December 2011 Concert

Demarre McGill

Anthony McGill, clarinet
Martha Locker, piano

Four Prayers for flute and piano — Ned Rorem (b. 1923)

Petite Suite for flute, clarinet, and piano — Claude Debussy (1862-1918), arr. Michael Webster

Sonata for flute and piano — Carl Vine (b. 1954)

Duo for flute and piano — Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Sonatine en Trio for flute, clarinet, and piano — Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)

Choros No. 2 for flute and clarinet — Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Sonata for flute and piano — Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961)

Sunday, December 18, 2011, 5:30 pm
Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Avenue
(entrance on East 25th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues)

Admission: $20 at the door ($10 for students/seniors);
free to NYFC members
All dates and programs are subject to change.

Winner of a 2003 Avery Fisher Career Grant, flutist Demarre McGill has performed concerti with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Chicago, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Baltimore, and Milwaukee Symphonies. An active chamber musician, Mr. McGill is a member of the Jacksonville, Florida-based Ritz Chamber Players and has been a member of Chamber Music Society Two, the Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center’s program for emerging young artists. He has been featured on a PBS “Live From Lincoln Center” broadcast with the Chamber
Music Society performing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 as well as on an Angel CD playing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 with pianist Awadagin Pratt and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Mr. McGill has participated in the Music from Angel Fire, Santa Fe, Kingston, Cape Cod, Music@Menlo, Bay Chamber Concerts, Mainly Mozart, La Jolla, and Marlboro music festivals. He has also performed on the Ravinia Festival’s “Rising Star” series and the A&E Network Series “The Gifted Ones” and was special guest on the “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” television program.

Currently principal flutist of the Seattle Symphony, Mr. McGill has held the same position with the San Diego Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. He served as acting principal flutist of the Pittsburgh Symphony during the 2005-06 season. Mr. McGill is the co-founder and artistic director of Art of Élan, a chamber music organization in San Diego that aims to expose new audiences to classical music. Mr. McGill received his bachelor’s degree in flute performance from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Julius Baker and Jeffrey Khaner. He continued his studies with Baker at Juilliard, where he received a master’s degree.