John Ross

John Ross is an accomplished soloist, educator, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. He is on the faculty and administration of the Portland Conservatory of Music in Maine and serves as Artist Faculty at the University of Southern Maine Osher School of Music. He has previously served on the faculties of Cottey College and West Virginia State University. He also performs in the summers with the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra in Branson, MO and has taught on the faculties of Sparrow Music Camp in High Springs, FL, the Florida State University Summer Music Camps, and Music for the Sake of Music (MFSOM) in Green Bay, WI. 

A versatile performer, Dr. Ross has given numerous performances throughout the United States, Canada, Central America, and central Europe, and in such venues as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. and the Lucerna Great Hall in Prague, Czech Republic. He is currently the flutist with Wild Prairie Winds, a professional wind quintet. He has also been principal flute of the orchestra for MFSOM, the Italian-American Opera Festival Orchestra (CA), the Charleston Chamber Orchestra (WV), and has also performed with the Topeka Symphony, the Muncie Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, and the Charleston Light Opera Guild. 

Dr. Ross has appeared as faculty soloist with the WVSU Wind Ensemble, the Cottey College Wind Ensemble, and the orchestra of MFSOM. He has also been a featured soloist with the FSU Symphonic Band and the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra in Hamilton, OH. His flute ensemble Silver Lining Flutes toured around Costa Rica in Spring 2017, performing and giving masterclasses as part of the Promising Artists of the 21st Century series. His folk trios, Cuttin’ Bracken and Rakish Ramblers, have performed throughout northern Florida, including multiple performances at the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, FL. 

Dr. Ross attended West Virginia University, Ball State University, and Florida State University, studying with Joyce Catalfano, Thomas Godfrey, Francesca Arnone, Mihoko Watanabe, and Eva Amsler. He is also pursuing a certification in body mapping through the Association for Body Mapping Education, studying with Amy Likar.