Jean McClelland

Jean received her BA from Vassar College and did graduate study at Boston University in opera and vocal performance. She studied extensively with Carl Stough at his Institute for Breathing Coordination.

As a performer, Jean appeared in the Broadway production of ‘Camelot’ and at Paper Mill Playhouse, Bardavon Opera House, Bergen Performing Arts Center and the Reagle Music Theater of Greater Boston.  She originated the role of Jane/Aeola in Wallace and Allen Shawn’s, The Music Teacher. Jean is on the faculty of the MFA Acting program at Columbia University where she teaches voice and the Alexander Technique. She has been a Guest Lecturer at William Paterson University since 1991 and has given workshops at drama and music schools, universities, and holistic learning centres throughout the country including New York University, Rutgers University, Vassar College, Stevens Institute, American Guild of Organists, Association of Voice Pathologists, and One Spirit Learning Alliance. Jean is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and continues to perform in concert with her husband, pianist and composer, William McClelland.