About Us

Celebration Duo for flute and guitar provides audiences with an array of repertoire ranging from classical music to pop and jazz standards. The duo is comprised of flutist Jaye Marsh and classical guitarist Lawrence Barley.

Flutist Jaye Marsh is known for her spectacular sound and buoyant personality that comes through in her versatile playing.
 
An active freelancer and experienced orchestral musician, Ms. Marsh has appeared several times as a soloist with the Hart House Chamber Orchestra in Toronto and has been a member of a number of orchestras including Orchestra Toronto, Hart House Symphony, Etobicoke Philharmonic, the Royal Conservatory Orchestra and Sudbury Symphony. 
 
A music performance graduate, Jaye studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music and holds a Bachelors in Music Performance from the University of Toronto. Her teachers included Douglas Stewart, Christine Little and master classes with Per Oen, Peter Lloyd and Julius Baker.
 
In addition to performing, Jaye is an active private teacher in the Toronto area.

Jaye Marsh at University College, Toronto

Guitarist/arranger Lawrence Barley lends both depth and variety to this duo. He studied guitar and lute with William E. Trotter, a student of Julian Bream and Susanne Bloch, at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Most recently he has studied with Dr. Aaron Brock and theory with Joe Ringhofer. In addition to playing guitar, Lawrence is a talented euphonium player and has been a member of the Governor General’s Horse Guards Band for twenty years. He has appeared in movies such as Police Academy 3 and X-Men and can also be heard on the X-Men soundtrack. Lawrence also manages the 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron Pipe Band, the top military competing Pipe Band in North America. In addition to performing, Lawrence is an instructor at the Canadian Forces Music Training Cadre at CFB Borden, Ontario.

Lawrence Barley with former Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson at the Mozart Gala, Toronto

Lawrence with Canadian Guitarist Aaron Brock