Demarre McGill

Winner of a 2003 Avery Fisher Career Grant, flutist Demarre McGill has performed concerti with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Florida Orchestra, Winston-Salem Symphony, and Toledo Symphony, among others. An active chamber musician, Demarre McGill is a member of the Jacksonville, Florida–based Ritz Chamber Players, has been a member of Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Society Two program, and has performed at numerous music festivals including Tanglewood, Music from Angel Fire, Santa Fe, and Marlboro. He has also performed in the Ravinia Festival’s Rising Star series and the A&E Network series The Gifted Ones, and was special guest on the Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood television program. Currently Principal Flutist of the San Diego Symphony, Demarre McGill has held the same position with the Florida Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. He also served as acting Principal Flutist of the Pittsburgh Symphony during the 2005–06 season. Demarre McGill teaches privately and at San Diego State University.