The NYBMBA Presents "Lift Every Voice" Featuring Anthony McGill

Metro NewYork Chapter of the National Black MBA Association

Anthony McGill a 2020 Avery Fisher  Prize Winner

<h1>Lift Every Voice</h1>Anthony McGillHailed for his “trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character” (New York Times), clarinetist Anthony McGill enjoys a dynamic international solo and chamber music career and is principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic—the first African American principal player in the organization&#x27;s history. He is the recipient of the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize, one of classical music’s most significant awards.   McGill appears as a soloist with top orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and Kansas City Symphony. He performed alongside Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriela Montero at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, premiering a piece by John Williams. As a chamber musician, McGill is a favorite collaborator of the Brentano, Daedalus, Guarneri, JACK, Miró, Pacifica, Shanghai, Takács, and Tokyo Quartets, as well as Emanuel Ax, Inon Barnatan, Gloria Chien, Yefim Bronfman, Gil Shaham, Midori, Mitsuko Uchida, and Lang.  He serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, and Bard College Conservatory of Music. He is the Artistic Director for the Music Advancement Program at The Juilliard School. In 2020, McGill’s #TakeTwoKnees campaign protesting the death of George Floyd and historic racial injustice went viral. anthonymcgill.comJulie Walker   Julie Walker is an award-winning radio, television, and print journalist. She is a correspondent for The Associated Press, working for the radio division and contributing to AP print. Julie can be heard on 1010 Wins Radio, where she contributes to news coverage and seen on Manhattan Neighborhood Network, where she is a fill-in host of the political show. She began her career in Paris as an ABC News intern and cut her teeth in New York City, working for NY1 News. Julie is a graduate of Wellesley College. She was the president of the New York Association of Black Journalists from 2016-2019.

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