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John Seaton serves as the Director of Bands at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, an arts magnet school in CCSD. Ensembles under Mr. Seaton’s direction maintain an active schedule of travel and conference performances, most recently receiving the invitation to perform at the 76th annual Midwest Clinic in 2022. As a saxophonist, he has performed multiple times with both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Las Vegas Philharmonic, as well as performances at multiple NASA Conferences, the U.S. Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, and the 2012 World Saxophone Congress XVI in St. Andrews, Scotland. Students under his instruction have been accepted into the saxophone studios at the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, Youngstown State University, and the Interlochen Saxophone Institute. Mr. Seaton holds an M.M. in Saxophone Performance with Program Honors from Northwestern University and a B.M. in Music Education, summa cum laude, from Wright State University.