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Joel Quarrington

Canadian classical double bass player, Professor of Double Bass/Contrabass, and author. Born 15 January 1955 in Toronto, Ontario. He studied at [l=The University Of Toronto]. Member of the [a=Chamber Players Of Toronto] since 1973. Former Principal Double Bass of the [a=Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra] (1980-1988), the [a=Canadian Opera Company Orchestra] (1989-1991), the [a=Toronto Symphony Orchestra] (1991-2006), the [a=National Arts Centre Orchestra] (2006-2021), and the [a=London Symphony Orchestra] (2013-2014). He was a co-founder of the [a=Amadeus Ensemble] in 1984. He has been Professor of Double Bass/Contrabass at [l996197] (since 1983), the [l323134] (since 2018), and Visiting Artist at the [l527847] (since 2015). He is brother to [a=Tony Quarrington] & [a=Paul Quarrington] and married to cellist [a=Carole Sirois].