John Lloyd

John Lloyd (1938 - 2026) taught instrumental music, chorus, theory, music history, and directed dramatic productions in the Woodland Hills School District in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area for over 30 years. A graduate of Otterbein College (Westerville, Ohio) and a former singer with the Chautauqua Opera Company, Mr. Lloyd also directed and conducted the Woodland Hills High School Opera Workshop. This exceptional opportunity allowed many vocal students the chance to prepare and perform selected scenes from operas by Mozart, Rossini, Menotti, Gilbert and Sullivan, among others. Upon retiring in 1993, he remained active as conductor in musical theatre. As an accomplished composer and arranger, Mr. Lloyd wrote for orchestras, choruses, and concert bands across the United States and abroad. In 1994, he won the National School Orchestra Composition Contest with his full orchestra work, A Hectic Overture.