John Thiessen, trumpet

John Thiessen has appeared as soloist and principal trumpet with early music ensembles throughout the US and Canada, including Tafelmusik, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Handel & Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, American Bach Soloists, Musica Angelica, and Washington Bach Consort, and has performed with the Academy of Ancient Music, Taverner Players, English Baroque Soloists and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra.

Mr. Thiessen serves on the faculty of the Baroque Performance Institute at Oberlin College, and has recorded extensively for Sony, Telarc, EMI, BMG, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, London Decca, Analekta, CBC, and Denon. Mr. Thiessen was recently appointed Executive Director of the American Bach Soloists in San Francisco.