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John Skelton is a charter member of the Salem Concert Band. John earned his Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Oregon, and was a music director in the Dallas School District from 1974 until his retirement in 2006. He has earned a reputation for creative programming which features quality new literature from international sources. His groups have been responsible for commissions of new concert band works from composers including Frigyes Hidas, Norman Dello Joio, Melvin Shelton, Jon Sutton, and Leonard Duarte. He has been an active advocate of copyright laws and the composers and publishers they protect.
His high school bands earned several state championships and represented Oregon in Washington DC, at the National Concert Band Festival in Chicago, at the International Youth Music Festival in Vienna, Austria and on performance tours in Canada, Europe, and Japan. He is a staff member with the Oregon Ambassadors of Music which have taken thousands of Oregon students on performance tours of Europe. He performs regularly on euphonium and is the conductor and Drum Major for the 234th Army National Guard Band in Portland, Oregon. He also leads and performs with their Brass Quintet.
He has served in a variety of advisory and leadership positions in the Oregon Arts community. He was manager of the OMEA/OSAA State Solo Contest for four years. He also served as President of the Oregon Music Educators Association. His home is in West Salem.