Washington McClain

Washington McClain Washington McClain

Washington McClain is a former member of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and current principal oboist of Ensemble Arion (Montreal) and Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra (Cleveland, Ohio).  A Louisiana native, Washington presently resides in Windsor, Canada.  Mr. McClain received his bachelor's degree in musicology from Northeast Louisiana University.  He then completed a master's degree in oboe at Northwestern University in Illinois.  Mr. McClain was a member of several symphonic orchestras in the Chicago area, including the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, and was also a featured solosit on tours traveling throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Washington's extensive teaching and performing experience in workshops and festivals in North America include The Amherst Early Music Festival, Albuquerque Baroque Double Reeds, the Madison Early Music Festival, The International Baroque Institute at Longy (Boston), Festival International de Musique Baroque de Lamèque (New Brunswick, Canada), The Staunton Music Festival (Virginia), and the Boston Early Music Festival. He is also the first period instrument performer to be featured in an article of Windplayer Magazine.

McClain has made recordings for Sony Classical Vivarte, ATMA Records, Analekta Records, and Centaur Records.

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