John Ellis
Phone: (336)631-1526
Email: ellisj@ncarts.edu

Mr. Ellis studied at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles with Norman Benno. He was principal oboe with the Pasadena Symphony, Beverly Hills Symphony, and Ojai Festival Orchestra, and the orchestras of 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Columbia Studios and RCA. His recent performances include the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival with conductors Clifton Swanson and Christopher Hogwood. Mr. Ellis has worked with other noted conductors, such as Igor Stravinsky and the Columbia Orchestra, Pierre Boulez at the Los Angeles Monday Evening Concerts, and Zubin Mehta and Ingolf Dahl of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has recorded with Barbra Streisand, The Carpenters, Diana Ross and John Denver. Mr. Ellis currently is a member of the Clarion Wind Quintet and the Winston-Salem Symphony. He has served on the faculties of Pepperdine College, Claremont College and California State University-Northridge.