John Bergquist
Associate Artistic Director & Composer
Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, John migrated to sunny California in 2020 amidst the chaos of the Covid-19 pandemic. A musician of split passions, he feels equally at home conducting choral and chamber ensembles as he does laying down basslines in vocal pop and jazz groups. John is a conductor, composer, baritone, pianist, sound engineer, and avid hobbyist.
John holds a BM in Choral Education and an MM in Choral Conducting from the University of Utah, where he sang in and conducted the internationally acclaimed Chamber Choir. He was also the director and primary arranger for Infrared A Cappella, a contemporary a cappella group that received numerous awards under his direction.
Currently, he is the Associate Artistic Director of the San Fernando Valley Master Chorale, the San Fernando Valley Chorale, as well as the Music Director and Technical Director at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City. As a vocalist, John performs with numerous groups such as: Pacific Chorale, Jingle 5, The Other Reindeer Carolers, and recently became a member of the Contemporary Choral Collective of Los Angeles and Tonality.