John Karr

John Karr is a Professor in the Department of Music at Fresno State University's College of Arts and Humanities. He specializes in Musicology, with a focus on fifteenth-century music, improvised polyphony, and early choral traditions. Dr. Karr is also a coeditor of the Monuments of Tuscan Music series and an active baritone soloist in early music ensembles.

• Education: B.A. in Music Education (University of Montevallo, 1979), M.M. in Music Education (University of Louisville, 1985), Ph.D. in Musicology (University of Kentucky, 1997)
• Research Focus: Fifteenth-century Italian psalms, Tuscan motets, chant, and Renaissance-era polyphony
• Performance: Baritone/occasional countertenor soloist with ensembles like Timechange and Fresno Community Chorus