John Gordon Ross, Conductor

John Gordon Ross is a graduate of Ball State University and Northwestern University. He has guest conducted well-known orchestras such as the Charlotte Symphony, Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony, Lima Symphony, and served as Interim Music Director in 2018 for the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra in Ohio. Both a talented trombonist and active educator, he is a familiar face in the North Carolina music scene. Mr. Ross is a faculty member at Lenoir Rhyne University and performs regularly with the University’s Wind Symphony. In addition, he is a member of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the Hickory Music Factory Hall of Fame, and a recipient of the Hickory Community Relations Council’s Human Relations Award.