Ed Squires

Accompanist

Ed Squires is a percussionist and improviser from Goulds, Newfoundland. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in percussion performance from Memorial University, where he studied with Rob Power, John Wyre, and Don Wherry. He also holds a performance diploma from the Glenn Gould School, where he was taught by John Rudolph and David Kent.

Now living in Toronto, he is in demand as an orchestral player as well as an accompanist for dance. He is the former principal timpanist of the Brampton Symphony Orchestra, and has also performed with the Kingston Symphony, the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Oshawa Durham Symphony Orchestra, Tapestry New Opera Works, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. Squires is a member of the contemporary percussion duo River Connected, and performs regularly with renowned folk singer Donovan Woods.

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