Many of you may remember Anthony McGill from when he served as Associate Principal Clarinetist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra back in the early 2000s. You also may have seen him perform at President Obama’s inauguration in 2009. He currently holds the Principal Clarinet position with the New York Philharmonic and appears frequently as a soloist with North America’s top orchestras. Mr. McGill was kind enough to carve a few minutes out of his busy schedule to chat with me about his latest release on the Cedille label that he recorded alongside his brother Demarre
McGill, Principal Flutist with the Seattle Symphony. He told me how this new album came about.
He went on to talk about how he and his brother first came to play music.
This album contains two world premiere recordings that were both written for the McGill brothers.
I asked him to share a few interesting tidbits about these new works.
Of course, I had to ask if he was a fan of WGUC during his time living in Cincinnati!
While living in Cincinnati, he came to discover his favorite pastime (besides clarinet, of course!)
Be sure to tune to 90.9 WGUC for the latest from Anthony McGill! You won’t be disappointed.
