John J. South is a conductor, pianist, and classical guitarist based in Huntsville, Alabama. Equally at home in symphonic, operatic, and wind band performance, John has been an active contributor in the local music community in his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama, for many years. He graduated from the University of Alabama-Huntsville in 2019, and earned a Master’s degree in orchestral conducting from Western Kentucky University. He also maintains an interest in musicology, having researched and written on a wide variety of interests including film music, classical music in the Third Reich, and the historical relationship between music and astronomy.