County Public Schools with their first taste of live orchestral music. He has also collaborated on the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's educational programming and worked with young musicians at the Youth Orchestras of Prince William County and Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra. Believing that music makes lifelong learners of us all, Murton is always pleased to engage with audiences, whether in pre-concert talks or online.
Murton came to the United States from the UK, taking up a scholarship at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati where he studied with Mark Gibson. A graduate of the University of Oxford, he held a choral scholarship at Magdalen College, going on to perform with professional choirs and consorts across the UK and Europe. Murton’s experience as a singer also makes him a particularly sensitive collaborator in opera, with credits including acclaimed productions at London’s Grimeborn Festival, Tête à Tête Opera Festival, and at the College-Conservatory of Music.