Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra principal bassist Meredith Johnson began playing the double bass while pursuing a degree in English Literature at Vanderbilt University, studying with Edgar Meyer. He received his M.M. in Music Performance at Boston University where he studied with Todd Seeber and Edwin Barker of the Boston Symphony.
 
Mr. Johnson has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe as a member of festival orchestras including: Classical Winter in Jerusalem, Schleswig-Holstein, National Repertory Orchestra, Sarasota Chamber Music and Tanglewood Music Center. Meredith was the recipient of the Henri Cohn Memorial Award during the 2000 Tanglewood Festival season and was also a member of the New World Symphony from 1999-2002.
 
During his tenure with the New World Symphony, he performed with the Charleston and Atlanta symphonies. From 2002-2004, he studied privately with Hal Robinson, principal bassist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. While living in Philadelphia, he was a member of the Haddonfield Symphony and the Philadelphia Pops orchestra.
 
Currently, in addition to his duties with the WSO, he is principal bassist of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, bassist with the Brandon Chamber Players, and a member of the bass faculty of the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, NC. In his free time, Meredith enjoys running, tennis, cooking, and movies.