Jeremy McCoy (born 1963) is a

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ist known for his work as an orchestral musician, soloist, chamber musician, studio session player and teacher. He is assistant principal double bass with the

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. McCoy was born in

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in 1963 but was raised in

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. His earliest musical training was from age 6, on piano and as a chorister. McCoy took an interest in double bass while at

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and in 1977, he began to study the instrument with David Currie. He received additional instruction from Oscar Zimmerman, Winston Budrow and Thorvald Fredin. He received his Bachelor of Music from the

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as a student of Roger Scott.

Career

Performance

Jeremy McCoy began his professional career in 1984 as a member of the

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. In 1985, McCoy joined the

and was subsequently promoted to Assistant Principal double bass, which is the chair he currently holds. He has also performed as Principal double bass with festival orchestras including the Canadian Chamber Orchestra, Classical Tahoe, and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra. McCoy has made many festival appearances as a chamber musician including Marlboro Music,

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, Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, Close Encounters with Music,

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and Cooperstown Summer Music Festival. In 1995, McCoy performed the Canadian premiere of

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’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated concerto, ''

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''. McCoy has released two solo recordings, ''Dialogues with Double Bass'' (

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) and ''Baroque Legacy'' (MSR Classics). With the groups Ensemble Sospeso, Sequitur, and Speculum Musica, McCoy has premiered and recorded chamber works by contemporary classical composers including

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, Musgrave, Neuwirth, Patitucci

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, and

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. As a session musician, McCoy has recorded scores and string tracks for motion picture and television soundtracks as well as popular artists.

Teaching

McCoy has written articles on double bass repertoire and technique for Strings Magazine. He has presented masterclasses at leading schools of music throughout the United States, Canada, Sweden and Japan, and serves on the faculties of the

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and the

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, and the

.He has also taught at the

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and the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCoy, Jeremy 1963 births Living people American classical double-bassists American male double-bassists Musicians from Toronto Curtis Institute of Music alumni Canadian double-bassists Metropolitan Opera people 21st-century double-bassists 21st-century American male musicians