Our Concertmaster

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Mr.  McFadden studied violin at the Royal Conservatory of Music receiving  his ARCT diploma with First Class Honours. He continued his studies at  the University of Toronto and the Utrecht’s Conservatorium in Holland. 

He  performed regularly with the Toronto Symphony for 16 seasons as well as  being active in the recording studio and freelance music scene of  Toronto. The long list of affiliations includes the Canadian Opera  Company, National Ballet, Kitchener Symphony, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet  and Symphony Nova Scotia. His varied career has taken him from chamber  music to musical theatre where he was Concertmaster for shows like  Ragtime, ShowBoat and Sunset Blvd. Other shows include Joseph and the  Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Phantom of the Opera and Beauty and  the Beast.

Other  ventures have included recordings and concerts with a wide range of  musical styles and performers such as Ray Charles, Liza Minelli, Bobby  Vinton, Peter Gabriel, Donny Osmond, Andrea Bocelli, Blue Rodeo, and  Josh Groban to name a few. 

Mr.  McFadden is actively involved in music ministry with his wife Julie in  the local church and beyond. They are the Directors of Music at the  Muskoka Bible Centre since 2019. He is the Concertmaster of the Huronia  Symphony and teaches Strings privately out of his Music Studio in  Midhurst. Mr. McFadden also runs Bravura House, maker of all levels of  stringed instruments and accessories, providing sales and rentals to  string players across North America. David continues study in advanced  violin repair, bow making, and bow rehairing & repair at the  University of New Hampshire’s Violin Craftsmanship Institute.