#MusicExchange: Rapid-fire Q&A with arranger, composer John Walton
John Walton has been writing orchestral music for years and has an impressive library of music including the full body of arrangements and compositions of the late Gerry Bosman.
John Walton is a hugely respected, independent arranger, composer, conductor, music administrator, producer and educator working between Durban and Cape Town, specialising in arranging popular music for full symphony orchestra.
Walton is au fait with a wide range of music genres: from Mahler to Maher Zain; Cole Porter to Nat King Cole; Abdullah Ibrahim to Ronan Keating.
He founded the KFM Symphonic Pops. Until March 2013 John was Head of Music at the South African College Schools (SACS) then appointed Manager of the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra until August 2018.