Demarre McGill, flute
Titus Underwood, oboe
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Bryan Young, bassoon

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

300 South Broad Street Learn More

$30.00 per ticket

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About This Performance

This concert is supported in part by Sid Kaplan

James Lee III wrote the solo woodwind works of Principal Brothers to highlight these four Black artists who are orchestral principals and inspirational leaders in the field. PCMS is proud to bring together these exceptional players for an evening of contemporary wind music that also features Valerie Coleman’s Rubispheres and a world premiere by Belize-born British composer Errollyn Wallen.

Lee III: Principal Brothers No. 1-4  Philadelphia Premiere
Villa-Lobos: Wind Quartet
Coleman: Rubispheres  Philadelphia Premiere
Wallen: Quartet TBA  World Premiere/PCMS Commission

The Artist(s)

Demarre McGill
Demarre McGill, flute
Demarre McGill has gained international recognition as a soloist, recitalist, chamber and orchestral musician. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, he has appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Seattle, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Grant Park, San Diego and Baltimore symphony orchestras and, at age 15, the Chicago Symphony. Now principal flute of the Seattle Symphony,… Read More
Titus Underwood
Titus Underwood, oboe
Titus Underwood is Principal Oboe of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the 2021 recipient of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence award and a 2021 Midsouth Regional Emmy® winner for his work on « We Are Nashville ». Prior to the NSO, he was Acting Associate Principal of Utah Symphony, and has performed as guest principal of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,… Read More
Anthony McGill
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Hailed for his “trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character” (The New York Times), clarinetist Anthony McGill is one of classical music’s most recognizable and brilliantly multifaceted figures. In addition to his dynamic international solo and chamber music career, McGill is principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic—the first African-American principal player in the organization's history.… Read More
Bryan Young
Bryan Young, bassoon
Bryan Young tours the U.S. and internationally as bassoonist and co-founder of the Poulenc Trio and serves as the principal bassoonist of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. He studied at the Peabody Conservatory with Linda Harwell and at Yale with Frank Morelli. Bryan has performed as soloist with the Baltimore Symphony and the National Symphony Orchestra. The Washington Post writes that his playing "dances with a lightness and grace uncommon for his instrument”,… Read More

Videos

Titus Underwood | Lee III: Principal Brothers No. 2
Anthony McGill | Performance & Conversation
Pre-Concert Talk

with Rollo Dilworth in Comcast Circle, 6:30 pm

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Post-Concert Talk

moderated by Rollo Dilworth, featuring musicians and composers, in the Perelman Theater

Masterclass

Demarre McGill, flute & Titus Underwood, oboe – Temple University, Rock Hall Auditorium – Tuesday, April 15th, 4 – 6 pm

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR