John Turman joined the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 2015 as third horn. 
Mr. Turman was awarded the position of principal horn of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in the spring of 2015. During the 2013-2014 season, he performed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra as acting third horn. Additionally, he has performed with the Houston Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, Austin Symphony and the Austin Lyric Opera. 
In 2010, Mr. Turman was named one of the Yamaha Corporation’s Young Performing Artists and in the summer of 2013, was chosen as a finalist in the Houston Symphony’s Ima Hogg International Soloist Competition. Mr. Turman was awarded second prize in the wind division of the Shepherd School of Music Concerto Competition in 2015.

In addition to his solo and orchestral playing, Mr. Turman is a dedicated chamber musician. He is a founding member of the Noctua Wind Quintet. In 2012, Noctua was the recipient of the Coleman-Sanderson grand prize for winds at the Coleman Competition and also received the bronze medal at the Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition. The group was awarded second prize at Chamber Music Yellow Springs in 2013. Since moving to Seattle, Mr. Turman and his colleagues from the Seattle Symphony have formed a woodwind quintet, The Olympic Winds, and perform regularly via the Seattle Symphony Chamber Music series. Mr. Turman is also a founding member of the Southern Bells Horn Quartet, and produced their first studio album Carolina Horn Hotel. As a member of the Seattle Symphony Horns, he has performed at International Horn Symposiums and produced many videos of horn chamber music along with his fantastic colleagues in the horn section.

During the 2017 Season, Mr. Turman was selected to host the Seattle Symphony’s educational program: Tiny Tots. Currently, Turman is the lead producer/host for Tiny Tots as well as its digital companion series, Tiny Clips for Tiny Tots, for which Turman is also director, cinematographer, actor, editor, and co-writer.

Originally from Austin Texas, Mr. Turman began to play music at age seven. Mr. Turman received his degree in Horn Performance from Rice University in 2015 where he studied with William VerMeulen and mentored in film and chamber music under Richard Hawley. Prior to his time at Rice, Mr. Turman studied horn with Dr. Thomas Hale in Austin, piano/music theory with Felicity Coltman, and jazz guitar with Christopher Bell.
Mr. Turman plays on handcrafted instruments made by the Canadian horn maker Keith Berg. 
Other projects of note include Mr. Turman’s arranging, studio recording, and teaching.
In his free time, Mr. Turman enjoys grilling, golfing, and guitar.