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Joel Quarrington is a Canadian double bassist and composer. He is considered one of the world's leading double bassists, and has performed with many of the world's leading orchestras and chamber ensembles. He has also composed works for the double bass, and has released several recordings. Born in Toronto, Quarrington began playing the double bass at the age of nine. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and later at the Juilliard School in New York. He has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra, among others. Quarrington has also performed with many of the world's leading chamber ensembles, including the Tokyo String Quartet, the Orford String Quartet, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. He has also performed with the Canadian Brass, the Canadian Opera Company, and the Canadian Chamber Ensemble. Quarrington has released several recordings, including his solo album, "Joel Quarrington: The Double Bassist," and his chamber music album, "Joel Quarrington and Friends." He has also composed works for the double bass, including "Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra," "Sonata for Double Bass and Piano," and "Suite for Double Bass and Piano." Quarrington is currently the principal double bassist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and is a professor of double bass at the University of Toronto. He is also a member of the Order of Canada.

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Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 15 January 1955
Birthday 15 January
Birthplace Toronto, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1997

Joel Quarrington teaches at the University of Ottawa and is a Visiting Artist at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Throughout his career, Quarrington has been active in commissioning new works for Double Bass. A notable commission in 1997 was for Raymond Luedeke's Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra.

1976

Quarrington has won numerous music competitions, including first prize in the CBC talent festival in 1976, and second prize in the Geneva International Competition in 1978 (first prize was not awarded that year). He played as principal bass with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra between 1979 and 1988, and the Canadian Opera Company between 1989 and 1991, and then proceeded to become principal bass of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Since September 2006, he has been the Principal Bass of the National Arts Centre Orchestra and he became Principal Bass of the London Symphony Orchestra in 2013.

1955

Joel Quarrington (born January 15, 1955) is a Canadian double bass player, soloist and teacher. He is the former Principal Double Bass of the London Symphony Orchestra.

1630

Quarrington plays on a 1630 Giovanni Paolo Maggini double bass, and is well known for his unusual practice of tuning his bass in intervals of fifths, like a cello, but an octave lower.