Music Director and Conductor of the Golden State Ballet, John Stubbs conducts the San Diego Symphony for Golden State Ballet productions ranging from ballet standards such as The Nutcracker, Paquita, and Serenade to premieres of new works with music of Bach, Vivaldi, De Falla, Albinoni, George Crumb, and Yoav Talmi.
For CBC, Mr. Stubbs has conducted the Colorado Springs Symphony, the Wyoming Symphony, and the San Diego Chamber Orchestra at the re-opening Gala of the historic Balboa Theatre. He conducted the world premiere of ALICE: Re-imagining Wonderland through Dance, Music and Spoken Word, a collaboration between The Art of Élan and Colette Harding Contemporary Dance Company with a commissioned score by composer Joseph Hallman.
Mr. Stubbs also traveled to Japan to conduct the full-length ballet La Bayadere for the Ochi International Ballet in Nagoya.
In addition, he is the creator and director of Luscious Noise, an eclectic performance series at the Anthology jazz club, designed to bring new audiences to classical music through the combination of live music and video in a more intimate, contemporary atmosphere.
He is a violinist with the San Diego Symphony.
Testimonials
“Working with John is a pleasure. I find him to be professional, patient, adaptive and calm; qualities that are greatly appreciated by any dancer working with a conductor.”
Cory Stearns, Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre
“John Stubbs is very sensitive and inspiring to the dancers whenever he conducts a performance.”
Stanko Milov, Principal Dancer, Pacific Northwest Ballet
“John Stubbs not only manages to make the audience literally feel the music but also pays the most attention to the dancers on stage, following their slightest signs accordingly—a quality rarely seen!”
Gregor Hatala, Soloist, Wiener Staatsoper