Joel Quarrington

Canadian Double Bass Virtuoso

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