Jeffrey Beecher pursues a varied musical career as a performer and educator, performing as Principal Bass with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and serving on the faculty of the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music. As Co-Artistic Director of the Silkroad Ensemble, he tours frequently, performing in major halls around the world, and as an orchestral musician, Jeffrey has performed as Principal Bass with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, as well as the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He attended the Juilliard School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, and completed his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music with Harold Robinson and Edgar Meyer.