Born in Toronto, Canada, Joel Quarrington began playing the double bass at the age of eleven and was trained in Toronto, Rome, Vienna and Prague. For over thirty years, he has served as the Principal Double Bassist of many ensembles, including the Canadian Opera Company, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. In 2009/2010 he had the honour of leading the bass section of the great London Symphony Orchestra in concerts conducted by Colin Davis, Michael Tilson Thomas and Valery Gergiev. Joel Quarrington teaches at Montreal’s McGill University and each summer at the Orford Arts Centre, where his master classes have attracted players from around the world. His latest solo recording, “Garden Scene”, won the 2010 Juno Award as the Best Classical Recording in the Solo/Chamber music category.