Bruce Skelton, Concertmaster

 

Bruce began his orchestra career at the age of 9 with the Georgian Bay Symphony and later became Concertmaster of the group under the baton of Erna Van Daele.

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While attending the University of Michigan to obtain a Bachelor of Music degree, he studied with Jacob Krachmalnick, former Concertmaster of the Philadelphia, Concertgebouw, and San Francisco Symphony orchestras.

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Currently, in addition to his work leading the KWCO and managing the Leith Quartet, he regularly freelances in Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, and Stratford and maintains a very active teaching studio with more than 40 students.