About Gavin

Gavin Klein is an internationally recognized organist and harpsichordist based in New England. He is a graduate student at Yale University, studying organ under the direction of Dr. Martin Jean. Gavin graduated from the College of the Holy Cross where he earned a B.A. in Music, International Political Economy, and a minor in German Studies. While at Holy Cross, Gavin studied under the tutelage of Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez. His past teachers include Dr. C. Henry Mason, William Ness, Kevin Neel, Johann Vexo, and Dr. Johann Klopp in both Harpsichord and Clavichord. In 2025 Gavin was named in the Diapason Magazine's 20 under 30 and won second place in the National Undergraduate Organ Competition in Ottumwa, Iowa.  

 

Gavin’s musical career began at a very young age, but took off during his time as a chorister singing in the choir at All Saints Episcopal Church in Worcester. As one of America's oldest continuously running choral programs, the choir of All Saints dates back to 1868 and is deeply rooted in the Anglican choral tradition. Gavin greatly attributes his desire to study organ and sacred music to his time growing up at All Saints. Since then he has held numerous church positions across New England. Most recently, Gavin was the Organ Scholar at the College of the Holy Cross, as well as organist at St. Bernard Parish in Worcester, where he remains active on the restoration committee overseeing the revitalization of the historic Skinner Opus 781 pipe organ at the church. Presently, Gavin is the Organ Scholar at Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green in New Haven, CT.

 

From 2020-2022, Gavin was the Artist-in-Residence at the Harvard Historical Society where he was instrumental in preserving and disseminating the over 150-year-old George Stevens organ under the society's care. Gavin is very involved in the historical organ preservation scene, and is actively working on several fundraising projects for instruments across Massachusetts. He is an active member of both the American Guild of Organists and the Organ Historical Society.

 

As a performer, Gavin has been heard at notable venues worldwide including Mechanics Hall (Worcester), Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Pfarrkirche Mariä Geburt (Rottenbuch), il Duomo de Santi Pietro e Paolo (Castelnuovo di Garfagnana), St. Armands Key Lutheran Church (Sarasota), The Frauenkirche (Munich), The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (La Plata), the Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Boston) as well as other numerous locations in Europe, the US, and South America.​