John Douglas (conductor)

John Douglas (3 June 1956 – 12 July 2010) was an American conductor, voice teacher, vocal coach, and accompanist.

Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, Douglas graduated from Tates Creek High School in Lexington, Kentucky in 1973.

He was also an instructor of German diction and repertoire coach at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria in 1985 and 1986.

[1] In 1989 Douglas joined the faculty of the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University as an associate professor in the department of voice and opera; remaining there until his death 21 years later.

[1] In 2003 Douglas became director of the apprentice program, chorus master, and head of music staff at the Lake George Opera (LGO), a post he held until his death of melanoma in 2010.