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David Murrell - Accompanist

A native of Winnipeg, David Murrell received early training in piano and horn before entering the music program at the University of Manitoba where he studied with Marek Jablonski. After moving to Toronto in 1980 he studied horn with John Simonelli, graduated from U of T in piano performance under Clifford Poole and subsequently completed organ studies with Victor McCorry.

David has also appeared as recitalist on organ, horn and piano, and featured soloist with several GTA community orchestras and symphonic bands. As an accompanist he has worked with the Victoria Scholars, the Canadian Singers and many notable Canadian and Italian operatic singers. Since 1990 he has been rehearsal accompanist for the Mississauga Choral Society under Chrys Bentley and Mervin Fick.

David has directed the Brampton Stage Band and the Caribbean Chorale of Toronto. He was Principal Horn and a frequent guest conductor of the Scarborough Philharmonic, the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony and the Brampton Citizens’ band. He is an instructor of piano and sight-singing with a special interest in Just Intonation. David is currently Organist at Knox Presbyterian Church in Agincourt.

Michael Downie - Baritone (section lead and soloist - Fall 2009)

Born in Nova Scotia, Baritone Michael Downie completed his musical training at Acadia University, the Banff Center for the Arts, the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto’s Opera Division. No stranger to the stage, he has performed extensively in both opera and oratorio.

Some oratorio credits include Messiah, Israel in Egypt, The Creation, Dettingen Te Deum, Rejoice in the Lamb, The Celestial Country, Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Requiems by Brahms, Durulfe, Faure and Mozart, as well as J.S. Bach’s Magnificat and many of his cantatas. Mr. Downie has also performed large scale masses by Bach, Beethoven, Bruckner, Haydn, Mozart and Rutter.

Bryan Estabrooks - (baritone, soloist - Winter 2010)

Bryan Estabrooks, originally from Ottawa is a Toronto area Baritone. While in Ottawa he studied with Laurence Ewashko. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and received his Master of Music from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Peformances include those with the Toronto Operetta Theatre and Opera in Concert as Maximilian in Candide and the Marquis in Dialogues des Carmélites, Major Murgatroyd in Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience and the role of Escamillo in Carmen with Opera by Request. He recently performed the role of Pilatus in the Bach Consort's performance of the St. John Passion under the direction of Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Bryan is also a member of the exciting new vocal group I Quattro.