Marcin Swoboda is the Assistant Principal violist in the Calgary Philharmonic. He completed his doctorate of music in Montreal at McGill University. He enjoys a rewarding musical career, playing in numerous styles ranging from rock, pop, and baroque to contemporary. He is also an avid rock and ice climber here in the bow valley and is very proud of his recent 5.11c redpoint of “Yoshimi battles the pink robots” in Canmore.