John McKean

Maine native John McKean is a harpsichordist and musicologist based in Boston, where he serves on the faculty of the Longy School of Music of Bard College. Frequently in demand as both a soloist and continuo player, he has performed extensively throughout Europe and North America. John performs with leading American and European ensembles, including Apollo’s Fire, Emmanuel Music, the Catacoustic Consort, Camerata Vocale Freiburg, Habsburger Camerata, and has appeared with the Jacksonville, Naples, Portland, and Pittsburg symphony orchestras. John holds degrees in German Studies and Harpsichord Performance from Oberlin College/Conservatory, an advanced performance diploma from the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg (Germany), and an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. in historical musicology from the University of Cambridge (U.K).

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