A HUDDERSFIELD-BORN musician has landed a plum role at a legendary London museum.
Music teacher John Habron, 28, originally from Marsh, has been appointed composer-in-residence at Handel House Museum – the home of 18th-century composer George Frideric Handel.
John, a former pupil of Greenhead College and All Saints’ High School, will take up the post this month.
The role will see him fronting musical and educational projects with children, students, musicians and museum visitors.
John, who taught percussion for Calderdale Music Service between 2001 and 2003, has been assigned two commissions at Handel House.
The musician – who also conducted the Huddersfield People’s Choir – will rework a piece of music written by Handel in 1732.
He will also lead a school project as part of the London Handel Festival this autumn.
John, who now lives in Southampton, said: “I’m absolutely thrilled. It’s a dream job for me because it combines my interests of working with children, musicians, and people with special needs.
“I’ll also be working with amateur musicians and the public, so it taps into a lot of things I’ve enjoyed before.”
John graduated from Durham University, where he conducted the university’s symphony orchestra, and went on to study for a PhD at Southampton University where he lectures in composition, orchestration and late 20th-century music.
In 2001, he was also commissioned by BBC Radio 3 to write a piece for the Belcea String Quartet.
