Jeremy McCoy (double bassist) explained

Jeremy McCoy
Birth Date:13 July 1963
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario
Genre:Classical
Occupation:Musician, educator
Instrument:Double bass
Years Active:ca. 1983–present

Jeremy McCoy (born 1963) is a Canadian-American double bassist known for his work as an orchestral musician, soloist, chamber musician, studio session player and teacher.[1] He is assistant principal double bass with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York City.[2]

McCoy was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1963 but was raised in Ottawa. His earliest musical training was from age 6, on piano and as a chorister.[3] McCoy took an interest in double bass while at Greenbank Middle School 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 Curtis Institute of Music as a student of Roger Scott.[4]

Career

Performance

Jeremy McCoy began his professional career in 1984 as a member of the National Arts Centre Orchestra. In 1985, McCoy joined the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York City 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,[5] and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra.[6]

McCoy has made many festival appearances as a chamber musician including Marlboro Music,[7] [8] Lincoln Center Festival,[9] Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, Close Encounters with Music, Rockport Music, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Kneisel Hall and Cooperstown Summer Music Festival.[10] In 1995, McCoy performed the Canadian premiere of Jon Deak’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated concerto, Jack and the Beanstalk.

McCoy has released two solo recordings, Dialogues with Double Bass (Bridge Records)[11] [12] [13] and Baroque Legacy (MSR Classics).[14] [15] [16]

With the groups Ensemble Sospeso,[17] Sequitur,[18] and Speculum Musica,[19] McCoy has premiered and recorded chamber works by contemporary classical composers including Ades, Andriessen, Carter, Del Tredic, Druckman,[20] Lachenmann, Meltzer, Musgrave, Neuwirth, Patitucci Rakowski, Shore, and Wolff.

As a session musician, McCoy has recorded scores and string tracks for motion picture and television soundtracks as well as popular artists.[21]

Teaching

McCoy has written articles on double bass repertoire and technique for Strings Magazine.[22] [23] He has presented masterclasses at leading schools of music throughout the United States, Canada, Sweden and Japan,[24] [25] [26] and serves on the faculties of the Manhattan School of Music,[27] Bard College Conservatory of Music and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada,[28] and the Bowdoin International Music Festival.He has also taught at the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Columbia University and the Aaron Copland School of Music[29] [30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeremy McCoy Archives - Contrabass Conversations. Contrabass Conversations. en-US. 2017-05-10.
  2. Web site: Jeremy McCoy. www.metopera.org. 2017-05-10.
  3. News: From the Pits to the Spotlight. Mazey. Steven. January 23, 1995. The Ottawa Citizen. B7.
  4. 2010. The Curtis Annual Fund. Curtis Institute of Music 2009-10 Annual Report.
  5. Web site: Take a musical journey at SummerFest. www.mtdemocrat.com. 30 July 2015. 2017-05-10.
  6. News: Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra. 2016. Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart. 19.
  7. News: Past Participants - Marlboro Music Festival, Mitsuko Uchida, Artistic Director. Marlboro Music. 2017-05-10. en-US.
  8. News: Past Participants - Marlboro Music Festival, Mitsuko Uchida, Artistic Director. Marlboro Music. 2017-05-10. en-US.
  9. Web site: Lincoln Center Festival 2004, Quatre Chiens (Four Dogs), Ensemble Sospeso, Walter Reade Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 22nd July 2004 (BH). Heard. Music on the Web(UK) Seen and. www.musicweb-international.com. 2017-05-10.
  10. Web site: Festival Artists Cooperstown Music Festival. www.cooperstownmusicfest.org. en-US. 2017-05-17.
  11. Web site: Dialogues with Double Bass BRIDGE 9163. Bridge Records. 2017-05-10.
  12. Web site: Fanfare Magazine Archive of CD Reviews: performers mccoyjeremy. fanfarearchive.com. 2017-05-10.
  13. News: Inventive and ear-tweaking album of (double) bass-ic conversation pieces. Smith. Ken. June 2005. The Gramaphone. A14.
  14. Web site: MSR Classics :: JEREMY MCCOY :: BAROQUE LEGACY :: MS1440. www.msrcd.com. 14 March 2011. en-US. 2017-05-10.
  15. News: Review: Jeremy McCoy & Friends. BassPlayer.com. Electric & Acoustic Bass Gear, Lessons, News, Video, Tabs and Chords -. 2017-05-10. en-US.
  16. Web site: September 2013. Rick Anderson. 2013-08-29. CD HotList. 2017-05-10.
  17. Web site: Ensemble Sospeso Profile. www.moderecords.com. 2017-05-10.
  18. News: MUSIC REVIEW; Meditations on Power, Old and Freshly Minted. Kozinn. Allan. 2003-05-22. The New York Times. 2017-05-17. 0362-4331.
  19. Web site: Speculum Musicae Biography & History AllMusic. AllMusic. 2017-05-10.
  20. News: MUSIC REVIEW; From Druckman's Scores, A Celebratory Sampling. Griffiths. Paul. 2000-04-14. The New York Times. 2017-05-17. 0362-4331.
  21. Web site: Jeremy McCoy Album Discography AllMusic. AllMusic. 2017-05-10.
  22. Web site: No. 133, November 2005. Strings Magazine. en. 2017-05-10.
  23. Web site: No. 142, October 2006. Strings Magazine. en. 2017-05-10.
  24. Web site: Events & Performances: Jacobs School of Music: Indiana University Bloomington. indiana.edu. IU Office of Creative Services, iuweb @. music.indiana.edu. 2017-05-10.
  25. Web site: Graham's ISB: Day 2 ISB Connect. isbconnect.org. en-US. 2017-05-10.
  26. Web site: Jeremy McCoy, double bass The Penn State School of Music. www.music.psu.edu. en. 2017-05-10.
  27. Web site: Manhattan School of Music > FacultyProfile. Music. Manhattan School of. www.msmnyc.edu. en-US. 2017-05-10.
  28. Web site: McCoy Bio - NYO Canada. Canada. NYO. www.nyoc.org. en. 2017-05-10.
  29. News: Music. July 15, 2011. Columbia College Bulletin. 277.
  30. News: 2004 - Bowdoin Music Festival. Bowdoin Music Festival. 2017-05-17. en-US.

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