Corey Gemmell
Corey Lyle Gemmell, violinist, is a native of Hamilton, Ontario. He has distinguished himself as a soloist and chamber musician with performances in Canada, Germany, the United States and China. Concerto appearances include performances of the Brahms Violin Concerto, the Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello, the Beethoven Violin Concerto and Mozetich’s Affairs of the Heart for Violin and Orchestra and both the Sibelius and Beethoven Violin Concertos. 2009 had him performing the Beethoven Triple Concerto with Symphony Hamilton Orchestra and Vaughn Williams’ The Lark Ascending with the York Symphony Orchestra. In the 2009-2010 season Mr. Gemmell will be performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor with the York Symphony, the Beethoven Triple Concerto once again and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with Scarborough Symphony Orchestra.
He is currently concertmaster for The Sound of Music at the Princess of Wales and Symphony Hamilton Orchestra. As an active chamber musician Mr. Gemmell performs in numerous festivals and recitals each season.
At present Mr. Gemmell is associate concertmaster Esprit Orchestra, associate concertmaster of Toronto Philharmonia, a member of the Mississauga Sinfonietta and the Elgin String Quartet. He is also concertmaster for the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. He often performs with the Canadian Opera Company and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
He can be heard on compact disc in recordings of sonatas by Brahms, Ravel, Robert A. Baker, David Eagle and Hope Lee.
As an adjudicator Mr. Gemmell makes appearances at music festivals across Canada.
He is on faculty at the University of Western Ontario, the Royal Conservatory of Music, the National Music Camp of Canada and is a member of the Royal College of Examiners.
Mr. Gemmell has an A.R.C.T. from the RCM, an M Mus in performance from U of T.
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